Applications of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers in Additive Manufacturing

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    Abstract

    Additive manufacturing technologies are these years entering the market of functional final parts. Initial research has been performed targeting the integration of fibers into additive manufactured plastic composites. Major advantages, among others, are for example increased tensile strength and Young's modulus. Key challenges in the field, as of now, are proper fiber placement, fiber seizing, an increased knowledge in the used materials and how they are applied into engineering solutions through proper control of the additive manufacturing process. The aim of this research is the improved understanding of fiber-reinforcement in additive manufacturing in terms of production and application. Vat polymerization and material extrusion techniques for composite additive manufacturing were investigated with respect of increasing adhesion between the matrix material and the fibers. Process optimization was performed in order to avoid matrix cracks and delamination.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalProcedia CIRP
    Volume66
    Pages (from-to)312-316
    ISSN2212-8271
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017
    Event1st CIRP Conference On Composite Materials Parts Manufacturing - Karlsruhe, Germany
    Duration: 8 Jun 20179 Jun 2017

    Conference

    Conference1st CIRP Conference On Composite Materials Parts Manufacturing
    Country/TerritoryGermany
    CityKarlsruhe
    Period08/06/201709/06/2017

    Bibliographical note

    Copyright 2017: The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.

    Keywords

    • Additive Manufacturing
    • Plastic Composites
    • Fiber-reinforcement
    • Fiber placement

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