Pu, J, Saleh, E orcid.org/0000-0001-9930-5055, Ashcroft, I et al. (1 more author) (2019) Technique for processing of continuous carbon fibre reinforced peek for fused filament fabrication. In: Solid Freeform Fabrication 2019: Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium. Solid Freeform Fabrication 2019, 12-14 Aug 2019, Austin, Texas, USA. , pp. 1041-1053.
Abstract
3D printing of light-weight and mechanically-strong structures facilitates several applications. 3D printing of continuous carbon fibre reinforced polyetheretherketone (PEEK) presents exciting possibilities as the high stiffness and strength of the high-performance plastic PEEK reinforced with carbon fibre are paired with the agility of the 3D printing process. The Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) process is used to print these parts, and a pultrusion system was designed and used to produce the filaments since they are not commercially available. This paper describes the design and construction of a pultrusion system within a wider project on carbon fibre reinforced PEEK FFF printing. This system is then used to produce the FFF filament with pultrusion speed and temperature optimisation.
Metadata
Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Keywords: | Additive Manufacture, Fused Filament Fabrication, feedstock production, continuous carbon fibre PEEK printing, composites printing. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mechanical Engineering (Leeds) > Future Manufacturing Processes (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 02 Dec 2020 09:31 |
Last Modified: | 02 Dec 2020 09:31 |
Status: | Published |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:168558 |