Mojahed Alkhateeb

Dr. Mojahed Alkhateeb

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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30 December 2025 in Polymers
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FAFaisal J. Alzahrani
Faisal J. Alzahrani
YAYasser Saaid Alzahrani
Yasser Saaid Alzahrani
MAMohammed Tariq Alamoudi
Mohammed Tariq Alamoudi
MAMojahed Alkhateeb
Mojahed Alkhateeb
Fused filament fabrication (FFF, often called FDM) is widely used in polymer additive manufacturing; however, it suffers from mechanical anisotropy and weak bonding in the Z direction. This work examines how the infill pattern influences the tensile response of PLA parts at fixed printing conditions. Dog-bone specimens (PLA, four patterns: grid, honeycomb, rectilinear, adaptive cubic) were printed and tested in tension (n = 3 per pattern). Grid yielded the highest ultimate tensile strength, whereas honeycomb produced the largest Young’s modulus; rectilinear was intermediate and adaptive cubic was trailed in both metrics. X-ray diffraction of printed PLA showed a broad halo at 16–20° (2θ) with weak α-form reflections, consistent with largely amorphous microstructure after FFF. Together, the results indicate that, at constant material and nominal infill, pattern selection alone can shift the strength–stiffness balance, with grid favoring strength and honeycomb favoring stiffness.