Additive Manufacturing of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic Composites: The Effect of Fiber Content on Compressive Properties

The additive manufacturing (AM) of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites continue to grow due the attractive strength-to-weight and modulus-to-weight ratios afforded by combined with ease processibility achievable through AM technique. Short design factors such as content effects have been shown play determinant roles in mechanical performance fabricated CFRP composites. However, this has only investigated for tensile flexural properties, no investigations date on compressive properties content. This study examined axial transverse testing CF-ABS contents from 0%, 10%, 20%, 30% samples printed build orientations, comparison compression properties. results were that increasing short-fiber thermoplastic slightly reduced strength modulus. it increased ductility toughness. 20% provided overall most decent 0–30% studied. composite demonstrates a generally higher property than because deformation ability which characterizes loaded parts, observed different failure modes.