Comparative Effects of Thermal Annealing and UV Treatment on the Tensile Strength of 3D-Printed PLA-Carbon Fibre Composites: A Design-of-Experiments Approach
Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) offers substantial advantages in terms of manufacturing flexibility, material efficiency, and cost; however, its broader use in load-bearing applications remains constrained by process-induced voids and weak interlayer bonding. Short carbon fibre-reinforced polylactic acid (PLA-CF) can...