About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2024 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2024)
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Symposium
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2024 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2024)
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Presentation Title |
Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing Molds for Thermoset Composites |
Author(s) |
Kazi Md Masum Billah, Bryan Quezada, Jeffrey Gleasman |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Bryan Quezada |
Abstract Scope |
In the composite manufacturing industry, production tooling commonly requires preheating for molding. The most commonly used method for preheating is indirect heating, in which heat is transferred from heat sources to the materials by convection and radiation. However, in the case of direct heating, in which heat is generated directly within a material by passing an electric current through it, the tools are preheated through joule heating. In this project, we manufactured a self-heating mold for direct heating. The manufacturing process involves 3D printing self-heating tooling, in which resistive wires are embedded into the tool at every so number of layers using a programmed 3D printer. Thermal characterizations were performed on the self-heating tool and a thermoset composite layup process was performed to study the suitability of the mold. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: Post-meeting proceedings |