3D Printing of Continuous Wire Polymer Composite for Mechanical and Thermal Applications

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorKempers, Roger
dc.creatorIbrahim, Yehia Elsayed Mahmoud
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-02T16:12:52Z
dc.date.available2019-07-02T16:12:52Z
dc.date.copyright2019-02-15
dc.date.issued2019-07-02
dc.date.updated2019-07-02T16:12:52Z
dc.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineering
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMASc - Master of Applied Science
dc.description.abstractRecently, continuous fiber reinforcement has been combined with 3D printing techniques such as fused filament fabrication to create stronger and stiffer printed composite components. The continuous nature of the reinforcing material can improve both mechanical and thermal properties of the polymeric material significantly. However, several parameters can affect the printed composite properties such as filler volume fraction, type of polymer matrix and filler treatment. The work presented in this study addresses the effect of reinforcing polymers with continuous metal wire on the composites properties and the potential applications for these composites. In the first part of this study we presented a novel 3D printing technique in which metal wires were combined with polymer matrixes in order to improve both mechanical and thermal properties of the printed components. In the second part, we investigated the tensile and bending properties of the continuous wire polymer composites which was superior compared to the base polymer. In addition, we studied the effect of introducing continuous wires to the polymer matrix on the effective thermal conductivity which was found to increase significantly. In addition, we investigated the use of the fabricated composites as a novel fabrication technique for low-temperature heating elements and explored this technology for de-icing and anti-icing applications.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/36264
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectMechanical engineering
dc.subject.keywords3D printing
dc.subject.keywordsfused deposition modeling
dc.subject.keywordscontinuous fiber composite
dc.subject.keywordscontinuous wire polymer composite
dc.subject.keywordsthermal and mechanical characterization
dc.title3D Printing of Continuous Wire Polymer Composite for Mechanical and Thermal Applications
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Ibrahim_Yehia_E_2019_Masters.pdf
Size:
4.33 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.87 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
YorkU_ETDlicense.txt
Size:
3.39 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download

Collections

Mechanical Engineering

All items in the YorkSpace institutional repository are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved except where explicitly noted.