About this Abstract |
Meeting |
MS&T23: Materials Science & Technology
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Symposium
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2023 Undergraduate Student Poster Contest
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Presentation Title |
Development of Gas Atomization for Polymer Processing |
Author(s) |
Abigail Stanlick, Jordan Tiarks, Iver Anderson |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Abigail Stanlick |
Abstract Scope |
Polymer powders have uses in many industries, from paints and coatings to 3D printing. The major challenge with polymer powders is the need for spherical powders with a consistent size. The gas atomization process is commonly used to produce spherical metal powders and is being developed for use with polymer systems. However, there are several challenges associated with implementing this process for polymers. Despite those challenges, this research showed promising progress with polymer gas atomization. Filaments were the primary products of these experiments, and these results showed many avenues for future work. Heated atomization gas, fine tuning of melt temperature, and idealizing pour tube end geometry were identified as ways to minimize filament formation and maximize powder production.
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NSC-614-5487 07/2023 Unclassified Unlimited Release |