Add nano-diamond particles 3D printing wire? Poverty limits imagination
Finnish diamond manufacturer Carbodeon and Dutch 3D printing expert Tiamet 3D announced an innovative product: the first nano diamond enhanced FDM 3D printed wire. Diamonds are the luxury that humans have dreamed of for centuries. Nowadays, they are on the edge of 3D printed wire.
Nano-diamonds, as the name implies, are very small, only 5 nanometers in size, invisible to the naked eye, but still maintain the super hardness of diamond applications. It is understood that this type of nanodiamond 3D printed wire contains tiny diamond particles that can significantly improve the mechanical and thermal properties of 3D printed items.
"We have developed wire rods with 100% higher tensile strength, improved printability, and better thermal performance," said Tiamet 3D CEO Reid Larson. "The printing process is also faster and more reliable." With the improvement of performance, this kind of wire rod has application potential in many manufacturing fields—especially electronics, automotive and aerospace.
In addition, it has other advantages. In addition to improving thermal management, electrical conductivity, and the tensile strength of the base polymer, nanodiamonds can also increase the glass transition temperature of 3D printed products or components to be more robust and reliable. Polymer products. This type of wire is therefore more suitable for use in "challenging environments."
So what areas will be the market for nano-diamond wire? Carbodeon and Tiamet3D stated that their first 3D printing material is a nanodiamond PLA that can be used on FDM machines, but higher performance thermoplastics will soon be introduced.
The two companies have signed a strategic cooperation to jointly develop new 3D printer wire, and Carbodeon will supply diamonds for Tiamet 3D. The price of these materials has not yet been revealed, of course, Xiao Bian also wonder what kind of printer can print on these wires? After all, considering the hardness of the nozzle wear, do not know how to see?
