Polymer composition for selective sintering

    公开(公告)号:US11155676B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-26

    申请号:US16310989

    申请日:2017-04-06

    Inventor: Zahir Bashir Hao Gu

    Abstract: A polymer powder composition for production of shaped objects via selective laser sintering includes a thermoplastic material, which is a polyester, wherein the powder has specific particles size distribution. The thermoplastic material has: has a crystallization half time of >30 s and 50° C.; a peak melt temperature Tp,m of >200° C.; an extrapolated first heating run melt onset temperature T ei,m of >5° C. above the extrapolated first cooling run crystallization end temperature Tef,c; and a degree of crystallinity of >10.0%. The polymer composition has a continuous use temperature of >100° C., and a low change of molecular weight during exposure to selective laser sintering processing temperatures.

    POLYMER COMPOSITION FOR SELECTIVE SINTERING
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190177473A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-13

    申请号:US16310989

    申请日:2017-04-06

    Inventor: Zahir Bashir Hao Gu

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer composition for production of shaped objects via selective laser sintering wherein the polymer composition comprises a thermoplastic material having: —a crystallisation half time of ≥30 s and ≤12 min at a supercooling of 50° C. below the peak melt temperature, wherein the crystallisation half time t1/2,c as determined via differential scanning calorimetry in accordance with ISO 11357-1 (2009); —a glass transition temperature Tg of ≥50° C. as determined in accordance with ISO 11357-2 (2013); —a peak melt temperature Tp,m of ≥200° C. as determined in accordance with ISO 11357-3 (2011), first heating nm; —an extrapolated first heating run melt onset temperature Tei,m of ≥5° C. above the extrapolated first cooling run crystallisation end temperature Tef,c as determined in accordance with ISO 11357-1 (2009), first heating and cooling run; and —a degree of crystallinity of ≥10.0% as determined according to the formula (I), wherein: —D=degree of crystallinity of the thermoplastic material (%); —ΔHf=enthalpy of fusion of the thermoplastic material as determined in accordance with ISO 11357-3 (2011); —ΔHf,100=enthalpy of fusion of the thermoplastic material in a 100% crystalline state. Such polymer composition has a continuous use temperature of ≥100° C., and a low change of molecular weight during exposure to selective laser sintering processing temperatures. D = Δ   H f Δ   H f , 100 ⋆ 100  % ( 1 )

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