Effect of infill pattern on the microstructure and properties of copper processed through metal fused filament fabrication technique
The future of production could be greatly impacted by additive manufacturing (AM) because of its advantages, such as reduced material usage, flexible geometry, and automation in the industry. Metal fused filament fabrication (MFFF) is one of the promising AM method for creating metallic components i...
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| author | Salethkumar Jasper Manickam Ravichandran Chander Prakash N. Radhika |
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| description | The future of production could be greatly impacted by additive manufacturing (AM) because of its advantages, such as reduced material usage, flexible geometry, and automation in the industry. Metal fused filament fabrication (MFFF) is one of the promising AM method for creating metallic components in an accessible and affordable manner. This work reports the how infill patterns affect the densification, microstructural integrity, and functional performance of copper parts fabricated using MFFF. This experimental study uses copper (Cu) as the feedstock material and investigates how the infill pattern affects the mechanical properties of metal objects made with fused filament fabrication (FFF). The results demonstrate that Cu samples with triangular infill have a higher hardness of 55HV and a higher compressive strength when compared to solid and gyroid infill. The solid infill has a higher ultimate tensile strength of (188.61 MPa) than the triangular and gyroid infill. A scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to study the test specimens' internal structure and average pore size. Wear study results indicate that the gyroid infill pattern has low wear rate. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a93c3f88ba464d58a1657da8c2805e092025-02-05T04:32:08ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542025-03-013527912802Effect of infill pattern on the microstructure and properties of copper processed through metal fused filament fabrication techniqueSalethkumar Jasper0Manickam Ravichandran1Chander Prakash2N. Radhika3Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jeppiaar Institute of Technology, Chennai, 631604, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, K.Ramakrishnan College of Engineering, Tiruchirappalli, 621112, Tamil Nadu, India; Corresponding author.Department of Mechanical Engineering and University Centre for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, 140413, IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, 641112, Tamil Nadu, IndiaThe future of production could be greatly impacted by additive manufacturing (AM) because of its advantages, such as reduced material usage, flexible geometry, and automation in the industry. Metal fused filament fabrication (MFFF) is one of the promising AM method for creating metallic components in an accessible and affordable manner. This work reports the how infill patterns affect the densification, microstructural integrity, and functional performance of copper parts fabricated using MFFF. This experimental study uses copper (Cu) as the feedstock material and investigates how the infill pattern affects the mechanical properties of metal objects made with fused filament fabrication (FFF). The results demonstrate that Cu samples with triangular infill have a higher hardness of 55HV and a higher compressive strength when compared to solid and gyroid infill. The solid infill has a higher ultimate tensile strength of (188.61 MPa) than the triangular and gyroid infill. A scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to study the test specimens' internal structure and average pore size. Wear study results indicate that the gyroid infill pattern has low wear rate.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425002066Metal fused filament fabricationCopper filamentInfill patternAdditive manufacturingMicrostructure |
| spellingShingle | Salethkumar Jasper Manickam Ravichandran Chander Prakash N. Radhika Effect of infill pattern on the microstructure and properties of copper processed through metal fused filament fabrication technique Journal of Materials Research and Technology Metal fused filament fabrication Copper filament Infill pattern Additive manufacturing Microstructure |
| title | Effect of infill pattern on the microstructure and properties of copper processed through metal fused filament fabrication technique |
| title_full | Effect of infill pattern on the microstructure and properties of copper processed through metal fused filament fabrication technique |
| title_fullStr | Effect of infill pattern on the microstructure and properties of copper processed through metal fused filament fabrication technique |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of infill pattern on the microstructure and properties of copper processed through metal fused filament fabrication technique |
| title_short | Effect of infill pattern on the microstructure and properties of copper processed through metal fused filament fabrication technique |
| title_sort | effect of infill pattern on the microstructure and properties of copper processed through metal fused filament fabrication technique |
| topic | Metal fused filament fabrication Copper filament Infill pattern Additive manufacturing Microstructure |
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