Recent Advances in Additive Manufacturing of Fibre-Reinforced Materials: A Comprehensive Review
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Abstract
Additive manufacturing (AM) plays a significant role in the 4th Industrial Revolution due to its flexibility, allowing AM equipment to be connected, monitored, and controlled in real time. In advance, the minimum waste of material, the agility of manufacturing complex geometries, and the ability to use recycled materials can provide an advantage to this manufacturing method. On the other hand, the poor strength and durability of the thermoplastics used in the manufacturing process are the major drawback that keeps AM behind common production methods such as casting and machining. Fibre-reinforced polymers can enhance mechanical properties, advance AM from the commonly used polymers, and make AM competitive against conventional production methods. The main focus of the current review is to examine the work conducted in the field of reinforced additively manufactured technologies in the literature of recent years. More specifically, this review discusses the conducted research in the composite fibre coextrusion (CFC) additive manufacturing techniques developed over the past years and the materials that can be used. In addition, this study includes an up-to-date comprehensive review of the evaluation of fibre-reinforced 3D printing along with its benefits in terms of mechanical response, namely tensile, flexural, compression and energy absorption, anisotropy, and dynamic properties. Finally, this review highlights possible research gaps regarding fibre-reinforced AM and proposes future directions, such as deeper investigations into energy absorption and anisotropy, to position fibre-reinforced AM as a preferred fabrication method for ready-to-use parts in cutting-edge industries, including automotive, aerospace, and biomedical sectors.
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OpenAlex topics: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies · Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials · Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
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Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Information Technologies Institute (CERTH/ITI), 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Laboratory, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, School of Engineering, International Hellenic University, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
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