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Effects of infill density on mechanical properties of additively manufactured chopped carbon fiber reinforced PLA composites

K. Mayandi

K. Mayandi

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and EducationKrishnankoil, India
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Mayandi, K.
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K. Rigesh

K. Rigesh

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and EducationKrishnankoil, India
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Rigesh, K.
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Rajini Nagarajan

Rajini Nagarajan

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and EducationKrishnankoil, India
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Nagarajan, Rajini
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Sikiru O. Ismail

Sikiru O. Ismail

Department of Engineering, Centre for Engineering Research, School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science, University of HertfordshireHatfield, UK
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Ismail, Sikiru O.
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Kumar Krishnan

Kumar Krishnan

INTI International University, Research Fellow, INTI International UniversityNilai,
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Krishnan, Kumar
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Faruq Mohammad

Faruq Mohammad

Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud UniversityRiyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mohammad, Faruq
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Hamad A. Al-Lohedan

Hamad A. Al-Lohedan

Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud UniversityRiyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Al-Lohedan, Hamad A.
  
May 08, 2024
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Published Online: May 08, 2024
Page range: 42 - 51
Received: Jan 05, 2024
Accepted: Mar 17, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2024-0003
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Fig. 1.

(a) Tensile and (b) impact CAD samples
(a) Tensile and (b) impact CAD samples

Fig. 2.

Tensile fractured samples
Tensile fractured samples

Fig. 3.

Tensile strengths of the cCFPC samples
Tensile strengths of the cCFPC samples

Fig. 4.

Stress-strain curves from the tensile test on cCFPC samples
Stress-strain curves from the tensile test on cCFPC samples

Fig. 5.

Tensile moduli of the cCFPC samples
Tensile moduli of the cCFPC samples

Fig. 6.

Flexural fractured samples of the cCFPCs
Flexural fractured samples of the cCFPCs

Fig. 7.

Flexural strengths of the cCFPC samples
Flexural strengths of the cCFPC samples

Fig. 8.

Flexural moduli of the cCFPC samples
Flexural moduli of the cCFPC samples

Fig. 9.

Stress-strain curve from the flexural test on cCFPC samples
Stress-strain curve from the flexural test on cCFPC samples

Fig. 10.

Impact samples of the cCFPC samples
Impact samples of the cCFPC samples

Fig. 11.

Impact strengths of the cCFPC samples
Impact strengths of the cCFPC samples

Fig. 12.

SEM images of the tensile ruptured 3D-printed cCFPC samples with infill densities of 60% at (a) 100x and (b) 500x, as well as 100% at (c) 100x and (d) 500x magnifications
SEM images of the tensile ruptured 3D-printed cCFPC samples with infill densities of 60% at (a) 100x and (b) 500x, as well as 100% at (c) 100x and (d) 500x magnifications
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