International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research
Table 6 Properties of the three textile substrates (mesh fabrics) used for the ME polymer–textile composites
From: Development and testing of material extrusion additive manufactured polymer–textile composites
Name | Structure | Process | Thickness (mm) | Pore size | Stretch | Melting point (°C) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nylon | Net | Knitted | 0.25 | Large | One-directional (horizontally) | 260–270 | Callister and Rethwisch (2018) |
Polyester | Voile | Woven | 0.13 | Fine | Non-stretch | 260–270 | |
Nylon | Voile | Woven | 0.14 | Fine | Non-stretch | 260–270 |