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Three-dimensional printing of continuous-fiber composites by in-nozzle impregnation

Ryosuke MATSUZAKI 1
MASAHITO UEDA 2
Masaki NAMIKI 2
Tae-kun Jeong 2
Hirosuke Asahara 2
Keisuke Horiguchi 1
Taishi Nakamura 1
AKIRA TODOROKI 3
YOSHIYASU HIRANO 4
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2016-03-11
scimago Q1
wos Q1
SJR0.874
CiteScore6.7
Impact factor3.9
ISSN20452322
PubMed ID:  26965201
Multidisciplinary
Abstract
We have developed a method for the three-dimensional (3D) printing of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastics based on fused-deposition modeling. The technique enables direct 3D fabrication without the use of molds and may become the standard next-generation composite fabrication methodology. A thermoplastic filament and continuous fibers were separately supplied to the 3D printer and the fibers were impregnated with the filament within the heated nozzle of the printer immediately before printing. Polylactic acid was used as the matrix while carbon fibers, or twisted yarns of natural jute fibers, were used as the reinforcements. The thermoplastics reinforced with unidirectional jute fibers were examples of plant-sourced composites; those reinforced with unidirectional carbon fiber showed mechanical properties superior to those of both the jute-reinforced and unreinforced thermoplastics. Continuous fiber reinforcement improved the tensile strength of the printed composites relative to the values shown by conventional 3D-printed polymer-based composites.
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MATSUZAKI R. et al. Three-dimensional printing of continuous-fiber composites by in-nozzle impregnation // Scientific Reports. 2016. Vol. 6. No. 1. 23058
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MATSUZAKI R., UEDA M., NAMIKI M., Jeong T., Asahara H., Horiguchi K., Nakamura T., TODOROKI A., HIRANO Y. Three-dimensional printing of continuous-fiber composites by in-nozzle impregnation // Scientific Reports. 2016. Vol. 6. No. 1. 23058
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1038/srep23058
UR - https://doi.org/10.1038/srep23058
TI - Three-dimensional printing of continuous-fiber composites by in-nozzle impregnation
T2 - Scientific Reports
AU - MATSUZAKI, Ryosuke
AU - UEDA, MASAHITO
AU - NAMIKI, Masaki
AU - Jeong, Tae-kun
AU - Asahara, Hirosuke
AU - Horiguchi, Keisuke
AU - Nakamura, Taishi
AU - TODOROKI, AKIRA
AU - HIRANO, YOSHIYASU
PY - 2016
DA - 2016/03/11
PB - Springer Nature
IS - 1
VL - 6
PMID - 26965201
SN - 2045-2322
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@article{2016_MATSUZAKI,
author = {Ryosuke MATSUZAKI and MASAHITO UEDA and Masaki NAMIKI and Tae-kun Jeong and Hirosuke Asahara and Keisuke Horiguchi and Taishi Nakamura and AKIRA TODOROKI and YOSHIYASU HIRANO},
title = {Three-dimensional printing of continuous-fiber composites by in-nozzle impregnation},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
year = {2016},
volume = {6},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
month = {mar},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/srep23058},
number = {1},
pages = {23058},
doi = {10.1038/srep23058}
}