Field assisted additive manufacturing for polymers and metals: materials and methods
Additive manufacturing (AM) has emerged as a transformative technology capable of fabricating complex geometries and multi-material structures across various industries. Despite its potential, challenges persist in terms of limited material selection, anisotropic properties, and achieving functional...
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| description | Additive manufacturing (AM) has emerged as a transformative technology capable of fabricating complex geometries and multi-material structures across various industries. Despite its potential, challenges persist in terms of limited material selection, anisotropic properties, and achieving functional microstructures in polymer and metal composites. Field-assisted additive manufacturing (FAAM) employs external fields like acoustic, magnetic, and electric fields. It has shown promise in addressing these limitations by controlling filler orientation and concentration in polymeric composites and improving surface finish and microstructure in metals. This review paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the state-of-the-art FAAM processes for polymer and metal composites, focusing on material compatibility, the mechanics of each field, and their integration with AM technologies as well as current applications, limitations, and potential future directions in the development of FAAM processes. Enhancing FAAM process understanding can create tailored anisotropic composites, enabling innovative applications in aerospace, automotive, biomedical fields, and beyond. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a48d377d922d40309d26eff7082c8ac02023-11-02T14:47:05ZengTaylor & Francis GroupVirtual and Physical Prototyping1745-27591745-27672023-12-0118110.1080/17452759.2023.22567072256707Field assisted additive manufacturing for polymers and metals: materials and methodsAbdullah Al Noman0Balaji Krishna Kumar1Tarik Dickens2High-Performance Materials InstituteHigh-Performance Materials InstituteHigh-Performance Materials InstituteAdditive manufacturing (AM) has emerged as a transformative technology capable of fabricating complex geometries and multi-material structures across various industries. Despite its potential, challenges persist in terms of limited material selection, anisotropic properties, and achieving functional microstructures in polymer and metal composites. Field-assisted additive manufacturing (FAAM) employs external fields like acoustic, magnetic, and electric fields. It has shown promise in addressing these limitations by controlling filler orientation and concentration in polymeric composites and improving surface finish and microstructure in metals. This review paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the state-of-the-art FAAM processes for polymer and metal composites, focusing on material compatibility, the mechanics of each field, and their integration with AM technologies as well as current applications, limitations, and potential future directions in the development of FAAM processes. Enhancing FAAM process understanding can create tailored anisotropic composites, enabling innovative applications in aerospace, automotive, biomedical fields, and beyond.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17452759.2023.2256707additive manufacturing3d printingfield assistancemagnetic field assistanceelectric field assistanceacoustic field assistanceadditive manufacturing of polymersadditive manufacturing of metals |
| spellingShingle | Abdullah Al Noman Balaji Krishna Kumar Tarik Dickens Field assisted additive manufacturing for polymers and metals: materials and methods Virtual and Physical Prototyping additive manufacturing 3d printing field assistance magnetic field assistance electric field assistance acoustic field assistance additive manufacturing of polymers additive manufacturing of metals |
| title | Field assisted additive manufacturing for polymers and metals: materials and methods |
| title_full | Field assisted additive manufacturing for polymers and metals: materials and methods |
| title_fullStr | Field assisted additive manufacturing for polymers and metals: materials and methods |
| title_full_unstemmed | Field assisted additive manufacturing for polymers and metals: materials and methods |
| title_short | Field assisted additive manufacturing for polymers and metals: materials and methods |
| title_sort | field assisted additive manufacturing for polymers and metals materials and methods |
| topic | additive manufacturing 3d printing field assistance magnetic field assistance electric field assistance acoustic field assistance additive manufacturing of polymers additive manufacturing of metals |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17452759.2023.2256707 |
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