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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE

An experimental study on 3D-printed continuous fiber-reinforced composite auxetic structures

Peiqing Liu1,2 ,  Jikai Liu1,2*
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1 Center for Advanced Jet Engineering Technologies (CaJET), Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture (Ministry of Education), School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
2 Key National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
MSAM 2023, 2(4), 2159 https://doi.org/10.36922/msam.2159
Submitted: 2 November 2023 | Accepted: 29 November 2023 | Published: 12 December 2023
© 2023 by the Author(s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
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Abstract

Auxetic structures have negative Poisson’s ratios (NPR). Due to the unique deformation mechanism, auxetic structures possess extraordinary mechanical properties, such as indentation resistance, shear resistance, fracture toughness, and energy absorption capability. However, the stiffness and load-bearing capacity are the weak points for auxetic structures. 3D printing of continuous fiber-reinforced composite enables the fabrication of lightweight and highly stiff complex structures, providing a perfect manufacturing method to remedy the shortcomings of auxetic structures. This work investigated the mechanical properties of 3D-printed continuous fiber-reinforced composite auxetic structures. In this study, we utilized continuous fiber-reinforced composite 3D printing to fabricate two types of auxetic structures. The fiber path configurations were varied among the test specimens to explore the effect of fiber distribution on mechanical properties. A uniaxial tensile test was performed to evaluate the tensile properties and Poisson’s ratio of continuous fiber-reinforced composite auxetic structures. Results showed that the tensile modulus and strength have been dramatically improved with a minor mass increase. The auxetic behavior can be strengthened by properly allocating the reinforcing fibers. However, the addition of continuous fiber led to different performances on the selected auxetic structures. In summary, two out of the five specimens demonstrated simultaneous improvements in stiffness, strength, and auxeticity across the conducted tests.

Keywords
Auxetic structures
Continuous fiber-reinforced composites
Additive manufacturing
Funding
The authors would like to acknowledge the support from Shandong Provincial Key Research and Development Program (Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Project) (2021CXGC010206).
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