AEROSPACE SHANGHAI, Volume. 42, Issue 1, 20(2025)
3D Printing and Recycling of Composites for Space Manufacturing
In response to the resource scarcity issues in space manufacturing,two technologies for recycling three-dimensional (3D) printed continuous fiber reinforced composites are proposed.The reverse melting drawing method is adopted to recycle the carbon fiber reinforced polyether ether ketone (CF/PEEK) composites.An innovative overcooling 3D printing process for polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) self-reinforced composites is developed,enabling the manufacturing and recycling of self-reinforced composites.The evolution laws of the microstructure and mechanical properties of the composites before and after recycling are studied.The recycled prepreg filaments are reprinted to obtain CF/PEEK samples,with flexural strength and modulus improved by 4.8% and 50.8%,respectively,compared with the original ones.The flexural strain of the samples printed by the recycled PPS self-reinforced composites is increased by 13.8% compared with that printed by the original PPS composites,and the toughness is significantly enhanced,achieving non-degradable recycling.Overall,a full lifecycle recycling and reuse strategy for 3D printed composites for space manufacturing is explored,providing support for the future development of space manufacturing.
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Xiaoyong TIAN, Tengfei LIU, Manyu ZHANG, Dichen LI. 3D Printing and Recycling of Composites for Space Manufacturing[J]. AEROSPACE SHANGHAI, 2025, 42(1): 20
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Received: Dec. 3, 2024
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Published Online: Apr. 2, 2025
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