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Updated 15 October 2026

The peer-reviewed articles behind Spherecube's data, written with the research group of Università Politecnica delle Marche.

2025 · The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Sustainability assessment of autoclave and 3D printed composites with thermosetting and thermoplastic matrices

Marina Andreozzi, Iacopo Bianchi, Valerio Di Pompeo, Archimede Forcellese, Tommaso Mancia, Chiara Mignanelli, Michela Simoncini, Tommaso Verdini, Alessio Vita

The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 138 (2025) 3221–3237

Life cycle assessment comparing autoclave-cured composites with additively manufactured composites using thermoset and thermoplastic matrices. It is the source of the −30.5% CO₂ emissions vs autoclave curing.

DOI 10.1007/s00170-025-15689-3 ↗

2024 · Procedia CIRP

Environmental Sustainability of vitrimer-based composite materials

Iacopo Bianchi, Luciano Greco, Chiara Mignanelli, Michela Simoncini, Alessio Vita

Procedia CIRP 122 (2024) 1059–1064

Assessment of the environmental sustainability of composite materials with vitrimer matrices, a class of recyclable matrices.

DOI 10.1016/j.procir.2024.01.143 ↗

Carbon/epoxy data sheet

Data sheet · 3K UD continuous carbon / structural epoxy
Property	Value
Tensile strength 0°	2800 MPa
Tensile modulus 0°	151 GPa
Interlaminar shear strength (ILSS)	90 MPa
Density	1.5 g/cm³
Glass transition Tg	130 °C
Fibre volume fraction (Vf)	>60%
Void content (electron microscopy)	<2%

Values from the Spherecube technical data sheet (TDS, 2026) on UD coupons.

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