Enhancing Fatigue Resistance of Polylactic Acid through Natural Reinforcement in Material Extrusion.

Polymers (Basel)

Department of Civil, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering School, University of Malaga, 29071 Malaga, Spain.

Published: August 2024

AI Article Synopsis

  • The research paper investigates enhancing the fatigue resistance of polylactic acid (PLA) used in Material Extrusion by incorporating natural fibers like cellulose, coffee, and flax for improved performance under rotational bending fatigue.
  • It focuses on optimizing printing parameters to mitigate issues such as warping and shrinkage, with cellulose showing the best results in reducing dimensional deviations and achieving tighter tolerances.
  • The study reveals that natural fiber reinforcements significantly boost PLA's fatigue resistance, with cellulose enhancing its performance to 13.7 MPa stress at 70,000 cycles, compared to 13.6 MPa for coffee and 13.5 MPa for flax, establishing a sustainable solution for additive manufacturing.

Article Abstract

This research paper aims to enhance the fatigue resistance of polylactic acid (PLA) in Material Extrusion (ME) by incorporating natural reinforcement, focusing on rotational bending fatigue. The study investigates the fatigue behavior of PLA in ME, using various natural fibers such as cellulose, coffee, and flax as potential reinforcements. It explores the optimization of printing parameters to address challenges like warping and shrinkage, which can affect dimensional accuracy and fatigue performance, particularly under the rotational bending conditions analyzed. Cellulose emerges as the most promising natural fiber reinforcement for PLA in ME, exhibiting superior resistance to warping and shrinkage. It also demonstrates minimal geometrical deviations, enabling the production of components with tighter dimensional tolerances. Additionally, the study highlights the significant influence of natural fiber reinforcement on the dimensional deviations and rotational fatigue behavior of printed components. The fatigue resistance of PLA was significantly improved with natural fiber reinforcements. Specifically, PLA reinforced with cellulose showed an increase in fatigue life, achieving up to 13.7 MPa stress at 70,000 cycles compared to unreinforced PLA. PLA with coffee and flax fibers also demonstrated enhanced performance, with stress values reaching 13.6 MPa and 13.5 MPa, respectively, at similar cycle counts. These results suggest that natural fiber reinforcements can effectively improve the fatigue resistance and dimensional stability of PLA components produced by ME. This paper contributes to the advancement of additive manufacturing by introducing natural fiber reinforcement as a sustainable solution to enhance PLA performance under rotational bending fatigue conditions. It offers insights into the comparative effectiveness of natural fibers and synthetic counterparts, particularly emphasizing the superior performance of cellulose.

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