Research Papers
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Characterization of Radiation Shielding Capabilities of High Concentration PLA-W Composite for 3D Printing of Radiation Therapy Collimators
"This work evaluates the radiation shielding capabilities of the PLA-W composite for MV energy photons emitted by a linear accelerator and the feasibility of manufacturing a clinically-used collimator grid in spatially fractionated radiotherapy (SFRT) using the...
A Design Strategy for Removing the Debinding and Sintering Gas in Additive Manufactured Samples of a Bronze/Polylactic Acid Filament
"To lower the cost of additive manufacturing of metallic components, the goal of this work is to investigate and optimize a multi-step process by material extrusion (MEX) of a polylactide filament loaded with bronze to remove the gas produced during the debinding and...
Energy Efficiency in Additive Manufacturing: Condensed Review
"Today, it is significant that the use of additive manufacturing (AM) has growing in almost every aspect of the daily life. A high number of sectors are adapting and implementing this revolutionary production technology in their domain to increase production volumes,...
Multifunctional HKUST-1-3D-printed device for the simultaneous extraction of hydrocarbons and dyes from water
"Herein, we report a MOF polymer coating and in-situ growth mixed strategy to fabricate a multifunctional floating 3D printed device for simultaneous hydrocarbon and dye removal. Due to the superhydrophobic properties (water contact angle = 151o) of the upper part of...
The effect of 3D printing parameter variations on tensile strength using filament made of PLA-Titanium
"Titanium is a biocompatible material. Applications are used in the medical world to make implants and hard tissue replacements. The technique used is usually SLM (selective laser melting). Recently introduced titanium filament for FDM technique feed, but the...
3D-Printed Nanostructured Copper Substrate Boosts the Sodiated Capability and Stability of Antimony Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries
"Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) represent a viable substitute to lithium-ionbatteries due to their affordability and resource abundance. For SIBs,antimony (Sb) shows potential as anode material but is impeded by the highvolumetric variations. Here the challenges of Sb...
Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Polylactic Acid/Tin Bronze Tensile Strength Bars Additive Manufactured by Fused Deposition Modelling
"Tensile stress bar samples have been additive manufactured by fused deposition modelling (FDM) route by using polylactic acid (PLA)/tin bronze filament,thermal de-binding and air sintering. The samples reach sintered density of7.42 g/cm3or 85% of the relative density...
Characterization of Metal FDM process and final mechanical performances evaluation
Characterization of Metal FDM process andDownload Characterization of Metal FDM process andDownload Paper published to Webthesis in 2023 https://webthesis.biblio.polito.it/secure/27012/1/tesi.pdf
Towards Aluminum Metal Fused Filament Fabrication
"Metal Fused Filament Fabrication (MFFF or MF3) is a promising additive manufacturing technique that democratizes metal production, allowing small-scale manufacturers and researchers to access advanced metal fabrication capabilities. This master thesis investigates...
Solar power systems for 3D printing on lunar surface using In Situ Resources Utilization
"This thesis aims to study the development of a 3D printing system that will utilize solar radiation to heat and melt the printing material on the lunar surface. In order to melt materials using the solar radiation, a Fresnel lens will concentrate the radiation onto...
High Densification Level and Hardness Values of Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel Fabricated by Fused Filament Fabrication
High Densification Level and Hardness Values of Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel Fabricated by Fused Filament FabricationDownload High Densification Level and Hardness Values of Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel Fabricated by Fused Filament...
3D printing for heat transfer: characterization of additive manufactured copper
3D printing for heat transfer characterisation of additive manufactured copperDownload Paper published in 2023 https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2023/15/matecconf_rapdasa2023_08004.pdf
3D printed imaging apertures for MicroPattern gas detector based full field of view X-ray fluorescence spectrometers
3D printed imaging apertures for MicroPattern gas detector based full field of view X-ray fluorescence spectrometersDownload 3D printed imaging apertures for MicroPattern gas detector based full fieldDownload Paper published to ScienceDirect on 13 October 2023...
Characterization of the Metal Fused Filament Fabrication Process for Manufacturing of Pure Copper Inductors
Characterization of the Metal Fused Filament Fabrication Process for Manufacturing of Pure Copper InductorsDownload Characterization of the Metal Fused Filament Fabrication Process for Manufacturing of Pure Copper InductorsDownload Paper published to MDPI on 13...
3D Printing of high melting iron alloys using metal-fused deposition modeling: a comprehensive review
"Advancements in additive manufacturing (AM) have allowed for a transition in the manufacturing industry. The ability to print solid metal parts for use in prototypes, custom tooling, and fast replacement parts has driven advancements in the manufacturing sector....
Integration of Metal Additive Manufacturing Using Fused Deposition Modeling in Mechanical Engineering Education
Integration of Metal Additive Manufacturing Using Fused Deposition Modeling in Mechanical Engineering EducationDownload Integration of Metal Additive Manufacturing Using Fused DepositionDownload Paper published in 2023...
Developing Additively Manufactured Iron Powder-filled PLA Composites
Developing Additively Manufactured Iron Powder-filled PLA CompositesDownload Paper published in 2023 https://utw10945.utweb.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/2023/016%20DevelopingAdditivelyManufacturedIronPowderFilledPLAComposites.pdf
Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing: Creating IN718-AISI 316L Bimetallic Parts by 3D Printing, Debinding, and Sintering
Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing Creating IN718-AISI 316L Bimetallic Parts by 3D Printing, Debinding, and SinteringDownload Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing Creating IN718-AISI 316L Bimetallic Parts by 3D Printing, Debinding, and SinteringDownload Paper...