Composite Materials
Ryosuke Matsuzaki
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Background
3D printer for resin material
4.5 times in
4 years
• Predicted to bring a Revolution in
Manufacturing that will dramatically
change manufacturing
• World 3D printer market to grow to
Transition of scale of world 3D
320,000 units in 2017 printer market
(Yano Research Institute Ltd., 2014)
• Resin is not suitable for fabrication of
structural members
è Primarily used for fabrication of
prototypes and toys
Materials
Assembly Cost
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Parts 3
Conventional Technology and Its Issues
Thermoplastic filament
Printer head
Preheater
Heater
Nozzle
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Fiber Cutting Mechanism
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3D-Printed Test Piece in Dumbbell Shape
200 mm
t : 4 mm
• JFRP for 3D printing
è Green composite combining jute fiber and PLA
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Material Characteristics of 3D Printing
Composite Materials
• Introducing continuous carbon fiber increases the modulus and
strength by 4 to 6 times
25"
strength (MPa)
250"
modulus (GPa)
20"
Increases Increases by
Tensile"modulus"(GPa)
200"
Tensile"strength"(MPa)
by 6 times 4.3 times
15" 150"
10" 100"
Tensile
Tensile
5" 50"
0" 0"
PLA" JFRTP" CFRTP" PLA" JFRTP" CFRTP"
PLA JFRP CFRP PLA JFRP CFRP
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Material Characteristics Comparison with
Commercially Available Industrial 3D Printers
The characteristics are dramatically improved compared to
commercially available industrial 3D printers
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25
(GPa)
modulus (GPa)
20 Reinforced
Tensile modulus
FDM
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Continuous carbon
fiber method
Young's
10 Continous fiber
Selective laser Sintering
SLS composites
SLA
5 Stereolithography
FDM
Fused deposition modeling
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0 50 100 150 200 250
Strength
Tensile (MPa)(MPa)
strength 11
Device Image
l Desktop Composite Material 3D Printer
• Optimizes fiber orientation from 3D CAD data
• 3D printing of high strength carbon fiber composite materials on
desktop
• Can also machine and trim by changing the head
l Structure
• Highly rigid base
・ Compatible with heavy head for molding
composite materials
・ Compatible with 3D CNC Spindle installed (3D CNC)
• Multiple head types
・ Spindle CNC machining
・ Prepreg tape layup
・ In-situ impregnated CFRTP
• Software
・ Optimization of fiber orientation
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Prepreg tape layup head
New Design Concept Leads to New Products
• Not bound by conventional linear fiber orientation, and degree of design
freedom is significantly improved, including curvature fiber orientation
• New design concept allows creation of new products
• Same 3D CAD data yields different products, indicating that the
performance of the optimizer determines product performance.
è Accumulated knowledge on optimization including curvature orientation.
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Additional Capacity for Automatic
Manufacturing of New Structure
• Automatic isogrid molding • Reduction of stress
concentration
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Software-controlled Manufacturing
Faster development
Flexible production
Information center 15
Potential Applications
Application
Other developments
l High-level amateurs
l Post secondary and corporate research institutions
• Education: prototyping, designing, and optimizing
• Research: Adaptable to diverse requirements
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Challenges for Practical Applications
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Expectation to Businesses
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Intellectual Property Right of This Technology
PCT Application
Title of invention:
Three-dimensional Printing System, Three-dimensional
Printing Method, Molding Device, Fiber-containing Object,
and Production Method
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History of Industry-Academia
Collaboration
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Contact
TEL +81-3-5228-7440
FAX +81-3-5228-7441
E-mail ura@admin.tus.ac.jp
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