Fused deposition modelling: a review
Fused deposition modelling (FDM) is the most economical additive manufacturing technique. The purpose of this paper is to describe a detailed review of this technique. Total 211 research papers published during the past 26 years, that is, from the year 1994 to 2019 are critically reviewed. Based on the literature review, research gaps are identified and the scope for future work is discussed.
Literature review in the domain of FDM is categorized into five sections – (i) process parameter optimization, (ii) environmental factors affecting the quality of printed parts, (iii) post-production finishing techniques to improve quality of parts, (iv) numerical simulation of process and (iv) recent advances in FDM. Summary of major research work in FDM is presented in tabular form.
Based on literature review, research gaps are identified and scope of future work in FDM along with roadmap is discussed.
In the present paper, literature related to chemical, electric and magnetic properties of FDM parts made up of various filament feedstock materials is not reviewed.
This is a comprehensive literature review in the domain of FDM focused on identifying the direction for future work to enhance the acceptability of FDM printed parts in industries.
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Rapid Prototyping Journal
26 publications, 8.2%
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Polymers
24 publications, 7.57%
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Materials
13 publications, 4.1%
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International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
12 publications, 3.79%
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Progress in Additive Manufacturing
11 publications, 3.47%
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Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
8 publications, 2.52%
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Green Manufacturing Processes and Systems
7 publications, 2.21%
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Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
6 publications, 1.89%
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Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
4 publications, 1.26%
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Additive Manufacturing
4 publications, 1.26%
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Polymer Engineering and Science
4 publications, 1.26%
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Journal of Manufacturing Processes
4 publications, 1.26%
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3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing
3 publications, 0.95%
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Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering
3 publications, 0.95%
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Materials Today: Proceedings
3 publications, 0.95%
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Heliyon
3 publications, 0.95%
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Composites - Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
3 publications, 0.95%
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Journal of Physics: Conference Series
3 publications, 0.95%
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Journal of Applied Polymer Science
3 publications, 0.95%
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Polymer Composites
3 publications, 0.95%
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Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
3 publications, 0.95%
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Journal of Composites Science
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
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Nanomaterials
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Micromachines
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Energies
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C
2 publications, 0.63%
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Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering
2 publications, 0.63%
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Springer Nature
68 publications, 21.45%
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MDPI
62 publications, 19.56%
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Elsevier
61 publications, 19.24%
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Emerald
29 publications, 9.15%
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Wiley
25 publications, 7.89%
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Taylor & Francis
10 publications, 3.15%
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IOP Publishing
9 publications, 2.84%
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SAGE
7 publications, 2.21%
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
6 publications, 1.89%
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
4 publications, 1.26%
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Trans Tech Publications
4 publications, 1.26%
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EDP Sciences
3 publications, 0.95%
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Mary Ann Liebert
3 publications, 0.95%
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Frontiers Media S.A.
3 publications, 0.95%
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Walter de Gruyter
3 publications, 0.95%
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AIP Publishing
2 publications, 0.63%
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Scientific Research Publishing
2 publications, 0.63%
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Autonomous Non-profit Organization Editorial Board of the journal Uspekhi Khimii
2 publications, 0.63%
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Tech Science Press
1 publication, 0.32%
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Scrivener Publishing
1 publication, 0.32%
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1 publication, 0.32%
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Hindawi Limited
1 publication, 0.32%
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National University of Science & Technology (MISiS)
1 publication, 0.32%
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Society for Neuroscience
1 publication, 0.32%
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Oxford University Press
1 publication, 0.32%
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Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
1 publication, 0.32%
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Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
1 publication, 0.32%
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World Scientific
1 publication, 0.32%
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1 publication, 0.32%
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Irkutsk National Research Technical University
1 publication, 0.32%
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- We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
- Statistics recalculated weekly.