3D Printing of Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites Using Fused Filament Fabrication—A Review

3D Printing of Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites Using Fused Filament Fabrication—A Review

Three-dimensional (3D) printing has been successfully applied for the fabrication of polymer components ranging from prototypes to final products. An issue, however, is that the resulting 3D printed parts exhibit inferior mechanical performance to parts fabricated using conventional polymer processi...

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Main Authors: Andrew N. Dickson, Hisham M. Abourayana, Denis P. Dowling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Polymers
Subjects:
fused filament fabrication
polymers
fibre reinforcement
mechanical properties
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/10/2188
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spelling doaj-156c4fe0593c4fceb2a1b4679d27d13b2020-11-25T03:19:03ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602020-09-01122188218810.3390/polym121021883D Printing of Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites Using Fused Filament Fabrication—A ReviewAndrew N. Dickson0Hisham M. Abourayana1Denis P. Dowling2School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 V1W8 Dublin, IrelandSchool of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 V1W8 Dublin, IrelandSchool of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 V1W8 Dublin, IrelandThree-dimensional (3D) printing has been successfully applied for the fabrication of polymer components ranging from prototypes to final products. An issue, however, is that the resulting 3D printed parts exhibit inferior mechanical performance to parts fabricated using conventional polymer processing technologies, such as compression moulding. The addition of fibres and other materials into the polymer matrix to form a composite can yield a significant enhancement in the structural strength of printed polymer parts. This review focuses on the enhanced mechanical performance obtained through the printing of fibre-reinforced polymer composites, using the fused filament fabrication (FFF) 3D printing technique. The uses of both short and continuous fibre-reinforced polymer composites are reviewed. Finally, examples of some applications of FFF printed polymer composites using robotic processes are highlighted.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/10/2188fused filament fabricationpolymersfibre reinforcementmechanical properties
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3D Printing of Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites Using Fused Filament Fabrication—A Review
Polymers
fused filament fabrication
polymers
fibre reinforcement
mechanical properties
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Hisham M. Abourayana
Denis P. Dowling
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title 3D Printing of Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites Using Fused Filament Fabrication—A Review
title_short 3D Printing of Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites Using Fused Filament Fabrication—A Review
title_full 3D Printing of Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites Using Fused Filament Fabrication—A Review
title_fullStr 3D Printing of Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites Using Fused Filament Fabrication—A Review
title_full_unstemmed 3D Printing of Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites Using Fused Filament Fabrication—A Review
title_sort 3d printing of fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites using fused filament fabrication—a review
publisher MDPI AG
series Polymers
issn 2073-4360
publishDate 2020-09-01
description Three-dimensional (3D) printing has been successfully applied for the fabrication of polymer components ranging from prototypes to final products. An issue, however, is that the resulting 3D printed parts exhibit inferior mechanical performance to parts fabricated using conventional polymer processing technologies, such as compression moulding. The addition of fibres and other materials into the polymer matrix to form a composite can yield a significant enhancement in the structural strength of printed polymer parts. This review focuses on the enhanced mechanical performance obtained through the printing of fibre-reinforced polymer composites, using the fused filament fabrication (FFF) 3D printing technique. The uses of both short and continuous fibre-reinforced polymer composites are reviewed. Finally, examples of some applications of FFF printed polymer composites using robotic processes are highlighted.
topic fused filament fabrication
polymers
fibre reinforcement
mechanical properties
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/10/2188
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