Concurrent material selection of natural fibre filament for fused deposition modeling using integration of analytic hierarchy process/analytic network process

Mohammad Taha, Mastura and Siti Azura, Ahmad Tarusan and Abdul Kudus, Syahibudil Ikhwan and Hussin, Mohamed Saiful Firdaus and Razali, Nadlene and Mansor, Muhd Ridzuan (2022) Concurrent material selection of natural fibre filament for fused deposition modeling using integration of analytic hierarchy process/analytic network process. Journal of Renewable Materials, 10 (5). pp. 1221-1238. ISSN 2164-6341

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Abstract

The employment of natural fibres in fused deposition modeling has raised much attention from researchers in finding a suitable formulation for the natural fibre composite filaments. Moreover, selection of suitable natural fibres for fused deposition modeling should be performed before the development of the composites. It could not be performed without identifying selection criteria that comprehend both materials and fused deposition modeling process requirements. Therefore, in this study, integration of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)/ Analytic Network Process (ANP) has been introduced in selecting the natural fibres based in different clusters of selection concurrently. The selection process has been performed based on the interdependency among the selection criteria. Pairwise comparison matrices are constructed based on AHP’s hierarchical model and super matrices are constructed based on the ANP’s network model. As a result, flax fibre has ranked at the top of the selection by scored 19.5% from the overall evaluation. Flax fibre has excellent material properties and been found in various natural fibre composite applications. Further investigation is needed to study the compatibility of this fibre to be reinforced with a thermoplastic polymer matrix to develop a resultant natural fibre composite filament for fused deposition modeling.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Material selection; natural fibre composites, fused deposition modeling, analytic hierarchy process, analytic network process
Divisions:	Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology > Department of Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Depositing User:	Norfaradilla Idayu Ab. Ghafar
Date Deposited:	06 Mar 2023 11:17
Last Modified:	06 Mar 2023 11:17
URI:	http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/26164
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