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Continuous fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials fabrication using additive manufacturing (AM) technology like 3D printing is an active research area to be taken up. The research not only focusses on the determination of mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties of a component but also enhancing the same individual or in a combination of all. In addition to these, improved mechanical performance can be achieved by employing 3D printing technology. The incorporation of fiber properties with altered additives mixing via thermosets/thermoplastic filaments/matrices, the performance enhancement of the resultant composites is achieved. Apart from the automotive and aerospace industries, studies have shown that this technology is well-suited for the manufacture of a wide variety of customized products. This technology is highly capable of optimizing the material along with the structure, volume fraction, and the fiber direction that can be controlled at every location in a composite by three-dimensional computer-aided design (CAD) data. The present book chapter focuses on the technology that can be used to fabricate a composite by using continuous fiber by 3D printing technology. Undoubtedly, this technique can be the next-generation composite fabrication route that will be very beneficial to many manufacturing industries in terms of speed, efficiency, and reduction in production cost. The first section of this chapter presents the latest trends in 3D printing technology for possible enhancement of the properties of the composite components. The second segment of the chapter is devoted to the methodology and material requirements and their suitability for application-specific. The third section elaborates on the various testing methods required for the characterization of the resultant composite. In the end, the chapter concludes with observations ranging from the fabrication, characterization, and testing of the composites. Also, the suggestions for future scope are made towards the end of the chapter.
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Dhanunjayarao, B.N. et al. (2020). 3D Printing of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites: Additive Manufacturing. In: Kharissova, O.V., Martínez, L.M.T., Kharisov, B.I. (eds) Handbook of Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for Energy and Environmental Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11155-7_166-1
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