Dieless Forming Using 3D Printer Of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic Parts

ISSN: 2348 9510
International Journal Of Core Engineering & Management (IJCEM)
Volume 1, Issue 8, November 2014

Dieless Forming Using 3D Printer Of Carbon Fibre
Reinforced Plastic Parts
Ashok Kumar Gupta*
Mukesh Kumar**
* Assistant Professor & Head of Department [e-mail] ,
**Assistant Professor [e-mail]
* & **Department of Mechanical Engineering , Rishiraj Institute of Technology, Indore,

Abstract
Dieless forming process using a 3D printer of carbon fibre reinforced plastic parts has developed to produce three-dimensional mechanical parts. Specimens for static and fatigue tests were manufactured by sandwiching the carbon fibres between upper and lower plastic plates made by 3D printing and by heating the sandwiched plates. The fatigue and static strengths were increased by thermal bonding of the plastic plates and carbon fibres. In addition, the strengths were heightened by including the carbon fibres in molten plastic.

Keywords: 3D printer; CFRP; Dieless forming

1. Introduction
The price of 3D printers drastically decreases due to the development of the fused deposition modelling process using plastics, and the application of 3D printers is expanding remarkably. With
3D printers, mechanical parts are manufactured by laying down successive layers of molten plastic without dies (Kumar, 2010). However, the strength of the mechanical plastic parts is not equivalent to conventionally manufactured ones. It is desirable to increase the strength of parts manufactured by the 3D printers. The use of carbon fibre reinforced plastics increases in aircraft and automobiles industries. Yanagimoto et al. (2012) developed a forming process of carbon fibre reinforced plastics.
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ISSN: 2348 9510
International Journal Of Core Engineering & Management (IJCEM)
Volume 1, Issue 8, November 2014
Most of carbon fibre reinforced plastics have comparatively simple shapes such as plates and curved shells, and it is not easy to manufacture three-

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