Abstract
Carbon fiber reinforced polyetheretherketone (CF-PEEK) samples were fabricated using material extrusion. These additive manufactured green bodies are later processed to their final application as ceramic matrix composites (CMC) by the liquid silicon infiltration (LSI) route. Past studies showed that the application of material extrusion for the fabrication of CMC requires an additional stabilization-step after 3D-printing in order to prevent the remelting of CF-PEEK during the high temperature process of pyrolysis. The thermally induced crosslinking of the CF-PEEK parts ensured shape accuracy and avoided remelting during the pyrolysis afterwards but is limited by the melting temperature of PEEK (T m ∼ 343 °C). The study revealed a correlation between the annealing conditions time and temperature and the degree of crosslinking. Based on the analytical results from differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), a kinetic model was calculated, allowing predictions in dependence of the annealing temperature and time. Rheological and shape stability investigations of thermally annealed specimens verified the analytic results. The main findings of the study highlight an increasing degree of crosslinking with increasing annealing temperature and time.
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