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On Friction-Stir Welding of 3D Printed Thermoplastics

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Materials Forming, Machining and Post Processing

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The use of thermoplastic materials, specifically in automotive industry, is increasing exponentially due to their numerous overpowering quality characteristics in comparison of metals and alloys. Three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies are established as one of the best methods for fabricating customized, complex, durable and mechanically strong structures. However, such parts often required to be assembled when subjected to industrial applications, automotive sector for instance. The service life of the joints made with adhesives, glues and mechanical fasteners is greatly depending on working conditions, for e.g.: moisture. Recently, researchers have highlighted the utility of friction stir welding (FSW) of thermoplastics for a wide range of conventionally made thermoplastics structures and very less information is available on FSW of three-dimensional (3D) prints. This chapter outlines the recent research trends in FSW and a specified case study focusing optimization of tensile strength of the specimens, made with 3D printing , by friction stir welding (FSW). Further, as-welded and fractured specimens were analyzed through scanning electron microscopy to identify the joint quality and reasons of failure. It has been found that the chips formation of thermoplastic fibers while welding was the most critical issue, opening new research areas for forthcoming 3D printing and FSW practices.

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    Sunpreet Singh & Chander Prakash

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Singh, S., Prakash, C., Gupta, M.K. (2020). On Friction-Stir Welding of 3D Printed Thermoplastics. In: Gupta, K. (eds) Materials Forming, Machining and Post Processing. Materials Forming, Machining and Tribology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18854-2_3

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