Digital volume correlation analysis of polylactic acid based fused filament fabrication printed composites.

ABSTRACT: Fused filament fabrication (FFF) has rapidly begun to see implementation in industrial fields as a method of rapid manufacturing. Traditional FFF parts are made from a single thermoplastic polymer. The polymer is heated to its melting point and deposited on a work bed where a model is gradually built from the base up. While traditional FFF parts have low mechanical properties, a reinforcing phase allows for improved mechanical properties. The addition of a reinforcing material to the base polymer and complex internal microstructure of the 3 D printed party leads to anisotropic mechanical properties. Thus, these materials' mechanical properties become challenging to characterize using traditional measurement techniques due to the previously mentioned factors. Therefore, it is essential to d

SUBMITTER: Timpano CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8551441 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature