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3D Printing at Los Alamos

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At Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), their additive manufacturing division is seeking to answer the question whether it is possible to 3D print on a 5th axis. The end goal is to achieve true continuous fiber 3D printing. My goal on this project was to learn about additive manufacturing, and to learn how to operate the experimental 3D printer. Each print that was done demonstrated a different pattern that would change the strength and integrity of the print. Overall prints with minimal strand separation and featured weave-like patterns proved to have the best integrity.

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Carlton, Bryan Hugh. 2022-08-18. 3D Printing at Los Alamos. https://doi.org/10.2172/1883122

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