A review on material extrusion additive manufacturing of polycarbonate‐based blends and composites: Process‐structure–property relationships

Abstract Polycarbonate (PC) is a valuable engineering polymer with numerous technical characteristics like desirable mechanical properties, high heat resistance, chemical resistance, optical clarity, and electrical insulation capabilities. Therefore, it finds extensive use in aerospace, automotive,...

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Main Authors: Nima Rashidi Mehrabadi, Gholamreza Pircheraghi, Ali Ghasemkhani, Parsa Hosseinpour Sanati, Alireza Shahidizadeh, Alireza Kaviani, Suprakas Sinha Ray
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Published: Wiley 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/pls2.10174
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Ali Ghasemkhani
Parsa Hosseinpour Sanati
Alireza Shahidizadeh
Alireza Kaviani
Suprakas Sinha Ray
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description Abstract Polycarbonate (PC) is a valuable engineering polymer with numerous technical characteristics like desirable mechanical properties, high heat resistance, chemical resistance, optical clarity, and electrical insulation capabilities. Therefore, it finds extensive use in aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, optics, medical devices, and electronics. Materials extrusion additive manufacturing offers several advantages, such as customized geometry, minimal material waste, cost‐effectiveness, and ease of material modification. Accordingly, PC has recently emerged as a robust and durable additive manufacturing material. This review aims to investigate how printing parameters in materials extrusion additive manufacturing affect the properties of PC and PC‐based materials, with a specific emphasis on mechanical properties. The main drawbacks associated with pure PC filaments, like high print temperatures, warping tendencies, and a propensity to retract during printing, are also discussed. Considering the significant demand for developing PC blends and composites tailored for application in material‐extrusion additive manufacturing, the influence of different types of fillers, including polymeric, metallic, and ceramic, on improving the mechanical behavior is then reviewed. This paper explores the diverse applications of additively manufactured PC parts, especially within advanced areas like aerospace, electrical engineering, and medicine. Lastly, prospects and challenges are presented in the review. Highlights PC is a key engineering polymer for extrusion 3D printing. Printing parameters affect the quality and strength of polycarbonate parts. Various fillers adjust polycarbonate‐based composites' mechanical properties. High temperatures, warping, and retraction are major 3D printing challenges. 3D‐printed PC composites can be used in a variety of applications.
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spelling doaj-art-ec1d48071a454dfc8db5cc1e774dda0f2025-08-20T03:53:23ZengWileySPE Polymers2690-38572025-04-0162n/an/a10.1002/pls2.10174A review on material extrusion additive manufacturing of polycarbonate‐based blends and composites: Process‐structure–property relationshipsNima Rashidi Mehrabadi0Gholamreza Pircheraghi1Ali Ghasemkhani2Parsa Hosseinpour Sanati3Alireza Shahidizadeh4Alireza Kaviani5Suprakas Sinha Ray6Polymeric Materials Research Group (PMRG), Department of Materials Science and Engineering Sharif University of Technology Tehran IranPolymeric Materials Research Group (PMRG), Department of Materials Science and Engineering Sharif University of Technology Tehran IranPolymeric Materials Research Group (PMRG), Department of Materials Science and Engineering Sharif University of Technology Tehran IranCeramic and Nanomaterials Research Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Sharif University of Technology Tehran IranPolymeric Materials Research Group (PMRG), Department of Materials Science and Engineering Sharif University of Technology Tehran IranPolymeric Materials Research Group (PMRG), Department of Materials Science and Engineering Sharif University of Technology Tehran IranCentre for Nanostructures and Advanced Materials DSI‐CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR Pretoria South AfricaAbstract Polycarbonate (PC) is a valuable engineering polymer with numerous technical characteristics like desirable mechanical properties, high heat resistance, chemical resistance, optical clarity, and electrical insulation capabilities. Therefore, it finds extensive use in aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, optics, medical devices, and electronics. Materials extrusion additive manufacturing offers several advantages, such as customized geometry, minimal material waste, cost‐effectiveness, and ease of material modification. Accordingly, PC has recently emerged as a robust and durable additive manufacturing material. This review aims to investigate how printing parameters in materials extrusion additive manufacturing affect the properties of PC and PC‐based materials, with a specific emphasis on mechanical properties. The main drawbacks associated with pure PC filaments, like high print temperatures, warping tendencies, and a propensity to retract during printing, are also discussed. Considering the significant demand for developing PC blends and composites tailored for application in material‐extrusion additive manufacturing, the influence of different types of fillers, including polymeric, metallic, and ceramic, on improving the mechanical behavior is then reviewed. This paper explores the diverse applications of additively manufactured PC parts, especially within advanced areas like aerospace, electrical engineering, and medicine. Lastly, prospects and challenges are presented in the review. Highlights PC is a key engineering polymer for extrusion 3D printing. Printing parameters affect the quality and strength of polycarbonate parts. Various fillers adjust polycarbonate‐based composites' mechanical properties. High temperatures, warping, and retraction are major 3D printing challenges. 3D‐printed PC composites can be used in a variety of applications.https://doi.org/10.1002/pls2.10174additive manufacturingmaterial extrusionmechanical propertiespolycarbonateprocess parameters
spellingShingle Nima Rashidi Mehrabadi
Gholamreza Pircheraghi
Ali Ghasemkhani
Parsa Hosseinpour Sanati
Alireza Shahidizadeh
Alireza Kaviani
Suprakas Sinha Ray
A review on material extrusion additive manufacturing of polycarbonate‐based blends and composites: Process‐structure–property relationships
SPE Polymers
additive manufacturing
material extrusion
mechanical properties
polycarbonate
process parameters
title A review on material extrusion additive manufacturing of polycarbonate‐based blends and composites: Process‐structure–property relationships
title_full A review on material extrusion additive manufacturing of polycarbonate‐based blends and composites: Process‐structure–property relationships
title_fullStr A review on material extrusion additive manufacturing of polycarbonate‐based blends and composites: Process‐structure–property relationships
title_full_unstemmed A review on material extrusion additive manufacturing of polycarbonate‐based blends and composites: Process‐structure–property relationships
title_short A review on material extrusion additive manufacturing of polycarbonate‐based blends and composites: Process‐structure–property relationships
title_sort review on material extrusion additive manufacturing of polycarbonate based blends and composites process structure property relationships
topic additive manufacturing
material extrusion
mechanical properties
polycarbonate
process parameters
url https://doi.org/10.1002/pls2.10174
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