The use of renewable resources and research into new functions to give polymers are two of our main focuses, and this has led to us developing specific products.
Reinforced fibers composites for 3D printing
Incorporation of different fillers in some polymer matrices improves the mechanical properties of filaments for 3D Printing. These characteristics can be interesting for injected parts.
Please find below some examples of developed materials:
• On an ABS base reinforced with carbon fibers:
Advantages: lighter weight parts, low distortion during printing, parts less fragile than ABS parts.
• On an ABS base reinforced with aramid fibers:
Advantages: lighter weight parts, low distortion, resistance to friction, more resistant to impact than ABS parts.
• On a PLA base reinforced with flax fibers:
Advantages : bio-composite combines the ease of printing with excellent mechanical properties (modulus + 48% than ABS and weight gain of 126% than PLA)
• On a PET base reinforced with carbon fibers:
Advantages : High tensile modulus up to 4700 MPa. Printed parts extremely robust, can be sanded and worked by standard post printing process. Manufacture of structural parts.
Type and Form
• Biosourced polymers : part of the polymer is replaced with a plant substance (algae, flax) or a mineral (recycled oyster shell).
• Biodegradable polymers : Istroflex: a supple biodegradable material containing powdered oyster shell, developed to make consumables for 3D printing.
• Functional polymers : mixing macromolecules or adding certain molecules to a plastic mould gives the material new properties (conductivity, protection against radiation).
Bruno Legentil, has more twenty years of experience in the chemistry
