Rheology and thermomechanical evaluation of additively manufactured acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) with optimized tungsten carbide (WC) nano-ceramic …

N Vidakis, A Moutsopoulou, M Petousis… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tungsten carbide (WC), a superhard and thermally stable ceramic, is widely used in several
industries. Its exceptional features portray WC as a promising reinforcement and stabilizing …

Trilateral multi-functional polyamide 12 nanocomposites with binary inclusions for medical grade material extrusion 3D printing: the effect of titanium nitride in …

N Vidakis, M Petousis, N Mountakis, A Korlos… - Journal of Functional …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this work, for the first time, polyamide 12 (PA12) nanocomposites with binary inclusions in
material extrusion (MEX) 3D printing were developed. The aim was to achieve an enhanced …

Manufacturing of cylindrical gears by generating cutting processes: A critical synthesis of analysis methods

KD Bouzakis, E Lili, N Michailidis, O Friderikos - CIRP annals, 2008 - Elsevier
The eternal goal achieving optimum gear manufacturing results in a quick and flexible way
can be obtained by efficient machine tools and thorough processes know how. Gear …

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 …

Optimizing titanium carbide (TiC) ceramic nanofiller loading in isotactic polypropylene for MEX additive manufacturing: mechano-thermal and rheology aspects

N Vidakis, M Petousis, N Michailidis, N Nasikas… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Herein, Titanium carbide (TiC) was assessed as a reinforcing additive in the
polypropylene (PP) thermoplastic. The thermomechanical and rheological characteristics of …

Optimization of isotactic polypropylene nanocomposite content of tungsten carbide for material extrusion 3D printing

A Moutsopoulou, M Petousis, N Michailidis… - Journal of Composites …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, innovative nanocomposite materials for material extrusion (MEX) 3D printing
were developed using a polypropylene (PP) polymer with tungsten carbide (WC) …

Optimization of hybrid friction stir welding of PMMA: 3D-printed parts and conventional sheets welding efficiency in single-and two-axis welding traces

M Petousis, N Mountakis, N Vidakis - The International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Herein, the feasibility of joining with the friction stir welding (FSW) process 3D-printed parts
made of poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) with extruded PMMA sheets is investigated. A …

The impact of process parameters and pin-to-shoulder diameter ratio on the welding performance of polycarbonate in FSW

N Vidakis, N Mountakis, A Moutsopoulou… - … International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The utilization of friction stir welding (FSW) for the joining of polymers and composites is
gaining increasing recognition due to its capabilities. In this study, the weldability of 4 mm …

Medical-Grade PLA Nanocomposites with Optimized Tungsten Carbide Nanofiller Content in MEX Additive Manufacturing: A Rheological, Morphological, and …

N Vidakis, A Moutsopoulou, M Petousis, N Michailidis… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The goal of this paper is to investigate tungsten carbide (WC) as a reinforcement in the
popular material extrusion (MEX) additive manufacturing (AM) procedure. The impressive …

Advanced computer aided design simulation of gear hobbing by means of three-dimensional kinematics modeling

D Vasilis, V Nectarios, A Aristomenis - 2007 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Gear hobbing, as any cutting process based on the rolling principle, is a signally
multiparametric and complicated gear fabrication method. Although a variety of simulating …