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ArticlePolymers2023

Fused Filament Fabricated Poly(lactic acid) Parts Reinforced with Short Carbon Fiber and Graphene Nanoparticles with Improved Tribological Properties.

Anzum Al Abir, Dipto Chakrabarti, Bruno Trindade

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Article in Polymers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anzum Al AbirCEMMPRE-Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, University of Coimbra, Rua Luís Reis Santos, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6487-831X
Dipto ChakrabartiCEMMPRE-Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, University of Coimbra, Rua Luís Reis Santos, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal.
Bruno TrindadeCEMMPRE-Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, University of Coimbra, Rua Luís Reis Santos, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-2971-8465
University of Coimbra · PT

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UIDB/00285/2020 and LA/P/0112/2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the mechanical and tribological properties of 3D-printed Poly (lactic acid) (PLA) composites reinforced with different concentrations of carbon fibers (SCF) and graphene nanoparticles (GNP) (0.5 to 5 wt.% of each filler). The samples were produced using FFF (fused filament fabrication) 3D printing. The results showed a good dispersion of the fillers in the composites. SCF and GNP promoted the crystallization of the PLA filaments. The hardness, elastic modulus, and specific wear resistance grew with the increase in the filler concentration. A hardness improvement of about 30% was observed for the composite with 5 wt.% of SCF + 5 wt.% GNP (PSG-5) compared to PLA. The same trend was observed for the elastic modulus with an increase of 220%. All the composites presented lower coefficients of friction (0.49 to 0.6) than PLA (0.71). The composite PSG-5 sample showed the lowest value of specific wear rate (4.04 × 10

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3D printinggraphene nanoplateletsmechanical and tribological characterizationPLA compositeshort carbon fiber

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PMID37299249
PMCPMC10255553
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