Experimental and computational analysis of structure-property relationship in carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites fabricated by selective laser sintering

A fundamental understanding of structure-property relationship of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites fabricated by selective laser sintering (SLS) is essential to provide guidance to improve the mechanical properties in this promising additive manufacturing process. In the present study, we propose a new computational framework to evaluate the mechanical behavior of SLSed CFRP based on the representative volume element (RVE)...