RT journal article
T1 Biodegradable materials with FDM technology under the aging effect of solar and saltwater exposure
A1 Valerga Puerta, Ana Pilar
A1 Fernandez-Sanz, G.
A1 Bañón García, Fermín
A1 Fernández Vidal, Severo Raúl
A2 Ingeniería Mecánica y Diseño Industrial
K1 Additive manufacturing
K1 Degradation
K1 Design
K1 Environmental manufacturing
K1 Polymer
K1 Tensile tests
AB The durability and degradation of polymers is very important for product design in terms of material choice. The degradation behavior of two biodegradable thermoplastic materials manufactured by 3D printing, Enviro ABS and PLA, was studied. The action of the sun and seawater was simulated to find out how they affect the properties of these materials over a period of 8 weeks. The yield strength, maximum elongation, ultimate tensile strength, and microscopy were analyzed, as well as dimensions and mass changes. These biodegradable materials were studied to conclude whether there is an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional ABS, being one of the most widely used petroleum-based plastics in industry and in fused deposition modeling (FDM) or fused filament fabrication (FFF). PLA showed a weight loss and increase in ultimate tensile stress on degradation by sunlight and a prolonged decrease in ultimate tensile stress on degradation by seawater due to humidity absorption. In contrast, Enviro ABS does not show a noticeable difference between the beginning and the end of the test, which leads to the conclusion that Enviro ABS is a good alternative to conventional ABS without forgetting the environmental effects that are currently involved in the manufacture, recycling and composting of this type of material.
PB SAGE Publications Inc.
SN 1687-8140
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/32062
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/32062
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 11-nov-2026