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3D printing of carbon black/polylactic acid/polyurethane composites for efficient microwave absorption

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Lightweight and high-performance microwave-absorbing composites are design to deal with electromagnetic wave pollution problems. In this study, carbon black/ polylactic acid/ polyurethane (CB/PLA/TPU) composites with different carbon black addition were prepared by fused deposition molding (FDM). When the carbon black content was 9 wt%, the composite obtained good mechanical properties with tensile strength of 35.8 MPa and elongation at break of 16.76%. The addition of carbon black forms a conductive network structure in the composite material, achieving a synergistic effect of conduction loss and polarization loss, which is beneficial for enhancing the microwave absorption performance of the composite material. When the carbon black content is 21 wt% and the material thickness is 2.57 mm, the composite obtains a maximum reflection loss value of − 48.70 dB at 9.2 GHz. When the carbon black content is 24 wt% and the thickness is 1.5 mm, the composite achieves a maximum effective absorption bandwidth of 4.0 GHz. Meanwhile, the radar cross section (RCS) simulation results show that the composite material has good wave absorption effect at 9.2 GHz when the material thickness is 2.5 mm. This study provides an effective way to develop lightweight and efficient microwave-absorbing devices.

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This work was supported by the Foundation of Major Technological Innovation Project of Hubei Science and Technology Department (2019AAA164).

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  1. Yichang Key Laboratory of Graphite Additive Manufacturing, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China

    Xicong Ye, Enyi He, Yongsheng Ye & Haihua Wu

  2. College of Mechanical & Power Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China

    Qi Gao, Xicong Ye, Enyi He, Chao Yang, Peng Yang, Tangming Yan, Yongsheng Ye & Haihua Wu

  3. Zhejiang Zhengxin Vehicle Testing Co.,Ltd, Taizhou, 317200, China

    Aijiao Luo

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QG: investigation, formal analysis, methodology, writing—original draft. XY: methodology, conceptualization, supervision, writing—review & editing. AL: investigation, formal analysis, methodology. EH: conceptualization, supervision, writing-review & editing. CY: date curation, formal analysis. PY: date curation, software. TY: date curation, software. YY: methodology, investigation. HW: Funding acquisition, project administration.

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Gao, Q., Ye, X., Luo, A. et al. 3D printing of carbon black/polylactic acid/polyurethane composites for efficient microwave absorption. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 1672 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-11036-y

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