Three-dimensional printing of metallic parts by means of Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)

Obtaining metallic parts via Additive Manufacturing can yield several advantages over using other traditional manufacturing methods such as machining. Material extrusion (MEX) can handle complex shapes with porous structures and, at the present time, much low-end and desktop equipment is available....

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Authors: Buj Corral, Irene|||0000-0003-4058-4162, Fenollosa i Artés, Felip|||0000-0002-4284-9649, Minguella Canela, Joaquim|||0000-0002-0552-1687
Format: article
Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repository:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Language:English
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/418524
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/met14111291
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Material extrusion
Fused deposition modelling
Fused filament fabrication
Metal-filled filament
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica
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spelling Three-dimensional printing of metallic parts by means of Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)Buj Corral, Irene|||0000-0003-4058-4162Fenollosa i Artés, Felip|||0000-0002-4284-9649Minguella Canela, Joaquim|||0000-0002-0552-1687Material extrusionFused deposition modellingFused filament fabricationMetal-filled filamentÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànicaObtaining metallic parts via Additive Manufacturing can yield several advantages over using other traditional manufacturing methods such as machining. Material extrusion (MEX) can handle complex shapes with porous structures and, at the present time, much low-end and desktop equipment is available. In the present work, different industrial and medical applications of metallic Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) parts are presented. First, an overview of the process, equipment, and of the metal-filled filaments currently available is provided. Then, the properties of parts and different applications are shown. For example, metal-filled filaments with a low metal content that can be used to obtain plastic parts with metallic appearance (with either steel, copper, or bronze), and filaments with a high metallic content allow obtaining metallic parts with high mechanical strength after a sintering operation. The present contribution aims to be an up-to-date panorama for current industrial and medical results and lessons learnt from the application of FFF to obtain metallic parts.The authors would like to thank the Catalan Government for the quality accreditation given to their research group TECNOFAB (2021 SGR 01034). TECNOFAB belongs to the group DIGIFACT, which is a certified agent TECNIO in the category of technology developers from the Government of Catalonia. They also thank Lídia Aisa-Puiggardeu for her help with the experimental tests.Peer ReviewedMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)20242024-11-1420242024-11-21journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/418524https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/met14111291reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/4185242026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Three-dimensional printing of metallic parts by means of Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)
title Three-dimensional printing of metallic parts by means of Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)
spellingShingle Three-dimensional printing of metallic parts by means of Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)
Buj Corral, Irene|||0000-0003-4058-4162
Material extrusion
Fused deposition modelling
Fused filament fabrication
Metal-filled filament
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica
title_short Three-dimensional printing of metallic parts by means of Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)
title_full Three-dimensional printing of metallic parts by means of Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)
title_fullStr Three-dimensional printing of metallic parts by means of Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)
title_full_unstemmed Three-dimensional printing of metallic parts by means of Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)
title_sort Three-dimensional printing of metallic parts by means of Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Buj Corral, Irene|||0000-0003-4058-4162
Fenollosa i Artés, Felip|||0000-0002-4284-9649
Minguella Canela, Joaquim|||0000-0002-0552-1687
author Buj Corral, Irene|||0000-0003-4058-4162
author_facet Buj Corral, Irene|||0000-0003-4058-4162
Fenollosa i Artés, Felip|||0000-0002-4284-9649
Minguella Canela, Joaquim|||0000-0002-0552-1687
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author2 Fenollosa i Artés, Felip|||0000-0002-4284-9649
Minguella Canela, Joaquim|||0000-0002-0552-1687
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author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Material extrusion
Fused deposition modelling
Fused filament fabrication
Metal-filled filament
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica
topic Material extrusion
Fused deposition modelling
Fused filament fabrication
Metal-filled filament
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica
description Obtaining metallic parts via Additive Manufacturing can yield several advantages over using other traditional manufacturing methods such as machining. Material extrusion (MEX) can handle complex shapes with porous structures and, at the present time, much low-end and desktop equipment is available. In the present work, different industrial and medical applications of metallic Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) parts are presented. First, an overview of the process, equipment, and of the metal-filled filaments currently available is provided. Then, the properties of parts and different applications are shown. For example, metal-filled filaments with a low metal content that can be used to obtain plastic parts with metallic appearance (with either steel, copper, or bronze), and filaments with a high metallic content allow obtaining metallic parts with high mechanical strength after a sintering operation. The present contribution aims to be an up-to-date panorama for current industrial and medical results and lessons learnt from the application of FFF to obtain metallic parts.
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