Investigations on Mechanical Properties and Characterisation of Polylactic Acid/Aluminium Metal Infill Polymer Composites Manufactured by Fused Deposition Modelling
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This study aims to analyse the mechanical properties of polylactic acid composites reinforced with aluminium powder. Polylactic acid/aluminium composites were fabricated using fused deposition modelling-based 3D printing. The printing parameters, namely the layer thickness, nozzle temperature, printing speed and infill density are considered in this study. The mechanical properties of the composites samples were evaluated using design of experiments. Design expert software was used for mathematical modeling and to analyse the response of the parameters. The tensile, impact and flexural strength of composites were evaluated as per ASTM standards, and the fracture mechanism was analysed using scanning electron microscopy. All the parameters considered in this study have some significant influence on the strength of composites. Increase in infill density and nozzle temperature increased the strength of composites, while increase in layer thickness and printing speed decreased the strength of composites. The fracture mechanism is characterised by pores, pull out, weak layer bonding, delamination, merging of layer, infill gap, ridges, smearing and so on. The mode failure ranges from ductile to brittle depending upon the process parameters. Therefore, metal infill can be successfully incorporated in polymer composites by fused deposition modeling. These results can be used as a database for researchers to fabricate components for various industrial applications.
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OpenAlex topics: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies · Manufacturing Process and Optimization · Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
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