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Fiber Orientation Quantification for Large Area Additively Manufactured Parts Using SEM Imaging
Polymer-based additively manufactured parts are increasing in popularity for industrial applications due to their ease of manufacturing and design form freedom, but their structural and thermal performances are often limited to those of the base polymer system. These limitations can be mitigated by...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10346732/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37447516 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15132871 |
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author | Nargis, Rifat Ara Jack, David Abram |
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description | Polymer-based additively manufactured parts are increasing in popularity for industrial applications due to their ease of manufacturing and design form freedom, but their structural and thermal performances are often limited to those of the base polymer system. These limitations can be mitigated by the addition of carbon fiber reinforcements to the polymer matrix, which enhances both the structural performance and the dimensional stability during cooling. The local fiber orientation within the processed beads directly impacts the mechanical and thermal performances, and correlating the orientation to processing parameter variations would lead to better part quality. This study presents a novel approach for analyzing the spatially varying fiber orientation through the use of scanning electron microscopy (SEM). This paper presents the sample preparation procedure including SEM image acquisition and analysis methods to quantify the internal fiber orientation of additively manufactured carbon fiber-reinforced composites. Large area additively manufactured beads with 13% by weight large aspect ratio carbon fiber-reinforced acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) pellets are the feedstock used in this study. Fiber orientation is quantified using the method of ellipses (MoE), and the spatial change in fiber orientation across the deposited bead cross-section is studied as a function of process parameters including extrusion speed, raster height, and extrusion temperature zones. The results in the present paper show the results from the novel use of SEM to obtain the local fiber orientation, and results show the variation in alignment within the individual processed bead as well as an overall aligned orientation state along the direction of deposition. |
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spelling | pubmed-103467322023-07-15 Fiber Orientation Quantification for Large Area Additively Manufactured Parts Using SEM Imaging Nargis, Rifat Ara Jack, David Abram Polymers (Basel) Article Polymer-based additively manufactured parts are increasing in popularity for industrial applications due to their ease of manufacturing and design form freedom, but their structural and thermal performances are often limited to those of the base polymer system. These limitations can be mitigated by the addition of carbon fiber reinforcements to the polymer matrix, which enhances both the structural performance and the dimensional stability during cooling. The local fiber orientation within the processed beads directly impacts the mechanical and thermal performances, and correlating the orientation to processing parameter variations would lead to better part quality. This study presents a novel approach for analyzing the spatially varying fiber orientation through the use of scanning electron microscopy (SEM). This paper presents the sample preparation procedure including SEM image acquisition and analysis methods to quantify the internal fiber orientation of additively manufactured carbon fiber-reinforced composites. Large area additively manufactured beads with 13% by weight large aspect ratio carbon fiber-reinforced acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) pellets are the feedstock used in this study. Fiber orientation is quantified using the method of ellipses (MoE), and the spatial change in fiber orientation across the deposited bead cross-section is studied as a function of process parameters including extrusion speed, raster height, and extrusion temperature zones. The results in the present paper show the results from the novel use of SEM to obtain the local fiber orientation, and results show the variation in alignment within the individual processed bead as well as an overall aligned orientation state along the direction of deposition. MDPI 2023-06-29 /pmc/articles/PMC10346732/ /pubmed/37447516 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15132871 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Nargis, Rifat Ara Jack, David Abram Fiber Orientation Quantification for Large Area Additively Manufactured Parts Using SEM Imaging |
title | Fiber Orientation Quantification for Large Area Additively Manufactured Parts Using SEM Imaging |
title_full | Fiber Orientation Quantification for Large Area Additively Manufactured Parts Using SEM Imaging |
title_fullStr | Fiber Orientation Quantification for Large Area Additively Manufactured Parts Using SEM Imaging |
title_full_unstemmed | Fiber Orientation Quantification for Large Area Additively Manufactured Parts Using SEM Imaging |
title_short | Fiber Orientation Quantification for Large Area Additively Manufactured Parts Using SEM Imaging |
title_sort | fiber orientation quantification for large area additively manufactured parts using sem imaging |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10346732/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37447516 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15132871 |
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