TY - JOUR
T1 - Determination of Cyclic Load Limits for Plasma-Sprayed Copper Tracks on Material Extrusion-Based Printed Surfaces
AU - Stiller, Tanja
AU - Hausberger, Andreas
AU - Berer, Michael
AU - Schwan, Alexander M.
AU - Hinterer, Andreas
AU - Spalt, Sebastian
AU - Pinter, Gerald Gerhard
AU - Lackner, Jürgen Markus
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Wiley-VCH GmbH.
PY - 2022/7/19
Y1 - 2022/7/19
N2 - Herein, copper particles are deposited on additively manufactured surfaces and investigations are performed to determine the mechanical properties and the impact of copper tracks on the surfaces. The basic investigation covers quasistatic tests, namely, tensile and three point bending, for three different printing orientations and two infill variations (+45°/−45° and 0°/90°), which shows no remarkable differences. In addition, a copper track is sprayed via atmospheric pressure plasma spraying (APPS) onto the polymeric samples and characterized regarding hardness and electric conductivity. Furthermore, a specific application for the copper track on the polymer substrate is recreated by a cyclic three point bending with a novel sample geometry (T-shaped). The sprayed copper track has 60% of the hardness and 40% of the indentation modulus of bulk copper. Depending on the substrates’ topography, the electric conductivity varies from 7% to 18% of bulk copper. The lifetime of the copper track (i.e., conductivity) is strongly dependent on the deformation and the fracture of the polymer underneath. The underlying failure mechanism is triggered either by the topography of the polymer substrate or as a consequence of the damage in the copper track, leading to superficial cracks in the polymer surface.
AB - Herein, copper particles are deposited on additively manufactured surfaces and investigations are performed to determine the mechanical properties and the impact of copper tracks on the surfaces. The basic investigation covers quasistatic tests, namely, tensile and three point bending, for three different printing orientations and two infill variations (+45°/−45° and 0°/90°), which shows no remarkable differences. In addition, a copper track is sprayed via atmospheric pressure plasma spraying (APPS) onto the polymeric samples and characterized regarding hardness and electric conductivity. Furthermore, a specific application for the copper track on the polymer substrate is recreated by a cyclic three point bending with a novel sample geometry (T-shaped). The sprayed copper track has 60% of the hardness and 40% of the indentation modulus of bulk copper. Depending on the substrates’ topography, the electric conductivity varies from 7% to 18% of bulk copper. The lifetime of the copper track (i.e., conductivity) is strongly dependent on the deformation and the fracture of the polymer underneath. The underlying failure mechanism is triggered either by the topography of the polymer substrate or as a consequence of the damage in the copper track, leading to superficial cracks in the polymer surface.
KW - atmospheric pressure plasma spraying
KW - copper
KW - fused filament fabrication
KW - polymers
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85135181632&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/adem.202200567
DO - 10.1002/adem.202200567
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85135181632
SN - 1438-1656
VL - 25.2023
JO - Advanced engineering materials
JF - Advanced engineering materials
IS - 7
M1 - 2200567
ER -