Ka-band characterization and RF design of Acrynolitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)

Author

Vera-Lopez, Aida L. ; Rojas-Nastrucci, Eduardo A. ; Cordoba-Erazo, Maria ; Weller, Tom ; Papapolymerou, John

Author_Institution

Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

fYear

2015

fDate

17-22 May 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This paper presents high frequency characterization data of the commonly used 3D-printing material Acrynolitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS). A cavity resonator was used to characterize the material around 30 GHz. The extrapolated data was used to design a microstrip patch antenna around 25 GHz. The antenna was fabricated using a combination of fused deposition modeling (FDM) and direct print additive manufacturing (DPAM). Good agreement was found between simulated and measured results. These are the first known results of ABS characterization and a digitally-manufactured antenna to be reported in this frequency range.

Keywords

cavity resonators; microstrip antennas; organic compounds; rapid prototyping (industrial); three-dimensional printing; 3D-printing material; ABS; DPAM; FDM; Ka-band characterization; RF design; acrynolitrile butadiene styrene; cavity resonator; digitally-manufactured antenna; direct print additive manufacturing; fused deposition modeling; microstrip patch antenna; Antenna measurements; Broadband antennas; Broadband communication; Frequency measurement; Substrates; Thickness measurement; 3D-printing; acrynolitrile butadiene styrene (ABS); cavity resonator; direct print additive manufacturing (DPAM); material characterization; patch antenna;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium (IMS), 2015 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2015.7167121

Filename

7167121