Optimization of energy absorption of additively manufactured polyamide/microcarbon fiber polymeric composites in 3D printing using Taguchi method

• Published in: Polymer engineering and science Vol. 65; no. 7; pp. 3639 - 3649
• Main Author: Hasanzadeh, Rezgar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.07.2025; Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: 3-D printers; 3D printing; Additive manufacturing; Analysis; carbon fiber; Composite materials industry; Density; Energy; Energy absorption; Fused deposition modeling; Industrial applications; Manufacturing; Mechanical properties; Methods; microfibers; Nozzles; Optimization; Orthogonal arrays; Polyamide resins; Polyamides; polymer composites; Polymer matrix composites; Polymeric composites; Process parameters; Specific energy; Specific gravity; Taguchi methods; Three dimensional composites; Three dimensional printing

The current study explores an interesting area of investigation at the interface between materials science and additive manufacturing: the optimization of microcarbon fiber‐reinforced polyamide (PA/mCF) polymeric composites. Nozzle temperature, printing speed, and layer height processing parameters...