Study on the melt flow index of thermoplastic composites reinforced with nano-biofillers for the fabrication of FDM filaments

¹ Department of Automobile Engineering, Chandigarh University, Punjab, India.
² Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chandigarh University, Punjab, India,
³ School of Mechanical Engineering, Rayat Bahra University, Mohali, India.
⁴ Department of Building & Construction Techniques, College of Technical Engineering, The Islamic University, Najaf, Iraq.
⁵ Department of Structural Techniques Engineering, College of Technical Engineering, The Islamic University of Al Diwaniyah, Al Diwaniyah, Iraq.
⁶ School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bahra University, Waknaghat, Solan 173234, Himachal Pradesh, India

^* Corresponding author: balwant.e1941@cumail.in

Abstract

Additive manufacturing (AM), also referred to as 3D printing, is a creative invention that has enormous potential in a variety of industries. One well-known AM technique that has gained popularity is fused deposition modeling (FDM). With this technology, complex geometries that are unattainable with conventional manufacturing techniques can be created. Still, polymer-infused substance are frequently employed in FDM; nonetheless, they are deficient in important attributes that would enable their usage in more extensive applications. This research examines the melt flow features of nano-biofiller i.e, pine wood powder (PWP) of size 1.5 × 10⁵ nm reinforced with PLA pellets. 0%, 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, and 10% are the filler reinforcement weight percentages that are used during the experiment in PLA’s Melt Flow Index (MFI).