Advancements and Challenges in Additively Manufactured Functionally Graded Materials: A Comprehensive Review

S Alkunte, I Fidan, V Naikwadi, S Gudavasov… - … of Manufacturing and …, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper thoroughly examines the advancements and challenges in the field of additively
manufactured Functionally Graded Materials (FGMs). It delves into conceptual approaches …

Design and modification of a material extrusion 3D printer to manufacture functional gradient PEEK components

T Ritter, E McNiffe, T Higgins, O Sam-Daliri, T Flanagan… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the creative use of polymers has been expanded as the range of achievable
material properties and options for manufacturing and post-processing continually grows …

Energy efficiency in additive manufacturing: condensed review

I Fidan, V Naikwadi, S Alkunte, R Mishra, K Tantawi - Technologies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Today, it is significant that the use of additive manufacturing (AM) has growing in almost
every aspect of the daily life. A high number of sectors are adapting and implementing this …

Upcycling waste polypropylene with basalt fibre reinforcement enhancing additive manufacturing feedstock for advanced mechanical performance

P Ghabezi, O Sam-Daliri, T Flanagan, M Walls… - Applied Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
This research seeks to overcome the printing and processing challenges of using waste
polypropylene (PP) reinforced with short basalt fibres, transforming them into upcycled …

[HTML][HTML] Circular economy innovation: A deep investigation on 3D printing of industrial waste polypropylene and carbon fibre composites

P Ghabezi, O Sam-Daliri, T Flanagan, M Walls… - Resources …, 2024 - Elsevier
Transforming waste polypropylene (PP) and waste carbon fibre into upcycled composite
materials for additive manufacturing represents an ideal circular economy challenge. An …

The impact of the glass microparticles features on the engineering response of isotactic polypropylene in material extrusion 3D printing

M Petousis, N Michailidis, V Papadakis… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Glass in the type of powder, flakes, and beads was reinforced into a PP matrix and then
used for filament production, through a thermomechanical process, in different loadings …

Material extrusion of wool waste/polycaprolactone with improved tensile strength and biodegradation

ANMA Haque, M Naebe - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Additive manufacturing (AM) through material extrusion (MEX) is becoming increasingly
popular worldwide due to its simple, sustainable and safe technique of material preparation …

Multi-attribute decision making: Parametric optimization and modeling of the fdm manufacturing process using pla/wood biocomposites

A Morvayová, N Contuzzi, L Fabbiano, G Casalino - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
The low carbon footprint, biodegradability, interesting mechanical properties, and relatively
low price are considered some of the reasons for the increased interest in polylactic acid …

Bidirectional-Reinforced Carbon Fiber/Polyether-Ether-Ketone Composite Thin-Walled Pipes via Pultrusion-Winding for On-Orbit Additive Manufacturing

Y **a, L Jiang, Y Chen, Y Zhao, L Yang, D Ge - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Benefitting from lightweight, high strength, long life, and green recyclability, continuous fiber
reinforced thermoplastic composite (CFTPC) pipes have attracted extensive interest …

Recycle of printed circuit boards from waste electric and electronic equipment and their reusability as filler in 3D printed poly (lactic) acid composites

V Stratiotou Efstratiadis, A Argyros… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Recycling raw materials (RMs) from waste electric and electronic equipment (WEEE) and
reusing them in additive manufacturing applications, has tremendous benefits, including …