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JOURNAL OF COMPOSITES SCIENCE
Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jcs1010008
Keywords
3D printing; natural fibres; composites; fused deposition modelling
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- Hamilton City Council
- Waikato District Council
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Fused deposition modelling is a simple additive manufacturing technology utilising fine filament extrusion of predominantly thermoplastic materials to build 3D objects layer by layer. This research explores the feasibility and the factors involved in using fused deposition modelling to produce natural fibre reinforced composite components. Uniform 3-mm filaments of both hemp and harakeke (Phormium tenax) in varying weight percentages within polylactic acid (PLA) polymer were successfully produced and used to print tensile test samples. Tensile test results supported harakeke to be a useful fibre in terms of mechanical properties achieved which surpassed the Young's modulus and tensile strength of plain PLA samples by 42.3% and 5.4%, respectively.
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