Additive manufacturing process by extrusion of a poly-ether-ketone-ketone based composition

Abstract

The invention concerns an additive manufacturing process by extrusion for forming a three-dimensional part with an additive manufacturing machine comprising a nozzle, the process comprising: i) providing a pseudo-amorphous composition having a glass temperature Tg; ii) softening the composition at a softening temperature above Tg and below 300° C. to form a softened composition which is fluid enough to flow and, extruding the softened composition from the nozzle to form an extruded part section; and, iii) solidifying the extruded part section; wherein the composition is based on a homopolymer or a copolymer of poly-ether-ketone-ketone, consisting of: at least an isophthalic (I) repeating unit, having the formula: and, in the case of the copolymer, a terephthalic (T) repeating unit, having the formula: wherein the molar proportion of T units relative to the sum of the T and I units ranges from 0% to 45% or from 55% to 65%.

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