Thermoplastic

Engineering

Thermoplastic polymer

Materials science

Ceramic

3D printing

Manufacturing engineering

Polymer

Thermoplastic composites

3d printed

Composite material

Fused deposition modeling

Procedia Structural Integrity

Additive manufacturing is a flexible processing technique that can be applied to polymers, metals, ceramics and other materials. Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) is one of the available additive manufacturing techniques that use thermoplastic polymers to print components/structures. Although there are many materials that can be used as filaments in this technique, PLA is one of the most widely used, not only for its characteristics, but also for society's environmental awareness. Depending on the desired characteristics of 3D printed models, PLA can be reinforced with fillers. Therefore, this short review paper aims to summarize all studies involving continuous carbon fibre reinforced PLA composites.

3D printed continuous carbon fiber reinforced PLA composites: A short review