WO2012076528A1 - Realisation d'article par fusion selective de couches de poudre de polymere - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing articles by selective melting of polymer powder layers, particularly rapid prototyping by solid-phase sintering using a laser, a type 6 copolyamide-based powder. having a low enthalpy of cold crystallization.
- the invention also relates to articles obtained by such a method.
- the process for manufacturing articles by selective melting of polymer powder layers is a process that makes it possible to obtain complex shape parts without tools and without machining, from a three-dimensional image of the article to be produced.
- Thermoplastic polymers are generally used for this purpose.
- Generalities on rapid prototyping by laser sintering are mentioned in US6136948 and WO96 / 06881, US20040138363.
- the technology for agglomerating polyamide powders under electromagnetic radiation is used to manufacture three-dimensional objects for various applications, including prototypes and models.
- a layer of polyamide powder is deposited on a horizontal plate held in a chamber heated to a temperature between the crystallization temperature Te and the melting temperature. Tf of the polyamide powder.
- Electromagnetic radiation in particular a laser, then agglomerates powder particles of the powder layer using a computer having in memory the shape of the object and restoring the latter in the form of slices.
- a new layer of powder is then deposited and the laser agglomerates powder particles in a geometry corresponding to this new slice of the object and so on. The procedure is repeated until the whole object has been made.
- this parameter to be controlled is not the only one with regard to type 6 polyamides to obtain suitable articles produced by the processes for manufacturing by selective melting of powder layers. Indeed, a working window
- the phenomenon of cold crystallization is, moreover, well known in the polyamide field and corresponds to an exothermic process resulting from the rearrangement of the amorphous zones of the material in crystalline zones.
- the cold crystallization occurs at a temperature below the melting point of the polymer. It is evidenced by DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) measurements under standard or modulated conditions and corresponds to an exothermic peak occurring before the endothermic melting peak. Under standard DSC measurement conditions, the exotherm of the cold crystallization may be masked entirely or partially by other phenomena, such as fusion for example.
- Modulated DSC makes it possible to separate reversible phenomena from non-reversible phenomena by applying a sinusoidal temperature signal.
- the modulated DSC effectively separates the total heat flux into its thermodynamic and kinetic components.
- the phenomenon of cold crystallization then appears as a non-reversible phenomenon (kinetic component of the total signal) and is then separated from the fusion.
- the Applicant has just developed a type 6 semi-aromatic and / or semi-cycloaliphatic copolyamide having a low enthalpy and perfectly suited to processes for making articles by selective melting of layers of powder.
- the present invention thus has as its first object the use of a powder comprising at least one copolyamide having an enthalpy of crystallization colder than 80 J / g measured according to the protocol P, for the manufacture of a shaped article by selective melting of layers;
- the copolyamide comprises at least 80 mol% of caprolactam monomer or the corresponding amino acid, the number of moles of the total mixture of monomers and comonomers, and at least one aromatic or cycloaliphatic comonomer; and the method P consists in measuring the cold crystallization enthalpy by differential modulated calorimetric analysis in which:
- the copolyamide is first kept at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 5 minutes
- a modulated temperature rise is then carried out at a rate of 3 ° C./min up to 250 ° C. with a sinusoidal amplitude of 0.48 ° C. and a period of 1 minute and the signal is recorded.
- the area of the exothermic peak AHcf corresponding to the cold crystallization enthalpy of the copolyamide is measured, as observed in FIG. 1, in particular using a processing software. It is particularly preferred to use a copolyamide having a cold crystallization enthalpy less than 70 J / g measured according to the protocol P, more preferably less than 60 J / g.
- the present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a shaped article by selective melting of layers, in particular by rapid prototyping using a laser, using a powder as defined above.
- the invention also relates to a shaped article by selective melting of layers as defined above.
- copolyamide means a compound obtained by polymerization of at least one constituent monomer of the polyamide and at least one or more comonomers.
- the copolyamides of the present invention are preferably semi-crystalline.
- comonomer also called minority comonomer, is understood to mean a compound different from the constituent monomer of the polyamide and capable of binding covalently to the constituent monomers of the polyamide, in particular via amide, ester or imide bonds, to form a copolyamide.
- the aromatic and / or cycloaliphatic comonomers of the invention preferably have at least one function selected from the group consisting of: an amino function Am, in particular capable of forming an amide bond with a carboxylic acid function of the constituent monomer of the polyamide; a carboxylic acid function Ac, in particular capable of forming an amide bond with an amine function of the constituent monomer of the polyamide; an OH alcohol function, in particular capable of forming an ester bond with a carboxylic acid function of the constituent monomer of the polyamide; and
- dicarboxylic acid DA function in particular capable of forming an imide bond with an amine function of the constituent monomer of the polyamide.
- This dicarboxylic acid function may include the functions of geminal carboxylic acids or on vicinal carbon atoms.
- Amine function Am is preferably a primary amine function or its salt.
- the carboxylic acid function can be in salt form or not.
- the comonomer is represented by the following formula (I):
- R is a linear, branched, aliphatic, aromatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon radical optionally comprising from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and optionally comprising heteroatoms such as N, O or P;
- w 0 to 4.
- z is from 0 to 4.
- w + x + y + z is greater than or equal to 1, in particular between 1 and 5.
- the comonomers may be chosen from the group consisting of:
- amino acids or aminocarboxylic acids for example comprising from 3 to 18 carbon atoms
- lactams for example, comprising from 3 to 18 carbon atoms
- the diamines may be aliphatic or aromatic or cycloaliphatic and preferably comprising from 3 to 18 carbon atoms;
- diacids which may be aliphatic or aromatic or cycloaliphatic preferably comprising from 3 to 18 carbon atoms;
- hydroxy acids or derivatives for example preferably comprising from 3 to 18 carbon atoms;
- the diols may be aliphatic or cycloaliphatic and preferably comprising from 3 to 18 carbon atoms;
- aliphatic comonomers of those selected from the group consisting of: amino-1-undecanoic acid, amino-12-dodecanoic acid, lauryllactam, sebacic acid, dodecanedioic acid , tetramethylenediamine, trimethylhexamethylenediamine, adipic acid, hexamethylenediamine, oxalic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid, methylglutaric acid, ethylsuccinic acid, metaxylylenediamine, paraxylylene diamine, methyl-1 pentamethylenediamine, fatty acids such as lauric acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid, benzyl acid, 1-naphthylacetic acid, 3- (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionic acid, benzylamine, laurylamine, 1-naphthalenemethylamine,
- Copolyamide within the meaning of the invention thus comprises at least one comonomer, at least one of which is an aromatic or cycloaliphatic comonomer.
- the copolyamide may comprise a mixture of an aromatic comonomer and a cycloaliphatic comonomer.
- aromatic comonomer a comonomer comprising at least one aromatic ring and optionally one or more hydrocarbon chains, linear or branched.
- the copolyamide according to the invention may comprise at least one aromatic minority comonomer, such as for example those selected from the group consisting of: terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, benzoic acid, phenylene diamine, acid 1 naphthoic acid, anthracene-9-carboxylic acid, aniline, naphthylamine, 1,8-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 5-hydroxyisophthalic acid, 5- sulfo isophthalic acid, 2,3-diaminonaphthalene, 1,5-diaminonaphthalene, 4-amino benzoic acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid, 3-hydroxy-2- naphthoic acid, 4,4'-diamino
- cycloaliphatic comonomer is understood to mean a comonomer comprising at least one aliphatic ring and optionally one or more chains hydrocarbonaceous, linear or branched.
- the copolyamide according to the invention may comprise at least one cycloaliphatic minor comonomer, such as, for example, those selected from the group consisting of: isophorone diamine, bis (3,5-dialkyl-4-aminocyclohexyl) methane, bis ( 3,5-dialkyl-4-aminocyclohexyl) ethane, bis (3,5-dialkyl-4-aminocyclohexyl) propane, bis (3,5-dialkyl-4-aminocyclohexyl) butane, bis ( 3-methyl-4-aminocyclohexyl) methane, p-bis (aminocyclohexyl) methane and isopropylidenedi (cyclohexylamine), 1,4-
- the copolyamide may also be a polymer comprising such star macromolecular chains, such as those described in documents FR2743077, FR2779730, US5959069, EP632703, EP682057 and EP832149. These compounds are known to have improved fluidity compared to linear polyamides of the same molecular weight.
- copolyamides comprising as minor comonomers a mixture of cycloaliphatic diamine and aromatic diacid.
- a type 6 copolyamide comprising 4.7 mol% of a mixture of terephthalic acid and a diamine, in particular isophoronediamine;
- a type 6 copolyamide comprising 0.37 mol% of a mixture of isophthalic acid and a diamine, in particular isophoronediamine;
- a type 6 copolyamide comprising 2 mol% of a mixture of terephthalic acid and hexamethylene diamine; a type 6 copolyamide comprising 13 mol% of a mixture of isophthalic acid and hexamethylenediamine;
- a type 6 copolyamide comprising 2 mol% of a mixture of sebacic acid and isophorone diamine.
- copolyamides can be manufactured in conventional ways by polymerization, especially continuous or discontinuous.
- the protocol P can be achieved with a conventional apparatus of DSC (Différenciai Scanning Calorimetry).
- DSC Denérenciai Scanning Calorimetry
- Such a DSC characterization is implemented in a simple and reproducible manner and makes it possible to carry out a calorimetric analysis of the copolyamides providing qualitative and quantitative information on the physical and chemical transformations resulting in endothermic or exothermic heat exchanges, or variations in heat capacity. .
- type 6 copolyamides of the present invention having a cold crystallization enthalpy of less than 80 J / g measured according to the P protocol using various aromatic and / or cycloaliphatic comonomers and then carrying out a calorimetric study.
- said copolyamides in particular based on a series of conventional and routine tests for implementing the P protocol.
- the P protocol is preferably that described below comprising 4 steps:
- the nitrogen used is of analytical quality. It will be used for all measurements, according to the recommendations of the device manufacturer. 2. Sample placement in the crucible and manipulation of the crucibles
- the width of the cold crystallization peak is given by: Tfcf - Ticf (in ° C).
- the enthalpy of the cold crystallization AHcf in joule / gram is given directly by the data processing software from the area A calculated as in FIG. 1.
- powder an assembly of polyamide particles obtained according to various possible methods.
- the powder according to the invention can be obtained in various ways known to those skilled in the art depending on the materials used, such as by grinding, cryomilling, by polymerization, or by precipitation.
- documents EP1797141 and WO2007 / 1 15977 and WO2010 / 063691 can be cited.
- Said powder may in particular be manufactured by:
- the formation of the mixture is especially obtained by melting the copolyamide and adding the compound A in solid or molten form and applying a mixing energy to obtain the formation of the discrete particles of copolyamide dispersed in an advantageously continuous phase formed by the compound A.
- This mixture can also be obtained by solid state mixing of particles said copolyamide and particles of said additive A, and melting the mixture of particles with application to the molten mixture of a mixing energy to obtain the formation of discrete particles of copolyamides dispersed in an advantageously continuous phase formed by the compound A.
- the powder may comprise a weight content of copolyamide of between 50 and 90%, in particular between 70 and 80%.
- the concentration by weight of additive A in the mixture may be between 10% and 50%, advantageously between 20% and 30%. We recall that the terminals are included in the ranges presented.
- said powder consists of copolyamide and additive A, and thus optional:
- the mixture can be obtained by any suitable device such as screw mixers or agitators compatible with the temperature and pressure conditions used for the implementation of the copolyamides.
- the molten mixture is shaped before the cooling step, for example in the form of filaments or rods. This shaping can be advantageously carried out by an extrusion process through a die. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, especially when the molten mixture is shaped, this molten mixture is preferably produced in an extruder feeding the extrusion die.
- Cooling of the molten mixture can be achieved by any suitable means. Of these, air cooling or dipping in a liquid is preferred.
- the step of recovering the copolyamide powder advantageously consists in a disintegration treatment of the discrete copolyamide particles. This disintegration can be obtained by applying a shearing force on the cooled mixture.
- the disintegration of the copolyamide particles can also be obtained by quenching the cooled melt mixture in a liquid, non-solvent of the thermoplastic polymer and advantageously solvent of the additive A.
- the additive A is advantageously a polymer of the block, sequenced, comb, hyperbranched or star type.
- the structure compatible with the polyamide forms a block, a sequence, the skeleton or the teeth of the comb, the heart or branches of the polymer star or hyperbranché.
- the compatible structure of additive A comprises functions that are chemically identical to those of copolyamide.
- Compounds selected from the group comprising: block copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide (Pluronic® and Synperonic®) and polyalkylenes (Jeffamine®) are preferably used as additive A.
- composition in addition to the copolyamide and the additive A, may comprise other compounds.
- Additive A may be used in combination with a compound B which is insoluble and incompatible with the copolyamide.
- compound B has a chemical structure that is compatible with at least part of the structure of compound A, in particular the part of structure that is incompatible with copolyamide.
- compounds B which are suitable for the invention mention may be made of compounds belonging to the families of polysaccharides, polyoxyalkylene glycols and polyolefins.
- Compound B may be added separately from Compound A or as a mixture with at least a portion of Compound A.
- thermoplastic polymer It can also be premixed with the thermoplastic polymer. This method makes it possible to obtain particles with a controlled geometry, in particular by adjusting the stirring during step a), the nature of compounds A and / or B, the temperature and the concentration of the various components of the mixture.
- the powder according to the invention may in particular have one or more of the following characteristics:
- sphericity factor of between 0.8 and 1, preferably between 0.85 and 1;
- an intra-particle porosity of less than 0.05 ml / g, preferably less than 0.02 ml / g, especially for pore sizes greater than or equal to 0.01 ⁇ .
- the particle size distribution of the d50 particles, the sphericity factor, and the intraparticle porosity are in particular defined in the patent application WO2010 / 063691.
- compositions used according to the invention, the powder and / or the articles obtained may contain one or more additives or compounds chosen from the group comprising mattifying agents, thermal stabilizers, light stabilizers, pigments, dyes, reinforcement, such as glass fibers or mineral fibers, glass beads and carbon fibers, nucleants, and shock reinforcing agents such as elastomers, various metals and anti-caking agents such as silica .
- the selective melting of layers is a method of making articles consisting of depositing layers of powdery materials, selectively melting a portion or a region of a layer, and depositing a new layer of powder and melt again some of this layer and so on so as to obtain the desired object.
- the selectivity of the part of the layer to be melted is obtained for example by the use of absorbers, inhibitors, masks, or through the supply of focused energy, such as for example an electromagnetic radiation such as a laser beam .
- Sintering by additivation of layers is particularly preferred, particularly rapid prototyping by sintering using a laser.
- Rapid prototyping is a process that allows to obtain parts of complex shapes without tools and without machining, from a three-dimensional image of the article to be produced, by sintering superimposed layers of powders using a laser.
- Generalities on rapid prototyping by laser sintering are mentioned in US6136948 and WO96 / 06881, US20040138363.
- the machines for carrying out these processes are composed of a construction chamber on a manufacturing piston, surrounded on the left and on the right by two pistons supplying the powder, a laser, and a means for spreading the powder, such as a roller.
- the chamber is generally kept at a constant temperature to prevent deformation.
- the powder is first spread in a uniform layer over the entire chamber, the laser then traces the 2D section on the surface of the powder, thus sintering. Caches can also be used.
- the manufacturing piston goes down the thickness of a stratum while one of the powder supply pistons rises. A new layer of powder is spread over the entire surface and the process is repeated until the piece is finished. The workpiece must then be removed carefully from the machine and cleaned of the unsintered powder surrounding it.
- Other layer addition manufacturing methods such as those described in WO 01/38061 and EP1015214 are also suitable.
- Both of these methods use infrared heating to melt the powder.
- the selectivity of the melted parts is obtained in the case of the first process through the use of inhibitors, in the case of the second method through the use of a mask.
- Another method is described in application DE1031 1438.
- the energy for melting the polymer is provided by a microwave generator and the selectivity is obtained by the use of a "susceptor".
- a specific language is used in the description so as to facilitate understanding of the principle of the invention. It should nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is envisaged by the use of this specific language. In particular, modifications, improvements and improvements may be considered by a person familiar with the technical field concerned on the basis of his own general knowledge.
- Type 6 copolyamide comprising 4.7 mol% of a mixture of 50% by weight of terephthalic acid and 50% by weight of isophorone diamine; relative viscosity 130 mg / L in formic acid.
- This polyamide has a cold crystallization enthalpy according to protocol P of 58 J / g.
- the powder obtained has a D50 distribution of 48.5 ⁇ m and a particle size dispersion ((D90-D10) / D50) of 1.2.
- Homopolyamide K122 sold by DSM, of relative viscosity 124 cm 3 / g according to the standards ISO 307, 1 157, 1628.
- This homopolyamide 6 has a cold crystallization enthalpy according to protocol P of 98 J / g.
- the powder obtained has a D50 distribution of 44.8 m and a particle size dispersion ((D90-D10) / D50) of 1.25.
- Example 1 Manufacture of an article by laser sintering
- the powders are sintered on a laser prototyping type machine marketed by 3DSystems.
- the particles are placed in two bins adjacent to the working surface and heated to a temperature of 150 ° C.
- the particles are brought to the work surface with a 100-150 micron roll.
- the work surface is heated to a temperature between 195 and 210 ° C.
- a laser of a powerful between 39 and 46W brings the complementary energy necessary for the sintering of the particles.
- the work surface is lowered and the roll then deposits a second layer of powder on the work surface and so on until the final article is obtained.
- the surface of the powder bed is then observed and it has cracks, clumps and crusts which prevent any manufacture of articles obtained with homopolyamide 6 having a cold crystallization enthalpy according to protocol P of 98 J / g (see FIGURE 2). This is also shown in FIGURE 4 with higher magnification. On the other hand, no appearance defect is observed on the surface of the powder bed according to the present invention having a cold crystallization enthalpy according to protocol P of 58 J / g (see FIGURE 3).
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