Tensile behavior of functionally graded sandwich PLA-ABS produced via fused filament fabrication process


Çalışkan U., Sevim Ç., Demirbas M. D.

MECHANICS OF ADVANCED MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, vol.31, no.1, pp.261-270, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/15376494.2023.2244943
  • Journal Name: MECHANICS OF ADVANCED MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, INSPEC, Metadex, DIALNET, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.261-270
  • Keywords: Additive manufacturing, functionally graded material, sandwich structure, tensile behavior, acrylonitrile benzidine styrene, polylactic acid
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The study investigated the tensile behavior of Sandwich Functionally Graded Material (SFGM) fabricated using Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology experimentally and numerically. SFGMs are characterized by a gradual variation in composition and structure with respect to the forming volume from the lower and upper surfaces of the structure toward the center, resulting in a corresponding change in material properties. Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF), a widely used AM process, was used in the present work to fabricate the thermoplastic polymer-based SFGM specimens. SFGM were produced by the FFF method using ABS and PLA materials and subjected to tensile tests according to ASTMD638.