Publication Date

2025

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

Shelton, John

Degree Name

M.S. (Master of Science)

Legacy Department

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Abstract

The process of utilizing a static magnetic field to fabricate a nanomaterial-based composite via a stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing process is still a relatively new approach within the field of additive manufacturing. By using this magnetic field during the 3D printing process, both material and mechanical properties can be oriented and axially varied for enhanced characteristics. In this investigation, between 0% to 2% volume fractions of high aspect ratio, graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) are suspended within UV-curable resin during a SLA 3D printing process with a static magnetic field applied. The objective of this investigation is to determine the effect of graphene nanoplatelet inclusions on the material and mechanical properties of this nanomaterial-based composite fabricated using the SLA process. The material properties of the nanoparticle, UV-curable resin, and their interface are characterized using: scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. The mechanical property that is investigated is hardness.

Extent

91 pages

Language

en

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

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In Copyright

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