Materials for powder-based additive manufacturing processes
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B29B-009/06
D01F-008/12
D01D-005/34
B33Y-040/00
D01F-008/04
B29B-009/16
B29C-067/00
B29L-031/00
B33Y-070/00
B29B-009/12
출원번호
US-0631689
(2017-06-23)
등록번호
US-9908262
(2018-03-06)
발명자
/ 주소
Mikulak, James
Deckard, Carl
Devaraj, Vikram
출원인 / 주소
Structured Polymers, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Abel Law Group, LLP
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25
초록
A multi-component micro-pellet useful as a consumable material for making objects by powder based additive manufacturing is disclosed. A method of making said micro-pellet is also disclosed. An object made by using said micro-pellets is also disclosed.
대표청구항▼
1. A consumable multi-component micro-pellet for use in a powder-based additive manufacturing system, the consumable multi-component micro-pellet comprising at least two distinct components and having an average cross-sectional diameter ranging from 10 microns to 250 microns. 2. The consumable multi
1. A consumable multi-component micro-pellet for use in a powder-based additive manufacturing system, the consumable multi-component micro-pellet comprising at least two distinct components and having an average cross-sectional diameter ranging from 10 microns to 250 microns. 2. The consumable multi-component micro-pellet of claim 1, wherein the multi-component consumable micro-pellet is configured to be melted and used to form a plurality of solidified layers of a three-dimensional object. 3. The consumable multi-component micro-pellet of claim 1, wherein the at least two distinct components are two distinct compositional components. 4. The consumable multi-component micro-pellet of claim 1, wherein the two distinct components are two distinct structural components. 5. The consumable multi-component micro-pellet of claim 1, wherein the two distinct components comprise distinct mechanical, electrical, magnetic, thermodynamic, processing, aesthetic or biocompatibility properties. 6. The consumable multi-component micro-pellet of claim 4, wherein the at least two distinct components comprises a first component comprising a first thermoplastic material. 7. The consumable multi-component micro-pellet of claim 6, wherein the first thermoplastic material comprises a first semi-crystalline polymeric material selected from a group of semi-crystalline polymers consisting of polyamides, polyethylenes, polypropylenes, polyetheretherketones, olyoxymethylene acetals, polytetrafluoroethylenes, polypheneylene sulfides, polybutylene terephthalates, copolymers thereof, and combinations thereof. 8. The consumable multi-component micro-pellet of claim 6, wherein the first thermoplastic material comprises a first polyamide material selected from a group of polyamide polymers consisting of nylon 6, nylon 6-6, nylon 6-10, nylon 6-12, nylon 10, nylon 10-10, nylon 11, nylon 12, copolymers thereof and combinations thereof. 9. The consumable multi-component micro-pellet of claim 6, wherein the at least two distinct components comprises a second component comprising a second thermoplastic material. 10. The consumable multi-component micro-pellet of claim 9, wherein the second thermoplastic material comprises a second semi-crystalline polymeric material selected from a group of semi-crystalline polymers consisting of polyamides, polyethylenes, polypropylenes, polyetheretherketones, olyoxymethylene acetals, polytetrafluoroethylenes, polypheneylene sulfides, polybutylene terephthalates, copolymers thereof, and combinations thereof. 11. The consumable multi-component micro-pellet of claim 9, wherein the second thermoplastic material comprises a second polyamide material selected from a group of polyamide polymers consisting of aliphatic nylon 6, nylon 6-6, nylon 6-10, nylon 6-12, nylon 10, nylon 10-10, nylon 11, nylon 12, copolymers thereof and combinations thereof. 12. The consumable multi-component micro-pellet of claim 6, wherein the at least two distinct components comprises a second component comprising an additive, a modifiers, or a plastic reinforcement material. 13. The consumable multi-component micro-pellet of claim 4, wherein the at least two distinct structural components form a micro-pellet geometry selected from the group consisting of a shell-core geometry, an island in the sea geometry, a wedge geometry, a wedge with hollow core geometry, a stripe geometry, a concerted rings geometry, a snow flake geometry and a logo fibers geometry. 14. The consumable micro-pellet of claim 1, further characterized by the first thermoplastic material being a first semi-crystalline polymeric material having a first peak crystallization temperature, and wherein the second thermoplastic material is a second semi-crystalline polymeric material having a second peak crystallization temperature that is greater than the first peak crystallization temperature. 15. A three-dimensional object built with a powder-based additive manufacturing system, the three dimensional object comprising a plurality of solidified layers each produced with a powder-based additive manufacturing system from a plurality of consumable multi-component micro-pellets, wherein each consumable multi-component micro-pellet comprises at least two distinct components and has an average cross-sectional diameter ranging from 10 microns to 250 microns. 16. The three-dimensional object of claim 15, wherein the consumable multi-component micro-pellets have a bimodal or higher order size distribution. 17. The three-dimensional object of claim 15, wherein the consumable multi-component micro-pellets are configured to be melted and used to form a plurality of solidified layers of the three-dimensional object. 18. The three-dimensional object of claim 15, wherein the at least two distinct components of each multi-component micro-pellet are two distinct compositional components. 19. The three-dimensional object of claim 15, wherein the at least two distinct components of each multi-component micro-pellet are two distinct structural components. 20. The three-dimensional object of claim 15, wherein the at least two distinct components of each multi-component micro-pellet comprise distinct mechanical, electrical, magnetic, thermodynamic, processing, aesthetic or biocompatibility properties.
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