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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 22.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Adv Manuf Technol. 2018 Nov 3;101(1-4):391–417. doi: 10.1007/s00170-018-2827-7

Table 7.

Parameters for ABS

Parameters and units Value Reference
Density, (kg/m3) 1050 [17]
Thermal Conductivity K (W/m K)* 0.15-0.19 [14]
Melting Temperature, K 378 [18]
Heat Capacity, Cp,(J/kgK)* 1080-1400 [19]
Ambient Temperature, K 300 [20]
Melt Viscosity, Pa·s** 155 to 5e6 [21]
Melt Flow, m/s 0.005 [18]
Average molecular weights, mol/g 70,000 to 250,000 [18]
Glass transition temperature, K*** 378 [18]
Temperature at the nozzle exit, K 473
Heat of glass transition KJ/kg 200 [20]
Heat capacity at constant pressure, glassy state, J/ kg K* 1200 [20]
Heat transfer coefficient, [W/(m^2.K]* 2000 [20]
Heat capacity at constant pressure, rubbery state* 1797.6 [20]
Heat transfer coefficient, air[W/(m^2-K)] 10 [20]
Heat of glass transition[kJ/kg] 207 [20]
Thermal conductivity, Glassy ABS W/(m-K)* 0.3 [18]
Surface tension, N/m 0.029 [14]
Thermal conductivity, Rubbery ABS* 0.2 [20]
The molecular weight (Mn), mol/g 60000 [22]
Molecular weight between entanglements 20000 [22]
Entanglement fraction Variable (0,1) [22]
Surface emissivity 0.95 [20]
Thermal Diffusivity, m^2/s 10^-7 1.7 [19]
Shear Modulus, MPa 700-1050 [23]
Tensile Strength, MPa 41-60 [23]
Young’s Modulus, MPa 2275-2900 [23]
Thermal Expansion, e^-6/K 50-85 [23]
Specific Heat, J /kg K 1260-1675 [23]
*

function of temperature, but assumed constant for model

**

Used the Williams-Landel-Ferry (WLF) model for polymer melts parameters on a glass transition temperature (polynomial function).

***

set equal to melting temperature