scholarly journals 3D printed continuous fibre-reinforced composites: Bio-inspired microstructures for improving the translaminar fracture toughness

2019 ◽  
Vol 182 ◽  
pp. 107731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yentl Swolfs ◽  
Silvestre T. Pinho
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Reinforced Composites ◽  
Continuous Fibre ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Composites

Effect of carbon fibre on reinforcement of thermoplastics using FDM and RSM

2019 ◽  
pp. 089270571988689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fausz Naeem Chaudhry ◽  
Shahid Ikramullah Butt ◽  
Aamir Mubashar ◽  
Ali Bin Naveed ◽  
Syed Hussain Imran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fibre ◽  
Fused Deposition Modelling ◽  
Reinforced Composites ◽  
Fused Deposition ◽  
Continuous Fibre ◽  
Manufacturing Operations ◽  
Testing Parameter ◽  
Reinforced Thermoplastics ◽  
3D Printing Technique ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Composites

Continuous fibre-reinforced composites have significant industrial importance and usage. However, they are limited by design considerations and high-cost manufacturing operations. This article presents a way forward to utilize Fused Deposition Modelling – a 3D printing technique – to manufacture continuous carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastics. Several parameters including number of reinforced layers, material impact and interlayer gap have been investigated and optimized using response surface method. Successful incorporation of modified novel nozzle design in a dual nozzle setup resulted in the realization of controlled manufacturing of continuously reinforced composites leading to reinforced yet smooth surface finished samples. Several samples were made, and mechanical testing, parameter optimization, strength calculations and fracture analysis were carried out. For polylactic acid (PLA), tensile strength of 112 MPa and flexural strength of 164 MPA were achieved – an almost 3 times increase from pure PLA printing. The approach presented in this article can forward continuous fibre-reinforced composites for industrial usage with its controlled fibre layup and programmable thread orientation features.

Characterization of 3D printed long fibre reinforced composites

2018 ◽  
Vol 185 ◽  
pp. 537-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Justo ◽  
L. Távara ◽  
L. García-Guzmán ◽  
F. París
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Composites ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Composites
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