The ITU BAP project titled "Mathematical Modeling of Creep Behavior of Carbon Black Reinforced PEI Composites" has been successfully completed, with its results published in the journal Composite Structures.
Led by Dr. Alptekin Yıldız, the research project was conducted under the title "Mathematical Modeling of Creep Behavior of Carbon Black Reinforced PEI Composites Fabricated by Additive Manufacturing" and was supported by ITU BAP Coordination Unit under the Research Startup Support (ABP) program.
The project investigated the creep behavior of carbon black-reinforced PEI composites manufactured via additive manufacturing. Detailed material characterization and mathematical modeling studies revealed significant findings regarding the effects of the production method on material behavior and performance.
Initial results of the project were presented at the 10th International Conference on Recent Advances in Air and Space Technologies (RAST 2023) under the title "Creep Modeling of 3D Printed Carbon Black Reinforced Polyetherimide Composites." Additionally, the major findings of the project were published in Composite Structures journal under the article titled "Creep resistance enhancement and modeling of 3D printed Polyetherimide/carbon black composites." These studies provide valuable contributions to the use of high-performance composite materials in engineering fields such as aerospace and defense. The bibliographic details of the project outputs are as follows:

• Karabal, M., & Yildiz, A. (2023, June). Creep Modeling of 3D Printed Carbon Black Reinforced Polyetherimide Composites. In 2023 10th International Conference on Recent Advances in Air and Space Technologies (RAST) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.

• Karabal, M., & Yıldız, A. (2024). Creep resistance enhancement and modeling of 3D printed Polyetherimide/carbon black composites. Composite Structures, 345, 118398.