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ReviewMicromachines2024

A Review of Print Heads for Fused Filament Fabrication of Continuous Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Composites.

Heng Cai, Yuan Chen

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Review in Micromachines, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Heng CaiShenzhen Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing for Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composites, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2563-2712
Yuan ChenShenzhen Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing for Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composites, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Southern University of Science and Technology · CN

Funding

Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF (GZC20231037), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (12302177), the Guangdong University Key-Area Special Program, China (2023ZDZX2025), the Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing for Conti Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF (GZC20231037), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (12302177), the Guangdong University Key-Area Special Program, China (2023ZDZX2025), the Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing for Conti
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The print head is one of the most critical components in an additive manufacturing (AM) system. It can significantly affect the quality of printed parts. Recently, because continuous carbon fiber-reinforced composites can have excellent mechanical properties, a relevant AM technique, fused filament fabrication (FFF), has been attracting increasing attention. This has extended the requirements demanded of print heads. To this end, different FFF extrusion methods have been rapidly developed based on various methods of impregnating fibers into the matrix for the corresponding print heads. Generally, these extrusion methods are of three types: single extrusion, in situ extrusion, and dual extrusion. All these methods face substantial challenges, such as the nozzle clogging and damage to the continuous carbon fibers during extrusion. These common issues still need to be fully addressed. This study's aim is to summarize and discuss the different extrusion methods and their FFF specific components in terms of their advantages and disadvantages for continuous carbon fiber-reinforced composites.

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additive manufacturingcontinuous carbon fiber-reinforced compositesextrusion methodfused filament fabricationprint head

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PMID38675244
PMCPMC11052248
OpenAlexW4393163793

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