Natural fiber-reinforced polylactic acid, polylactic acid blends and their composites for advanced applications

RA Ilyas, MYM Zuhri, HA Aisyah, MRM Asyraf… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polylactic acid (PLA) is a thermoplastic polymer produced from lactic acid that has been
chiefly utilized in biodegradable material and as a composite matrix material. PLA is a …

Fused deposition modeling: process, materials, parameters, properties, and applications

K Rajan, M Samykano, K Kadirgama… - … International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
In recent years, 3D printing technology has played an essential role in fabricating
customized products at a low cost and faster in numerous industrial sectors. Fused …

Current status and future directions of fused filament fabrication

S Singh, G Singh, C Prakash, S Ramakrishna - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fused filament fabrication (FFF), a much-appreciated three-dimensional printing (3DP)
technology, has triggered the industrial innovations by providing viable and cost-effective …

Support structures for additive manufacturing: a review

J Jiang, X Xu, J Stringer - Journal of Manufacturing and Materials …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Additive manufacturing (AM) has developed rapidly since its inception in the 1980s. AM is
perceived as an environmentally friendly and sustainable technology and has already …

Effects of part build orientations on fatigue behaviour of FDM-processed PLA material

MF Afrose, SH Masood, P Iovenitti, M Nikzad… - Progress in Additive …, 2016 - Springer
This paper investigates the fatigue behaviour of polylactic acid (PLA) parts processed by
fused deposition modelling (FDM) additive manufacturing process. PLA is becoming a …

Hygromechanical properties of 3D printed continuous carbon and glass fibre reinforced polyamide composite for outdoor structural applications

G Chabaud, M Castro, C Denoual, A Le Duigou - Additive Manufacturing, 2019 - Elsevier
The additive manufacturing of structural composites is a disruptive technology currently
limited by its moderate mechanical properties. Continuous fibre reinforcements have …

Effect of infill patterns on the mechanical performance of lightweight 3D-printed cellular PLA parts

C Lubombo, MA Huneault - Materials Today Communications, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of cellular structures is an approach commonly employed to design lightweight high-
performance components for diverse applications. 3D printing via the Fused Filament …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of raster angle on mechanical properties of 3D printed short carbon fiber reinforced acrylonitrile butadiene styrene

SSG Iyer, O Keles - Composites Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
The most common additive manufacturing technique fused filament fabrication (FFF) suffers
from inter-bead porosity that reduces mechanical properties. Inter-bead pores follow the …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of friction stir-welded polylactic acid/aluminum composite primed through fused filament fabrication

R Kumar, N Ranjan, V Kumar, R Kumar… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
There are many possible reasons for low weld strength in FSW of thermoplastic; low thermal
conductivity, high energy losses in friction stir welding (FSW), material spill-out, involvement …

Effect of build orientation on the mechanical reliability of 3D printed ABS

Ö Keleş, CW Blevins, KJ Bowman - Rapid Prototyping Journal, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose Increasing use of 3D printing techniques to manufacture consumer products and
open-source designs raises the question of “What is the mechanical reliability of 3D printed …