Current State and Challenges of Natural Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites as Feeder in FDM-Based 3D Printing
As one of the fastest-growing additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, fused deposition modelling (FDM) shows great potential in printing natural fibre-reinforced composites (NFRC). However, several challenges, such as low mechanical properties and difficulty in printing, need to be overcome. There...
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doaj-cf97e940479e47e5a307d95c63105f9b2021-07-23T14:02:28ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602021-07-01132289228910.3390/polym13142289Current State and Challenges of Natural Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites as Feeder in FDM-Based 3D PrintingNishata Royan Rajendran Royan0Jie Sheng Leong1Wai Nam Chan2Jie Ren Tan3Zainon Sharmila Binti Shamsuddin4School of Engineering, UOW Malaysia KDU University College, Jalan Kontraktor U1/14, Seksyen U1, Glenpark U1, Shah Alam 40150, Selangor, MalaysiaSchool of Engineering, UOW Malaysia KDU University College, Jalan Kontraktor U1/14, Seksyen U1, Glenpark U1, Shah Alam 40150, Selangor, MalaysiaSchool of Engineering, UOW Malaysia KDU University College, Jalan Kontraktor U1/14, Seksyen U1, Glenpark U1, Shah Alam 40150, Selangor, MalaysiaSchool of Engineering, UOW Malaysia KDU University College, Jalan Kontraktor U1/14, Seksyen U1, Glenpark U1, Shah Alam 40150, Selangor, MalaysiaSchool of Engineering, UOW Malaysia KDU University College, Jalan Kontraktor U1/14, Seksyen U1, Glenpark U1, Shah Alam 40150, Selangor, MalaysiaAs one of the fastest-growing additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, fused deposition modelling (FDM) shows great potential in printing natural fibre-reinforced composites (NFRC). However, several challenges, such as low mechanical properties and difficulty in printing, need to be overcome. Therefore, the effort to improve the NFRC for use in AM has been accelerating in recent years. This review attempts to summarise the current approaches of using NFRC as a feeder for AM. The effects of fibre treatments, composite preparation methods and addition of compatibilizer agents were analysed and discussed. Additionally, current methods of producing feeders from NFRCs were reviewed and discussed. Mechanical property of printed part was also dependent on the printing parameters, and thus the effects of printing temperature, layer height, infill and raster angle were discussed, and the best parameters reported by other researchers were identified. Following that, an overview of the mechanical properties of these composites as reported by various researchers was provided. Next, the use of optimisation techniques for NFRCs was discussed and analysed. Lastly, the review provided a critical discussion on the overall topic, identified all research gaps present in the use of NFRC for AM processes, and to overcome future challenges.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/14/2289natural fibreadditive manufacturingfilamentsurface treatmentsoptimisationprinting parameters |
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Nishata Royan Rajendran Royan Jie Sheng Leong Wai Nam Chan Jie Ren Tan Zainon Sharmila Binti Shamsuddin Current State and Challenges of Natural Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites as Feeder in FDM-Based 3D Printing Polymers natural fibre additive manufacturing filament surface treatments optimisation printing parameters |
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Current State and Challenges of Natural Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites as Feeder in FDM-Based 3D Printing |
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Current State and Challenges of Natural Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites as Feeder in FDM-Based 3D Printing |
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Current State and Challenges of Natural Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites as Feeder in FDM-Based 3D Printing |
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Current State and Challenges of Natural Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites as Feeder in FDM-Based 3D Printing |
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Current State and Challenges of Natural Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites as Feeder in FDM-Based 3D Printing |
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current state and challenges of natural fibre-reinforced polymer composites as feeder in fdm-based 3d printing |
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As one of the fastest-growing additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, fused deposition modelling (FDM) shows great potential in printing natural fibre-reinforced composites (NFRC). However, several challenges, such as low mechanical properties and difficulty in printing, need to be overcome. Therefore, the effort to improve the NFRC for use in AM has been accelerating in recent years. This review attempts to summarise the current approaches of using NFRC as a feeder for AM. The effects of fibre treatments, composite preparation methods and addition of compatibilizer agents were analysed and discussed. Additionally, current methods of producing feeders from NFRCs were reviewed and discussed. Mechanical property of printed part was also dependent on the printing parameters, and thus the effects of printing temperature, layer height, infill and raster angle were discussed, and the best parameters reported by other researchers were identified. Following that, an overview of the mechanical properties of these composites as reported by various researchers was provided. Next, the use of optimisation techniques for NFRCs was discussed and analysed. Lastly, the review provided a critical discussion on the overall topic, identified all research gaps present in the use of NFRC for AM processes, and to overcome future challenges. |
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