Rapid Prototyping Journal

Papers
(The TQCC of Rapid Prototyping Journal is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Linking directed energy deposition process toolpaths to FEM to study the toolpath/geometry role on residual stress formation for multi-layer components187
Additive manufacturing of Ti-Al functionally graded material by laser based directed energy deposition87
Additive manufacturing of quasi-isotropic wire-reinforced metal-polymer composite laminates82
Evaluation of a method for the additive tooling of injection mould inserts67
Statistical analysis of process parameters for additive manufacturing of a pipe spacer for oil and gas applications60
Effect of printing strategies on the properties of product in selective Sorel cement activation52
3 D printing technology and experimental study of chitosan gel using atomized solidification liquid-assisted extrusion molding51
A hybrid of genetic algorithm and particle swarm optimization for reducing material waste in extrusion-basedadditive manufacturing43
TISM-based analysis of important factors for additive manufacturing in healthcare:a case study40
Simultaneous extraction of profile and surface roughness of 3D SLM components using fringe projection method38
On the printability of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) reinforced with long glass and short carbon fibres37
Multi-objective optimization of parts construction direction by scaling-enumeration method in L-PBF process37
Three–dimensional matrices for enhanced coral settlement through design for additive manufacturing35
Mechanical properties and failure modes of additively-manufactured chiral metamaterials based on Euclidean tessellations: an experimental and finite element study34
Effect of process parameters on stress and strain of hybrid deposition and micro-rolling33
Spot pattern welding scanning strategy for sensor embedding and residual stress reduction in laser-foil-printing additive manufacturing33
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) of NiTi alloy using elemental powders: the influence of remelting on printability and microstructure33
On aspects of microstructure and mechanical properties of laser-powder bed fused IN718 part: impact of scanning speed and post-heat treatment32
Tapping the potential of rapid prototyping techniques in creating a paradigm shift in the fabrication of occlusal splints31
Study on the influence of process parameters on high performance Ti-6Al-4V parts in laser powder bed fusion31
Investigation on the relationship between bending angle of the overhanging surface and overhanging surface quality printed using selective laser melting30
Dual design for additive manufacturing in engineering design: a systematic literature review30
Sound absorption advancements: exploring 3D printing in the development of tetrakaidecahedron cell-based acoustic metamaterials30
Polymer-based 3D printing of function-integrated optomechanics – design guidelines and system evaluation30
Effect of post-processing on microstructure and mechanical properties of Alloy 718 fabricated using powder bed fusion additive manufacturing processes30
Technical cleanliness of additively manufactured Inconel 718: a comparative study of surface treatment methods27
A physical investigation of dimensional and mechanical characteristics of 3D printed nut and bolt for industrial applications26
Sensitivity enhancement through geometry modification of 3D printed conductive PLA-based strain sensors26
Effects of the process parameters on the formability and properties of Ni54(at.%) Ti alloys prepared by laser powder bed fusion26
Numerical and experimental investigation on the heat transfer and mass transport in LPBF in-situ alloying of Al/Cu alloy26
Lattice optimization of fiber-reinforced polymer parts fabricated by additive manufacturing: the impact of Bezier curve order on mechanical properties25
3DCastleBenchy: a process-independent benchmark for additive manufacturing25
In-situ adaptive thermal simulation method for predicting and avoiding hotspots in material extrusion processes25
Opportunities and challenges in additive manufacturing used in space sector: a comprehensive review24
Investigation of ABS–oil palm fiber (Elaeis guineensis) composites filament as feedstock for fused deposition modeling23
Compressive response of selective laser-melted lattice structures with different strut sizes based on theoretical, numerical and experimental approaches22
Two-step fabrication of clear view SLA millifluidic device for long-term in-vitro cultures22
Optimizing processing parameters for selective laser sintering of peanut shell powder/polyether sulfone composite22
Relative density prediction of additively manufactured Inconel 718: a study on genetic algorithm optimized neural network models21
Process-dependent anisotropic thermal conductivity of laser powder bed fusion AlSi10Mg: impact of microstructure and aluminum-silicon interfaces21
Investigating mechanical and thermo-physical properties of binder jet 3D printed elements using a statistical experiment approach20
Numerical modeling and experimental verification of the composite material of PA12/HA with parameterized random distribution in selective laser sintering20
Erosion characteristics on surface texture of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg alloy in SiO2 quartz added slurry environment20
Investigation of mechanical properties in FFF- produced PLA samples using the Erichsen test: application of definitive screening and RSM19
Multimaterial additive manufacturing of poly-L-lactic acid– hydroxylapatite/graphene oxide scaffold fabricated via vat photopolymerization: experimental investigation, analysis and cell study19
3D printing of Portland cement-containing bodies19
Scaling up the 3D printing of surgical guides: repeatability and energy efficiency19
Comparative study on the properties of 17-4 PH stainless steel parts made by metal fused filament fabrication process and atomic diffusion additive manufacturing19
Effect of active cooling on the formation of IN718 microstructures in directed energy deposition additive manufacturing19
Modeling SEBM process of tantalum lattices19
A graph-based path planning method for additive manufacturing of continuous fiber-reinforced planar thin-walled cellular structures18
Cold spray micro-defects and post-treatment technologies: a review18
Enhanced fracture toughness and tensile strength of 3D printed recycled ABS composites reinforced with continuous metallic fiber for load-bearing application18
Research landscape and trending topics on 3D food printing – a bibliometric review18
Overcoming the post-processing barriers for 3D-printed medical models18
In situ distortion control in wire arc additive manufacturing using coordinated heat source on reverse side of the substrate17
A high-fidelity personalised 3d printed simulator for the left atrial appendage occlusion procedure17
Soft-tissue-mimicking using silicones for the manufacturing of soft phantoms by fresh 3D printing17
Simulation of temperature profile in fused filament fabrication 3D printing method17
Explainable deep neural network for in-plain defect detection during additive manufacturing17
Robotic FDM for free-form fabrication: evaluating adaptive non-planar slicing with different contour methods17
Expert elicitation to assess real-world productivity gains in laser powder bed fusion17
The effect of rescanning strategy on residual stress and deformation of laser-based powder bed fusion of 316L stainless steel thin-walled parts17
Investigation of complex single-walled intersecting structures fabricated by wire-arc directed energy deposition17
Investigation on the indentation performance of 3D printed re-entrant diamond auxetic metamaterial: printability and tailorability for futuristic applications17
Modelling of the multi-jet fusion capillarity effect on close facing edges16
Effect of process parameters on the mechanical performance of fusion-joined additively manufactured segments16
3D printed polymers for transseptal puncture simulation16
An initial feasibility study into ray-based slicing for revolving thin-wall parts using a rotary 3D printer16
High-precision low-cost fabrication of dental surgical guides using dental grade photocurable resin through a hybrid additive-subtractive machine with reverse scanning16
Influence of nozzle temperatures on the microstructures and physical properties of 316L stainless steel parts additively manufactured by material extrusion16
Manufacturing process-driven structured materials (MPDSMs): design and fabrication for extrusion-based additive manufacturing16
Understanding the consolidation mechanism of selective laser sintering/powder bed selective laser process of ceramics: Hydroxyapatite case16
Inkjet four-dimensional printing of shape memory polymers: a review16
Topological design of the hybrid structure with high damping and strength efficiency for additive manufacturing16
Functional applications of 4D printing: a review16
Optimizing parameters for additive manufacturing: a study on the vibrational performance of 3D printed cantilever beams using material extrusion15
Non-destructive evaluation of melt-extruded part quality using in situ data15
Preoperative definition and new concept design of 3D printed buttress model to seal skull base after endoscopic endonasal surgery15
Magnetic controlled arc welding technology: a review15
Specific strength of additively manufactured below-knee prosthetic sockets with ventilation designed through topology optimization15
Additive manufacture of ionic polymer–metal composite actuators using digital light processing techniques15
Open-source syringe extrusion head for shear-thinning materials 3D printing15
A layerwise geometric error compensation procedure for additive manufacturing15
Towards 3D printing of a monocoque transtibial prosthesis using a bio-inspired design workflow15
SCOBY: an alternate solution to develop cheap and nutritious food by food layered manufacturing (FLM)15
Additive manufactured parts surface treatment through impinged hot air jet technique the theoretical and experimental evaluation14
Laser subtractive and laser powder bed fusion of metals: review of process and production features14
Enhancing interlayer bonding in short fibre-reinforced material extrusion additive manufacturing via a novel lift toolpath14
Titanium fabricated by selective laser melting: microstructure, wear and corrosion behavior in different orientations14
Optimization of the printability envelope of low-viscosity powder-binder feedstocks used in material extrusion 3D printing14
Ni-based alloy 713C manufactured by a selective laser melting method: characteristics of the microstructure14
Experimental characterization, theoretical modeling and failure analysis of the mechanical behavior of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene parts by fused filament fabrication14
Melt Pool characteristics on surface roughness and printability of 316L stainless steel in laser powder bed fusion13
Cryogenic tensile performance of 3D printed onyx–continuous carbon fiber composites13
A case study on enabling metrology in Africa with additive manufacturing13
Multiscale characterization of additively manufactured PMMA: the influence of sterilization13
Characterizing the as-built surface topography of Inconel 718 specimens as a function of laser powder bed fusion process parameters13
Effect of GNPs and resin blend on tear resistance of 4D printed shape memory photopolymer composite13
A view similarity-based shape complexity metric to guide part selection for additive manufacturing13
Flow field analysis for multilaser powder bed fusion and the influence of gas flow distribution on parts quality13
Investigating the large strain compression properties of PLA parts manufactured by FDM using experiments and constitutive modeling13
Evaluation of the printing strategies design on the mechanical and tribological response of acrylonitrile styrene acrylate (ASA) additive manufacturing parts13
Effects of printing parameters on the properties of 316L stainless steel fabricated by fused filament fabrication12
Hybrid direct ink write 3D printing of high-performance composite structures12
A computational approach from design to degradation of additively manufactured scaffold for bone tissue engineering application12
A response surface methodology investigation into the optimization of manufacturing time and quality for FFF 3D printed PLA parts12
Defect recognition in Ti-6Al-4V fabrication by in situ monitoring of directed energy deposition using a laser beam12
Effect of FDM process parameters on mechanical properties of 3D-printed fabrics and yarns from polyethylene terephthalate glycol, nylon and thermoplastic polyurethane12
Volumetric fusion of graphite-doped nylon 12 powder with radio frequency radiation12
Forward and backward prediction of process-tensile property of IN718 fabricated by selective laser melting12
A multicriteria decision-making method for additive manufacturing process selection12
Experimental and finite element method investigation on the compression behaviour of FCCZ and BCC lattice structures of additively manufactured Fe-3Si samples12
Mixed-mode load bearing estimation of the cracked additively manufactured materials using stress/strain-based models12
Mechanical properties of multi-materials porous structures based on triply periodic minimal surface fabricated by additive manufacturing12
Analysis and resolution of irregular breaks in tensile testing specimens fabricated via material extrusion12
Computational design strategy to improve RF heating uniformity12
Design and 3D printing of a modular phantom of a uterus for medical device validation11
Breaking the trade­off: multiscale optimization for lower cost, lower residual stress LPBF of SS316L11
Optimisation of single contour strategy in selective laser melting of Ti-6Al-4V lattices11
Performance characterisation and printing parameter modelling of selective laser melting printed capillary wicks11
Experimental assessment of thermal gradients and layout effects on the mechanical performance of components manufactured by fused deposition modeling11
Investigation on the mechanical and thermal properties of metal-PLA composites fabricated by FDM11
Study of liquid photopolymer 3D printing resins exposed to accelerated aging for cultural heritage purposes11
A new multiobjective optimization adaptive layering algorithm for 3D printing based on demand-oriented11
Thermal modeling of directed energy deposition additive manufacturing using graph theory11
Using numerical-experimental analysis to evaluate rPET mechanical behavior under compressive stresses and MEX additive manufacturing for new sustainable designs11
Study of parametric interaction during fused filament fabrication (FFF) using interpretive structural modelling (ISM) followed by experimental analysis11
Effect of process parameters on wire-arc direct energy deposited Inconel 718 superalloy11
The effect of additively and subtractively created center internal features on microstructure and mechanical performance of inconel-718 parts11
Influence of processing parameters tuning and rheological characterization on improvement of mechanical properties and fabrication accuracy of 3D printed models11
Mechanical and surface characterisation of additively manufactured polyetheretherketone for the tribo test11
Effect of scanning strategy and laser peening on microstructure and fatigue properties of laser-directed energy deposition-built 15-5 PH stainless steel11
Highly-dense acrylonitrile butadiene styrene specimens fabricated by overheat material extrusion 3D printing11
Flexible and multi-material intrinsically conductive polymer devices fabricated via DLP and DIW additive manufacturing techniques11
Polyamide 12 powder ageing in laser beam-based powder bed fusion and its combined effects on powder and component characteristics10
Achieving 17-4 PH parts with comparable performance to high-investment technologies through a multivariable Doehlert design optimization and material extrusion10
Multiplanar continuous fiber reinforcement in additively manufactured parts via co-part assembly10
Decorative 3D printing on textiles using elastomer TPU filament under different printing conditions10
Shrinkage behaviour of material extrusion steel 316L: influence of primary 3D printing parameters10
Using extrusion-based 3D printing technology to investigate the impact of changing print conditions on tensile characteristics10
Optimisation of printing parameters of fused filament fabrication and uniaxial compression failure analysis for four-point star-shaped structures10
Effects of extruder temperatures and raster orientations on mechanical properties of the FFF-processed polylactic-acid (PLA) material10
Additive manufacturing a powerful tool for the aerospace industry10
Publisher’s note10
Using adaptive slicing method and variable binder amount algorithm in binder jetting10
The effect of process parameters on the mechanical properties of additively manufactured parts using a hierarchical multiscale model10
The effects of infill patterns and infill percentages on energy consumption in fused filament fabrication using CFR-PEEK10
Design and development of 3D printing assisted microwave sintering of elbow implant with biomechanical properties similar tohuman elbow10
Vibration characteristics of 17-4PH metal material extrusion thin plates10
Accuracy of 3D printed dental casts for protective dental splints during general anesthesia10
Process window identification for 3D printing low melting point alloy (LMPA) using fused deposition modelling (FDM)9
A novel design method based onmulti–objective optimization for graded lattice structure by additive manufacturing9
Examining the mass loss and thermal properties of 3D printed models produced by fused deposition modeling and stereolithography under elevated temperatures9
Overlapping optimization of hybrid deposited and micro-rolling additive manufacturing9
Experimental investigations into abrasive flow machining (AFM) of 3D printed ABS and PLA parts9
Design and characterization of 3D-printed TPU-based lattice structures. Application to methodology for the design of personalized therapeutic products9
The influence of fused filament fabrication printing parameters on the mechanical properties of a thermoplastic elastomer9
A novel design model of flow channel paths for additive manufacturing9
Optimizing time in additive manufacturing: a hybrid fused deposition modeling and photopolymerization approach9
Geometrical analysis in material extrusion process with polylactic acid (PLA)+carbon fiber9
A review on surface morphology and tribological behavior of titanium alloys via SLM processing9
Design, additive manufacturing and component testing of pneumatic rotary vane actuators for lightweight robots9
Preparation of high-hardness nickel-based alloy powder for laser cladding8
Application of alumina fabricated through photosensitive binder jetting techniques in water filtration8
In-situ monitoring and correction of geometric deviations in material extrusion additive manufacturing8
Sine-based lattice plates: additive manufacturing and their mechanical properties when loaded out of plane8
Tool change reduction for multicolor fused filament fabrication through interlayer tool clustering implemented in PrusaSlicer8
Multi-scale simulation approach for identifying optimal parameters for fabrication ofhigh-density Inconel 718 parts using selective laser melting8
A review on layerless 3D printing: challenges and applications8
Direct-print thermally responsive 4D textiles by depositing PLA on prestretched fabrics8
Comparison of melt pool dimension with in-situ monitored acoustic emission signal in laser powder bed fusion of austenitic stainless steel8
Effects of fused filament fabrication parameters on the manufacturing of 316L stainless-steel components: geometric and mechanical properties8
Process mapping for laser hot wire additive manufacturing of Ti­6Al­4V8
Additive manufacturing for prostheses development: state of the art8
Numerical simulation and analytical modelling of temperature and morphology of melt pool in electron beam powder bed fusion of copper8
Geometric void-multiscale model for evaluating the effect of bead width and layer height on voids in FDM parts8
Comparison of properties at the interface of deposited IN625 and mixture of IN625 SS304L by laser directed energy deposition and SS304L substrate8
A state-of-the-art digital factory integrating digital twin for laser additive and subtractive manufacturing processes8
Multimaterial powder bed fusion techniques8
A systematic literature review and bibliometrics using visualization of similarities for patternless sand mold and core production8
Correlation between pre- and post-treatments of additively manufactured 316L parts and the resulting low cycle fatigue behavior8
Mechanical characterization of new bi-material generated by additive manufacturing: IZOD test–puncture impact behaviour8
Steady melting in material extrusion additive manufacturing8
Investigation of tribological properties of industrial products with different patterns produced by 3D printing using polylactic acid8
Design and manufacture of equine hand prosthesis by additive manufacturing8
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