Composites Additive Manufacturing for Space Applications: A Review

Paek, Seung‐Mann; Balasubramanian, Sivagaminathan; Stupples, David W.

doi:10.3390/ma15134709

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“…According to the fabrication process in the SLA [ 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 ], it can be seen that the fabricated resin sample consisted of large amounts of microparticles, which were controlled by the size of the laser spot and the thickness of each layer, and the force analysis for a single microparticle is shown in Figure 7 . The red block, yellow blocks, green blocks, and purple blocks represent the analyzed microparticle, the nearby microparticles within the line show the scanning direction, the nearby microparticles in the neighboring lines show feed direction, and the nearby microparticles in the adjacent layers show accumulation direction, respectively.…”

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Investigation and Optimization of the Impact of Printing Orientation on Mechanical Properties of Resin Sample in the Low-Force Stereolithography Additive Manufacturing

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The mechanical properties of resin samples in low-force stereolithography additive manufacturing were affected by the printing orientation, and were investigated and optimized to achieve excellent single or comprehensive tensile strength, compressive strength, and flexural modulus. The resin samples were fabricated using a Form3 3D printer based on light curing technology according to the corresponding national standards, and they were detected using a universal testing machine to test their mechanical properties. The influence of the printing orientation was represented by the rotation angle of the resin samples relative to the x–axis, y–axis and z–axis, and the parameters was selected in the range 0°–90° with an interval of 30°. The multiple regression models for the mechanical properties of the prepared resin samples were obtained based on least square estimation, which offered a foundation from which to optimize the parameters of the printing orientation by cuckoo search algorithm. The optimal parameters for the tensile strength, compressive strength and flexural modulus were ‘α = 45°, β = 25°, γ = 90°’, ‘β = 0°, β = 51°, γ = 85°’ and ‘α = 26°, β = 0°, γ = 90°’, respectively, which obtained the improvements of 80.52%, 15.94%, and 48.85%, respectively, relative to the worst conditions. The mechanism was qualitatively discussed based on the force analysis. The achievements obtained in this study proved that optimization of the printing orientation could improve the mechanical properties of the fabricated sample, which provided a reference for all additive manufacturing methods.

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Investigation and Optimization of the Impact of Printing Orientation on Mechanical Properties of Resin Sample in the Low-Force Stereolithography Additive Manufacturing

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“…[1][2][3][4][5] Additive thinking is indeed infiltrating the scientific and technological communities, racing to realize the benefits of these empowering advanced manufacturing techniques in every industrial domain, from consumer goods to nutrient alternatives and extreme engineering such as space travel. [6][7][8][9] For example, sporting equipment, including protective helmets and running shoes, have been mass-produced using various additive manufacturing approaches, [6,7,10] enabling their retail to the general public at competitive prices. In short, the premises of additive manufacturing, such as broadening the design envelope, just-in-time delivery, and efficient production, are manifested in reallife applications and facilitate the rapid translation of products from the bench to the market.…”

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“…The latter naturally leverages the strategically configured unoccupied space within ordered cellular solids to induce functionalities other than load‐bearing and structural stability, [ 14 ] such as fluid flow, heat transfer, and magnetic shielding. [ 8 ] The overarching enabling advantages of cellular solids are further unleashed in engineered materials by additive manufacturing, [ 14–16 ] where localized alteration of geometries leads to expanding the property map of material subclasses while achieving new mechanical and structural performance levels at substantially reduced manufacturing cost and weight penalties. However, it is imperative to note that such structural tunability is not limited to the cellular level.…”

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Structural Performance of Additively Manufactured Composite Lattice Structures: Strain Rate, Cell Geometry, and Weight Ratio Effects

Singh,

Ngo,

Huynh

et al. 2023

Adv Eng Mater

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The proliferation of ordered cellular structures in industrial and technological applications is justified by their superior mechanical performance, including tunable energy absorption strategies and potential multifunctionality. This research evaluates the mechanical response of composite lattice structures fabricated using vat photopolymerization additive manufacturing process and printable particulate composite materials. Several generations of modified printable resins are prepared by hybridizing flexible resin with varying glass microballoons reinforcement weight percentages. Multifaceted characterization regiments highlight the process–property–performance interrelationship by submitting printed composite structures to quasi‐static and impact‐loading scenarios combined with digital stills and high‐speed photography, respectively. Image analyses of optical and scanning electron micrographs quantify the dimensional accuracy of the composite lattice structures with cylindrical and hexagonal cellular geometries. The mechanical characterization uncovers the effect of cell geometry and reinforcement on the global structural behavior, eliciting differences in load‐bearing capacity, local strain developments, and structural densification. Exploratory digital image correlation supports the global structural deformations, revealing their relationship with the developed local strain state within the unit cells. The outcomes of this research elucidate the effect of strain rate, unit cell geometry, and reinforcing ratios on the structural performance of composite lattice structures at the macro‐ and microstructure levels.

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“…Due to its low weight to modulus and stiffness ratio, corrosion resistance, tailored performance, and cost-effectiveness (Li et al, 2017b;Jawaid et al, 2018), the applications of FRPCs have increasingly expanded since the 1980s. As of today, FRPCs are widely used in aerospace (Wang et al, 2018;Towsyfyan et al, 2020;Paek et al, 2022), wind power (Mohamed and Wetzel, 2006), automobile (Salifu et al, 2022), buildings (Zhang et al, 2020;Xiao et al, 2021), and other fields, as summarized with a few select examples in Figure 1.…”

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Nondestructive testing and evaluation techniques of defects in fiber-reinforced polymer composites: A review

Chen

Jin²

2022

Front. Mater.

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Fiber-reinforced polymer composites have excellent mechanical properties and outstanding development potential and are cost-effective. They have increasingly been used in numerous advanced and engineering applications as materials for wind turbine blades, helicopter rotors, high-pressure pipelines, and medical equipment. Understanding and assessing structural failure promptly in the whole lifecycle of a composite is essential to mitigating safety concerns and reducing maintenance costs. Various nondestructive testing and evaluation (NDT&E) technologies based on different evaluation principles have been established to inspect defects under different conditions. This paper reviews the established types of NDT&E techniques: acoustic emission, ultrasonic testing, eddy current testing, infrared thermography, terahertz testing, digital image correlation, shearography, and X-ray computed tomography, which is divided into three categories based on the operation frequency and data processing means of the output signal that is directly under analysis. We listed four types of defects/damage that are currently of great interest, namely, voids and porosity, fiber waviness and wrinkling, delamination and debonding, as well as impact damage. To identify a suitable method for different defects/damage, we performed characterization and evaluation by using these NDT&E techniques for typical defects/damage. Then, the cost, inspection speed, benefits and limitations, etc. were compared and discussed. Finally, a brief overview of the development of the technologies and their applications in the field of composite fabrication was discussed.

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Composites Additive Manufacturing for Space Applications: A Review

Cited by 21 publications

References 91 publications

Investigation and Optimization of the Impact of Printing Orientation on Mechanical Properties of Resin Sample in the Low-Force Stereolithography Additive Manufacturing

Investigation and Optimization of the Impact of Printing Orientation on Mechanical Properties of Resin Sample in the Low-Force Stereolithography Additive Manufacturing

Structural Performance of Additively Manufactured Composite Lattice Structures: Strain Rate, Cell Geometry, and Weight Ratio Effects

Nondestructive testing and evaluation techniques of defects in fiber-reinforced polymer composites: A review

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