This invention discloses a high-transparency FDM 3D printing-specific PLA
toughening filament, comprising, by weight: 96.7% PLA 101; 3% ATBC; and 0.3% compound
antioxidant; wherein the compound
antioxidant is prepared by compounding
antioxidant 1010 and antioxidant 168 in a 1:1 ratio. A method for preparing the high-transparency FDM 3D printing-specific PLA
toughening filament includes the following steps: the raw materials are vacuum dried and then mixed uniformly at 60℃ for 4 hours, directly fed into a single-screw extruder, with five
temperature control stages of 180℃ / 190℃ / 200℃ / 205℃ / 215℃, a take-up speed of 100m / min,
cooling water temperature of 60℃ in the first stage and 50℃ in the second stage, online
diameter adjustment, and winding to obtain a 1.75mm±0.05mm filament. The invention achieves the following results: the
oxidative degradation rate of PLA molecular chains is reduced by more than 65%, the average
spherulite size is ≤5μm, and the
crystallinity is controlled at 18%; the light
transmittance of the consumable is ≥92%, the
haze is ≤1.5%, the yellowing index ΔE after 72h
accelerated aging is ≤1.0, the elongation at break is ≥12% (while also considering
toughness), the printed parts have a smooth, hazy surface, the interlayer
shear strength is ≥3.2MPa, and the dimensional accuracy is stable, meeting the requirements of high transparency scenarios such as medical models and transparent shells.