Additive Manufacturing of Polymer-Fiber Composites
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2024 | Viewed by 17009
Special Issue Editors
2. Centre for Advanced Composite Materials, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Interests: polymer engineering; material engineering; natural fibres; nanocellulose; biopolymer; biodegradable polymer; biocomposites and nanocomposites
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Interests: renewable energies; energy conversion; biofuels; solar energy; gasification; hydrogen production; simulation and mathematical modeling; fluidized bed; internal combustion engines
Interests: concurrent engineering; material selection; natural fiber composites; fused deposition modeling; conceptual design
Interests: additive manufacturing; hybrid manufacturing; advanced 3D printing; 4D and 5D printing; additive manufacturing materials development; severe plastic deformation; nanostructured materials; process-microstructure-property relationships
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2. Centre for Automotive Research, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Interests: additive manufacturing; lattice structures; topology optimisation; finite-element analysis; design for additive manufacturing (DfAM)
Interests: advanced manufacturing processes (sinter forging, thixoforming); damage mechanisms of materials (metallic, intermetallic, rubber and epoxy-based composites); design of new composites and damage characterization; design and manufacturing of recycled constituent composites
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The technology of additive manufacturing (AM) process has been significantly raised attention of researchers and industrial players from various area. Flexibility of the technology has increased the potential of research and exploration from the materials supply until the end-of-life. Regarding with the environmentally aspect, the reduction of the need for virgin raw materials in additive manufacturing will enhance the positive impact on environment of the process. Therefore, selection of the right eco-friendly sources of energy, recyclability and biodegradability and maximizing the product’s end-of-life value is important in AM. Fibre reinforced polymer composites have been employed in the early development of AM technology and they have open more potential application in various type of product design. Moreover, the research and development of these materials are extensively progressing as the materials are various and have unique characteristics.
In this special issue, we aim to capture the cutting-edge of the state-of-the-art in research pertaining to advancing additive manufacturing of fiber reinforced polymeric materials. The topic themes include advanced fiber reinforced polymeric materials development, processing parameter optimization, characterization techniques, structure-property relationships, process modelling, etc., specifically for AM.
Dr. R. A. Ilyas
Dr. Ahmed El-Shafay
Dr. M.T. Mastura
Dr. Shahir Yusuf
Dr. Abdul Hadi Azman
Prof. Dr. Emin Bayraktar
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing
- composites
- biocomposites
- 5D printing
- 4D printing
- 3D printing
- biopolymeric materials
- synthetic polymeric
- lattice structures
- fused deposition modeling
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