Polymer-matrix composites: characterising the impact of environmental factors on their lifetime

R Barreira-Pinto, R Carneiro, M Miranda, RM Guedes - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polymer-matrix composites are widely used in engineering applications. Yet, environmental
factors impact their macroscale fatigue and creep performances significantly, owing to …

Optimization of friction stir welding for various tool pin geometries: the weldability of Polyamide 6 plates made of material extrusion additive manufacturing

N Vidakis, M Petousis, N Mountakis… - The International Journal …, 2023 - Springer
The weldability of 3D printed (3DP), through material extrusion (MEX), of Polyamide 6 (PA6)
plates joined with FSW is investigated. FSW has its challenges in polymers, especially for …

Bio-polymer coatings fabricated on AM60 magnesium alloys by fused deposition modeling 3D-printing to investigate electrochemical behavior

AH Beyzavi, M Azadi, S Dezianian, V Talebsafa - Materials Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, various bio-polymer coatings were applied on the surface of AM60 magnesium
alloys through 3D-printing. These coatings were from different polymeric filaments of …

Effect of process parameters on the mechanical behavior of additively manufactured and FSW joined PLA wood sheets

O Koçar, N Anaç, SK Palaniappan, M Doğan… - Polymer …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Friction stir welding (FSW), a solid‐state joining method, is an innovative technique widely
employed in the welding of thermoplastics, with broad application areas such as the …

Thermo-mechanical analysis of additive manufacturing for material properties estimation of layered polymer composite

U Bashir, A Hassan, F Ahmed… - Mechanics of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper proposes a numerical approach for predicting residual stresses induced during
the additive manufacturing (AM) of polymer composites and their effect on the deformation …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and numerical investigation of rotating bending fatigue of polylactic acid 3D printed parts by an extrusion-based additive manufacturing method

B Akhoundi, R Ouzah - Journal of Engineering Research, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the impact of four parameters, namely layer height, nozzle
temperature, infill percentage, and bed temperature, on the fatigue life of polylactic acid …

High cycle fatigue behavior and thermal properties of PLA/PCL blends produced by fused deposition modeling

P Kiani, M Sedighi, M Kasaeian-Naeini… - Journal of Polymer …, 2023 - Springer
In this paper, high cycle fatigue behavior and thermal properties of blend specimens made
of polylactic acid (PLA) and polycaprolactone (PCL) were studied and the influence of …

Laser transmission welding of polycarbonate sheets using electrolytic iron powder absorber

DK Goyal, R Yadav, R Kant - Optics & Laser Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract This paper presents Laser Transmission Welding (LTW) of polycarbonate sheets
using electrolytic iron powder as an absorber to obtain a clean and high-strength joint …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of biological environment on bending fatigue lifetime in additive-manufactured polylactic acid fabricated by 3D-printing

FZ Hosseini, M Kianifar, M Azadi - Polymer Testing, 2024 - Elsevier
Polylactic acid (PLA) has become desirable for biomedical applications, particularly
implantable devices. However, the degradation of PLA in biological environments under …

Mechanism of bonding during laser transmission welding using EIP absorber

DK Goyal, R Kant - Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper aims to investigate the bonding mechanism during laser transmission welding of
polycarbonate sheets using an electrolytic iron powder (EIP) absorber. The experiments are …