relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/16672/ title: Off-Axis and On-Axis Performance of Novel Acrylic Thermoplastic (Elium®) 3D Fibre-Reinforced Composites under Flexure Load creator: Shah, S.Z.H. creator: Megat-Yusoff, P.S.M. creator: Karuppanan, S. creator: Choudhry, R.S. creator: Sajid, Z. description: The flexure response of novel thermoplastic (Elium®) 3D fibre-reinforced composites (FRC) was evaluated and compared with a conventional thermoset (Epolam®)-based 3D-FRC. Ten different types of sample 3D-FRC were prepared by varying fibre orientations, i.e., 0�, 30�, 45�, 60� and 90�, and resin system, i.e., thermoplastic and thermoset. The bending characteristics and failure mechanisms were determined by conducting a three-point bend test. Results elucidate that the on-axis specimens show linear response and brittle failure; in contrast, the off-axis specimens depicted highly nonlinear response and ductile failure. The thermoplastic on-axis specimen exhibited almost similar flexure strength; in comparison, the off-axis specimens show ~17 lower flexure strength compared to thermoset 3D-FRC. Thermoplastic 3D-FRC shows ~40 higher energy absorption, ~23 lower flexure modulus and ~27 higher flexure strains as compared to its thermoset counterpart. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. publisher: MDPI date: 2022 type: Article type: PeerReviewed identifier: Shah, S.Z.H. and Megat-Yusoff, P.S.M. and Karuppanan, S. and Choudhry, R.S. and Sajid, Z. (2022) Off-Axis and On-Axis Performance of Novel Acrylic Thermoplastic (Elium®) 3D Fibre-Reinforced Composites under Flexure Load. Polymers, 14 (11). ISSN 20734360 relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85132279682&doi=10.3390%2fpolym14112225&partnerID=40&md5=d0a6bcc293cd92f1c7b23a55d6638a4a relation: 10.3390/polym14112225 identifier: 10.3390/polym14112225