Abstract
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a method of producing parts by depositing materials in precise layers one after the other. AM allows for a broad range of design flexibility and the realization of intricate geometries without tooling. In the advanced manufacturing field, the fused filament fabrication (FFF) process is a very well-known and versatile AM technique that can create components without any geometric restrictions and has many advantages, including lower costs, minimal environmental impact, and simple post-processing. FFF technique is most commonly used to develop polymer-based components without any design constraints. Even though many polymers have been utilized in 3D printing, lightweight thermoplastic filaments for some specific specialized applications are not well explored. This chapter employed FFF technology to 3D print a thermoplastic-based syntactic foam composite that offers better specific stiffness in weight-sensitive components.
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