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Additive Manufacturing of PLA and CF/PLA Binding Layer Specimens via Fused Deposition Modeling

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As one of the most popular additive manufacturing techniques, fused deposition modeling (FDM) is successfully applied in aerospace, automotive, architecture, and other fields to fabricate thermoplastic parts. Unfortunately, as a result of the limited nature of the mechanical properties and mass in raw materials, there is a pressing need to improve mechanical properties and reduce weight for FDM parts. Therefore, this paper presents an experiment of a special polylactic acid (PLA) and carbon fiber (CF)/PLA-laminated experimental specimen fabricated using the FDM process. The mechanical properties and mass analysis of the new composites for the PLA and CF/PLA binding layer specimen are investigated experimentally. Through the experimental analysis, one can conclude that the mass of laminated specimen is lighter than the CF/PLA specimen, and the tensile and flexural mechanical properties are higher than the pure PLA specimen.

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Acknowledgment

This work was supported by National Science Foundation of China (No. 51375425), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Postgraduate Student of Hebei Province, China (No. 2016SJSS033), and the Research Funds from School of Yanshan university of China (No. 2015XJSS002).

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  1. College of Mechanical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, People’s Republic of China

    Yuhang Li, Shiyou Gao, Rongmei Dong & Xuebing Ding

  2. Key Laboratory of Advanced Forging and Stamping Technology and Science, Yanshan University, Ministry of Education of China, QinHuangdao, 066004, People’s Republic of China

    Shiyou Gao

  3. Iron Making Department, Shougang Jingtang Iron and Steel United Co, Tangshan, 063000, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaoxi Duan

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Li, Y., Gao, S., Dong, R. et al. Additive Manufacturing of PLA and CF/PLA Binding Layer Specimens via Fused Deposition Modeling. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 27, 492–500 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-017-3065-0

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