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. 2019 Apr 11;11(4):667. doi: 10.3390/polym11040667

Table 1.

Example of materials processed by UCM.

Product Size (mm) Powder Size (µm) Material Product Weight (g) Max. Tensile Strength (MPa) Elongation at Break (%) Processing Parameters Year & Ref.
graphic file with name polymers-11-00667-i001.jpg 125–150 Polypropylene 1.5 20 15 PU = 1.14 MPa; TH = 3 s; TU = 6 s; ƒ = 20 kHz; A = 127 µm 1981
[11]
graphic file with name polymers-11-00667-i002.jpg - Polypropylene 10 28 - PU = 2 MPa; TU = 5 s; ƒ = 20 kHz; A = 100 µm 1994
[12]
graphic file with name polymers-11-00667-i003.jpg - Polyamide 10 25 - PU = 2 MPa; TU = 5 s; ƒ = 20 kHz; A = 100 µm 1994
[12]
graphic file with name polymers-11-00667-i004.jpg - Polyglycolide - - - - 1996
[31]
graphic file with name polymers-11-00667-i005.jpg - Poly l-lactide - - - PU = 110 and 130 kPa; TU = 0.17 s–0.34 s 1997
[9]
graphic file with name polymers-11-00667-i006.jpg - Poly (ortho ester) - - - PU = 110 and 130 kPa; TU = 0.17 s–0.34 s 1997
[9]
graphic file with name polymers-11-00667-i007.jpg 350 Isotactic Polyproline - 35.6 193 PU = 16 MPa; TH = 5 s; TU = 4 s; ƒ = 20 kHz 2014 [14]
graphic file with name polymers-11-00667-i008.jpg 150 Ultra-high molecule weight polyethylene - - - PU = 40 MPa; TH = 5 s; ƒ = 20 kHz; TU = 3.5 s; MT = 85 °C 2015
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graphic file with name polymers-11-00667-i009.jpg 50 Sn-Bi Alloy
(42% Sn–58% Bi)
- 123.4 40.9 PU = 63.5 MPa; TH = 3 s; TU = 1.5 s; ƒ = 20 kHz 2014
[26]
graphic file with name polymers-11-00667-i010.jpg 50 6 Cu-wires +
Sn–Bi alloys
- 191.7 55.2 PU = 63.5 MPa; TU = 1.5 s; A = 34 µm; ƒ = 20 kHz 2015
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