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Article

Mechanical Properties and Vibrational Behavior of 3D-Printed Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyphenylene Sulfide and Polyamide-6 Composites with Different Infill Types

by
Vasileios Papageorgiou
1,
Konstantinos Tsongas
2,*,
Michel Theodor Mansour
1,
Dimitrios Tzetzis
3 and
Gabriel Mansour
1
1
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
2
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Laboratory, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, School of Engineering, International Hellenic University, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
3
Digital Manufacturing and Materials Characterization Laboratory, School of Science and Technology, International Hellenic University, 57001 Thermi, Greece
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Compos. Sci. 2025, 9(2), 59; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs9020059
Submission received: 20 December 2024 / Revised: 21 January 2025 / Accepted: 25 January 2025 / Published: 28 January 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers in Journal of Composites Science in 2024)

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to investigate the performance of two carbon fiber-reinforced composite polymers used to manufacture end-use parts via the fused filament fabrication (FFF) method. The materials under investigation were carbon fiber-reinforced Polyamide-6 (PA6-CF15) and carbon fiber-reinforced polyphenylene sulfide (PPS-CF15). To evaluate their mechanical properties and vibrational behavior, specimens were fabricated with four distinct infill patterns: grid, gyroid, triangle and hexagon. In particular, the vibrational behavior of the 3D-printed composites was determined by conducting cyclic compression testing, as well as modal tests. Additionally, the mechanical behavior of the reinforced polymers was determined by conducting both uniaxial tensile and compression tests, as well as three-point bending tests. The results of the mechanical experiments revealed that the grid pattern exhibited the best overall performance, while the gyroid pattern exhibited the greatest strength-to-weight ratio, making it the most durable infill for use with composite filaments. In vibration experiments, PA6-CF15 structures exhibited higher damping ratios than PPS-CF15, indicating superior damping capacity. Among the infill patterns, the hexagon pattern provided the greatest vibration isolation performance.
Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D printing; infill lattice structures; mechanical properties; vibration behavior; composite filaments; carbon fibers; PA6; PPS additive manufacturing; 3D printing; infill lattice structures; mechanical properties; vibration behavior; composite filaments; carbon fibers; PA6; PPS

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Papageorgiou, V.; Tsongas, K.; Mansour, M.T.; Tzetzis, D.; Mansour, G. Mechanical Properties and Vibrational Behavior of 3D-Printed Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyphenylene Sulfide and Polyamide-6 Composites with Different Infill Types. J. Compos. Sci. 2025, 9, 59. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs9020059

AMA Style

Papageorgiou V, Tsongas K, Mansour MT, Tzetzis D, Mansour G. Mechanical Properties and Vibrational Behavior of 3D-Printed Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyphenylene Sulfide and Polyamide-6 Composites with Different Infill Types. Journal of Composites Science. 2025; 9(2):59. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs9020059

Chicago/Turabian Style

Papageorgiou, Vasileios, Konstantinos Tsongas, Michel Theodor Mansour, Dimitrios Tzetzis, and Gabriel Mansour. 2025. "Mechanical Properties and Vibrational Behavior of 3D-Printed Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyphenylene Sulfide and Polyamide-6 Composites with Different Infill Types" Journal of Composites Science 9, no. 2: 59. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs9020059

APA Style

Papageorgiou, V., Tsongas, K., Mansour, M. T., Tzetzis, D., & Mansour, G. (2025). Mechanical Properties and Vibrational Behavior of 3D-Printed Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyphenylene Sulfide and Polyamide-6 Composites with Different Infill Types. Journal of Composites Science, 9(2), 59. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs9020059

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