Additively manufacturing fluorine-containing polymers
AssigneeHoneywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
InventorThomas Matthew Selter
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Abstract
A system and method of additively manufacturing a part including fluorine-containing polymers and an additive. The additive may include stainless steel, bronze, molybdenum disulfide, polyimide, or any other suitable additive. The method includes depositing fluorine-containing polymer additive manufacturing material onto a build platform, selectively cross-linking portions of the deposited additive manufacturing material, and curing the selectively cross-linked portions such that at least one characteristic of the part is improved via the additive.
Claims20
An additive manufacturing system for forming a part via additive manufacturing, the additive manufacturing system comprising:
- a build platform configured to support an additive manufacturing material mixture, the additive manufacturing material mixture including fluorine-containing-polymers and an additive configured to improve a characteristic of the part;
- a material deposition device configured to deposit the additive manufacturing material mixture onto the build platform;
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- a cure device configured to cure the additive manufacturing material mixture such that the part has the improved characteristic.
A method of forming a part via additive manufacturing, the method comprising the steps of:
- mixing an additive with fluorine-containing-polymers so as to form an additive manufacturing material mixture for improving a characteristic of the part;
- depositing the additive manufacturing material mixture onto a build platform;
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- curing the additive manufacturing material mixture so that the part has the improved characteristic.
A method of forming a part via additive manufacturing, the method comprising the steps of:
- mixing an additive with fluorine-containing-polymers so as to form an additive manufacturing material mixture for improving a characteristic of the part, the additive being at least one of stainless steel, bronze, molybdenum disulfide, and a polyimide;
- depositing the additive manufacturing material mixture onto a build platform;
- selectively cross-linking portions of the additive manufacturing material mixture deposited on the build platform via a directed energy source;
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- curing the cross-linked portions of the additive manufacturing material mixture so that the part has the improved characteristic evenly throughout the part.
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