Studying the influence of fused deposition modeling parameters on the yield and impact strength of PLA/graphene/clay composite using Taguchi method
This study aims to fabricate Polylactic acid/Graphene/Clay (PLA/GPN/Clay) composite using the fused deposition modeling (FDM) process and simultaneously improve the yield and impact strength. Hence, Taguchi method and grey relational grade analysis are used to attain the optimal values of GPN content, clay content, print speed and nozzle temperature. SEM, TGA and DSC tests are used to analyze the fabricated samples. The results indicated that the addition of GPN and clay in the PLA led to an enhancement of the thermal stability of PLA/GPN/Clay composite. Taguchi method results also demonstrated that the impact of graphene content and nozzle temperature on the yield and impact strength is more than the other parameters. The grey relational grade analysis also indicated that the impact and yield strength of PLA/GPN/Clay composite were enhanced with a 2 wt% clay content, a 1 wt% graphene content, a 30 mm/s print speed and a 215°C nozzle temperature.
Authors
- Malik Bader Alazzam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7964-1051)
- Shavan Askar
- Fadhil Faez Sead (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8285-6026)
- Kottala Sri Yogi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3671-7420)
- mohamed diab
- Ekaterina Diakina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3829-1974)
- Ali Kamil Kareem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8446-8414)
- Paul Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8805-2301)
- Hanan Hassan Ahmed
- Zuhair I. Al‐Mashhadani
Institutions
- Al Noor Hospitals (AE)
- University of Babylon (IQ)
- Far Eastern Federal University (RU)
- Symbiosis International University (IN)
- Jadara University (JO)
- Al-Mustafa International University (IR)
- Iraqi University (IQ)
- Sulaimani Polytechnic University (IQ)
- Islamic University (BD)
- Al-Nisour University College (IQ)
- Edge Foundation (EG)
- Institute of Business Management (PK)
- Ministry of Health and Population (EG)
- Yeungnam University (KR)
- King Khalid University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057251370250
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.68
Funders
- King Khalid University