FDM-based 3D printing of polymer and associated composite: A review on mechanical properties, defects and treatments

S Wickramasinghe, T Do, P Tran - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fused deposition modelling (FDM) is one of the fastest-growing additive manufacturing
methods used in printing fibre-reinforced composites (FRC). The performances of the …

Environmental impact of food packaging materials: A review of contemporary development from conventional plastics to polylactic acid based materials

LK Ncube, AU Ude, EN Ogunmuyiwa, R Zulkifli… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Plastics have remained the material of choice, and after serving their intended purpose, a
large proportion ends up in the environment where they persist for centuries. The packaging …

Investigation into surface-coated continuous flax fiber-reinforced natural sandwich composites via vacuum-assisted material extrusion

D Cao - Progress in Additive Manufacturing, 2023 - Springer
In this study, vacuum-assisted material extrusion (~ 1 Pa) is performed to eliminate matrix
voids and improve the bonding quality of deposited layers by reducing heat loss and …

Progress and challenges towards additive manufacturing of SiC ceramic

R He, N Zhou, K Zhang, X Zhang, L Zhang… - Journal of Advanced …, 2021 - Springer
Silicon carbide (SiC) ceramic and related materials are widely used in various military and
engineering fields. The emergence of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies provides a …

Review on additive manufacturing of multi-material parts: Progress and challenges

S Hasanov, S Alkunte, M Rajeshirke, A Gupta… - … of Manufacturing and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Additive manufacturing has already been established as a highly versatile manufacturing
technique with demonstrated potential to completely transform conventional manufacturing …

[HTML][HTML] A review on filament materials for fused filament fabrication

A Dey, IN Roan Eagle, N Yodo - Journal of manufacturing and materials …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fused filament fabrication (FFF) is one of the most popular additive manufacturing (AM)
processes that utilize thermoplastic polymers to produce three-dimensional (3D) geometry …

Effects of porosity on the mechanical properties of additively manufactured components: a critical review

AY Al-Maharma, SP Patil… - Materials Research …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
In the present review, the effect of porosity on the mechanical properties of the fabricated
parts, which are additively manufactured by powder bed fusion and filament extrusion-based …

[HTML][HTML] Review on design and structural optimisation in additive manufacturing: Towards next-generation lightweight structures

J Plocher, A Panesar - Materials & Design, 2019 - Elsevier
As the application of additive manufacturing (AM) reaches an unprecedented scale in both
academia and industry, a reflection upon the state-of-the-art developments in the design for …

[HTML][HTML] Material extrusion additive manufacturing of continuous fibre reinforced polymer matrix composites: A review and outlook

P Zhuo, S Li, IA Ashcroft, AI Jones - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, three-dimensional printing (3DP) technology has developed to include
composite materials. Most of the development to date in this area has involved particulate or …

A critical review on 3D printed continuous fiber-reinforced composites: History, mechanism, materials and properties

SMF Kabir, K Mathur, AFM Seyam - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional printing (3DP), interchangeably termed as additive
manufacturing, is an emerging technology for creating myriad objects with numerous design …