High-Velocity Ballistic Impact Performance of FFF Printed PEEK With Different Infill PatternsShow others and affiliations
2026 (English)In: Macromolecular materials and engineering, ISSN 1438-7492, E-ISSN 1439-2054, Vol. 311, no 5, article id e70225Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This study presents a combined experimental and numerical investigation of fused filament fabrication (FFF)-printed polyether ether ketone (PEEK) plates subjected to quasi-static and high-velocity impact loadings. Izod impact, quasi-static punch-shear (QS–PS), and high-velocity projectile impact tests were conducted on specimens with different infill patterns, namely line, grid, cubic, and hexagonal configurations. High-velocity impact experiments were performed using a two-stage gas gun at an impact velocity of 100 m/s. Infill architecture influences quasi-static and low-rate impact performance. The hexagonal pattern exhibited the highest Izod impact strength (ca. 24 kJ/m2) and punch-shear strength (ca. 12 MPa), demonstrating improved load distribution and energy absorption capability. Under high-velocity impact, infill geometry becomes less influential, indicating comparable ballistic responses. This reduced sensitivity to infill pattern is attributed to rapid stress-wave propagation and extremely short interaction times, which limit progressive deformation within the internal structure. Finite element simulations using a solid PEEK model further support these findings, showing similar stress distributions and penetration behavior across all configurations. The results demonstrate that while infill geometry plays a critical role under quasi-static loading, its effect diminishes under high-velocity impact, where the response is predominantly governed by the intrinsic material behavior of PEEK.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2026. Vol. 311, no 5, article id e70225
Keywords [en]
3D printing, ABAQUS/Explicit code, fused filament fabrication, high velocity projectile impact, numerical analysis, quasi-static punch shear strength
National Category
Applied Mechanics Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Research subject
Fire Technology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-117539DOI: 10.1002/mame.70225ISI: 001765005700001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105037730067OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-117539DiVA, id: diva2:2062028
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