This page answers:
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What is actually being added
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What categories of additives exist
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What changes when you add them
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What users can realistically try themselves
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What becomes harder to print or extrude
MATERIALS
DIAGNOSE – What’s Wrong
DO – Procedures
UNDERSTAND – How It Works
DECIDE – Is This Right For You?
MATERIUM – Extrusion System
Assembly & Installation
Formulating Polymers : Beyond Single-Material Plastics
Table of Contents
MATERIALS
Read This First: Working With Polymer Feedstock
For chemists and experts : The grouping in this wiki is geared toward processability. It is for sure not taxonomically
MATERIALS
Additives (Colorants)
Additives (Colorants) Pigment powders Dyes Carbon black Spray paint Key risk: dispersion, abrasion, viscosity spikes, plate-outs Colorants adds or modifies
MATERIALS
Additives (Reactants)
Additives (Reactants) Chain extenders Compatibilizers Crosslinkers Peroxides (⚠️) Key risk: irreversible chemistry Most of these comes in LIQUID form, or
MATERIALS
Additives (Powders)
Additives (Powders) Talc Calcium carbonate Wood flour Metal powders Polymer powder Powder additives serves many different purpose, and is the