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Rey, Guillermo Retuerta DelAuthorTanarro, Enrique ChaconCorresponding Author

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September 22, 2024
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Design, manufacturing and experimental validation of additive manufacturing cores for bearing seats in carbon fibre reinforced polymer structures

Publicated to: Heliyon. 10 (17): e35652- - 2024-09-15 10(17), DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35652

Authors:

Rey, GRD; Salgado, JD; Hernández, AAG; Tanarro, EC
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Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Ingn Mecan, GI IM, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Ingn Mecan, Grp Invest Ingn Fabricac, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

The integration of carbon-fibre reinforced polymers (CFRP) in structural applications offers significant advantages due to their high strength-to-weight ratio. However, these materials exhibit limitations under out-of-plane loads, particularly in bearing applications. This study explores an innovative approach to enhance the performance of CFRP structures in such scenarios by incorporating annular polyamide inserts manufactured via additive manufacturing (AM). To evaluate the mechanical performance of the AM inserts, a novel ring tensile test is designed to emulate the bearing load conditions. This test also enables the analysis of the impact of several design and manufacturing parameters of the AM inserts, including surface geometry, surface treatment, internal structure, and curing process. These are then compared with specimens made of carbon fibre sheet moulding compounds (CF-SMC), commonly used to support bearing loads. The study reveals that AM inserts provide a viable alternative to state-of-the-art CF-SMC, offering a significant enhancement in mechanical properties under specific bearing loading conditions. The test results indicate a 17.7% improvement in the first failure limit and an 8.6% increase in the ultimate strength for AM inserts compared to CF-SMC. Additionally, the study develops a simplified analytical model to predict stress distributions and potential failure mechanisms, validating its efficacy through experimental data with discrepancies of less than 6%. Economic analysis underscores the cost benefits of AM inserts due to reduced labour and higher repeatability. This research demonstrates the potential of AM inserts to improve the stability and strength of CFRP structures, paving the way for their broader application in demanding load-bearing environments.
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Keywords

Additive manufacturing enabled compositesCarbon fibre reinforced polymers (cfrp)Composite cylindersMechanical testingPolymer insertPolymer insertsRinStrength

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Heliyon due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 29/136, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Multidisciplinary Sciences.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-27:

  • WoS: 2
  • Scopus: 4
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-27:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 16 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
    • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/87007/

    As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

    • Views: 167
    • Downloads: 86
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (RETUERTA DEL REY, GUILLERMO) and Last Author (CHACON TANARRO, ENRIQUE).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been CHACON TANARRO, ENRIQUE.

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    Awards linked to the item

    Acknowledgements This work was supported by Comunidad de Madrid (Spain) [IND2019/IND-17112] .
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