Mechanical and morphological characterization of 3D-printed carbonPEEK composite for avionic shimming

Abstract

In aerospace, it is of great interest to identify safe and low-cost manufacturing procedures to guarantee reliable and functional products. In this perspective, 3D printing is a fast and low-cost innovative technique to produce fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites. This new technology, among other, forms short fiber composite that can be used as a shim material to fill voids left by manufacturing defects. The purpose of this work is to characterize reinforced composites developed for these applications and obtained with the innovative 3D printing technique.