Study of simultaneous modification TPU parts with selective laser sintering by dry-colouring

Huantong Zhang, Wei Wu, Huanbo Hu, Junjian Ye, Lu Cui, Xinxin Pan, Changxi Chen, Sino-German Joint Research Center of Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, PR China, Additive Manufacturing R, D Department, OECHSLER Plastic Products , PR China

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Published online on September 10, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Ahead of Print.
Aiming at the problems of rough and porous surfaces, and poor surface appearance and mechanical properties of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU) parts with selective laser sintering (SLS) technology. In this paper, TPU parts were coloured using ...