Abstract
This research project analyzes the fatigue properties of fiber-reinforced additively manufactured (FRAM) specimens depending on the effect of fiber orientation, infill type, and composition of FRAM material. Testing specimens with several fiber orientation, infill type, and material compositions were printed using a 3D printer capable of printing with carbon fiber, fiberglass, and Kevlar. Specimens were tested in a tension-tension mode with a stress ratio, R = 0.1. The data collected was analyzed with analysis of variance (ANOVA) to investigate the significance of the load, number of rings, and materials on the number of cycles to failure. A number of specimens were tested until they were broken. Highest resistance to failure were of the specimens made of “isotropic” infill carbon fiber with zero and one ring. From the ANOVA results, material, load, and the number of rings are all significant with regard to the number of cycles to failure. ANOVA also showed that load and material interaction were slightly significant to fatigue life. Fiber can be varied for each layer of the specimens, thus changing the mechanical properties of a part. Experiments like these can better the understanding of material properties to improve life of parts under cyclic loading.
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This work is part of a larger project funded by the Advanced Technological Education Program of the National Science Foundation, DUE no. 1601587. The funding provided by the National Science Foundation is greatly appreciated.
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Imeri, A., Fidan, I., Allen, M. et al. Fatigue analysis of the fiber reinforced additively manufactured objects. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 98, 2717–2724 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-018-2398-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-018-2398-7