Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed Composite Polymers using Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
Pansare Yogesh Anna
, Jadhav Ritesh Sunil , Kadlag Sanket Rajendra , Kotkar Shubham Sambhaji , Gujrathi Tushar Vijay
Fused Deposition Modeling, FDM, Composite Polymer, ABS, Carbon Fiber, Glass Fiber, Tensile Strength, Flexural Strength, Impact Strength, Fatigue Analysis.
Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is one of the most common methods for additive manufacturing for creating lightweight and complicated polymer structures. But traditional thermoplastics printed by FDM methods have low mechanical properties due to weak interlayer cohesion and anisotropy. In order to enhance the mechanical properties of FDM prints, reinforced composite thermoplastic, including carbon fiber and glass fiber composite materials, have been utilized in engineering fields. This experiment focuses on investigating mechanical properties of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), Carbon Fiber Reinforced ABS (ABS-CF), and Glass Fiber Reinforced ABS (ABS-GF) printed by FDM. The standard ASTM test sample was prepared under similar printing conditions for testing their tensile strength, impact, flexure, and fatigue. According to experimental results, the ABS-CF specimens displayed the best tensile strength of about 45 MPa and flexural strength of around 70 MPa, owing to increased stiffness and load-transmitting ability of carbon fibers. ABS-GF specimens showed better impact strength of around 21.5 kJ/m² and fatigue life of around 91.5 × 10³ cycles, attributable to greater toughness and crack resistance offered by glass fibers. On the other hand, pure ABS samples had comparatively low strength, yet high ductility and deformation ability. From the above discussion, one can conclude that reinforcements play an important role in improving the mechanical properties of FDM fabricated polymeric materials, which makes them applicable to lightweight structural applications in several industries like automotive, aerospace, biomedical, and many more.
"Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed Composite Polymers using Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)", JETNR - JOURNAL OF EMERGING TRENDS AND NOVEL RESEARCH (www.JETNR.org), ISSN:2984-9276, Vol.4, Issue 6, page no.b311-b318, June-2026, Available :https://rjpn.org/JETNR/papers/JETNR2606160.pdf
Volume 4
Issue 6,
June-2026
Pages : b311-b318
Paper Reg. ID: JETNR_235187
Published Paper Id: JETNR2606160
Downloads: 00054
Research Area: Science and Technology
Country: Nashik , Maharashtra, India
ISSN: 2984-9276 | IMPACT FACTOR: 9.87 Calculated By Google Scholar | ESTD YEAR: 2023
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