Design and Sustainability: Polymer Composites via Additive Manufacturing
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2025 | Viewed by 1658
Special Issue Editors
Interests: continuous fiber; additive manufacturing; composite material; mechanical properties; process optimization; failure analysis
Interests: interfacial bonding; mechanical behavior; manufacturing; nanocomposites; interlaminar toughening; failure analysis; 3D printing
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Interests: advanced materials; mechanics of materials; composite material; applied mechanics; finite element analysis
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Interests: additive manufacturing; process optimization; modeling and simulation; reliability analysis; failure analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymer composites have received extensive attention from the automotive, aerospace, biomedical, sports and civil engineering industries. The intersection between additive manufacturing (AM) and composites has led to the development of lightweight materials and structures, thereby playing a pivotal role in sustainability. This convergence is increasingly utilized to fabricate structural composites that not only exhibit superior mechanical properties, but also introduce innovative features. This Special Issue aims to gather original research and review papers on the latest advancements in the additive manufacturing of polymer composites; the scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, mathematical/physical modelling, the design and analysis of composite structures, novel experimental and manufacturing methods, and the exploration of applications in lightweighting, multifunctionality, energy efficiency, and sustainability. Contributions focusing on material innovation/design and experimental aspects of AM composite materials are also welcome.
Dr. Yesong Wang
Dr. Zhongsen Zhang
Prof. Dr. Kunkun Fu
Prof. Dr. Wei Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing
- 3D printing
- polymer composites
- short-fiber composites
- continuous-fiber composites
- mechanical behavior
- modeling and simulation
- failure mode
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Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Novel Processes for the Production of Continuous Fiber Reinforced Polymers by Additive Manufacturing and Their Comparison
Authors: Simon Zeidler, Nikolas Matkovic, Florian Kößler and Jürgen Fleischer
Affiliation: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) - wbk Institute of Production Science, Germany
Title: Continuous-Discontinuous Fiber Reinforcement Using Additive Robotic Direct Extrusion
Authors: Nikolas Matkovic; Jürgen Fleischer
Affiliation: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) - wbk Institute of Production Science, Germany
