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Desktop Fabrication of Strong Poly (Lactic Acid) Parts: FFF Process Parameters Tuning

Version 1 : Received: 6 June 2019 / Approved: 7 June 2019 / Online: 7 June 2019 (15:37:54 CEST)

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Kuznetsov, V.E.; Tavitov, A.G.; Urzhumtsev, O.D.; Korotkov, A.A.; Solodov, S.V.; Solonin, A.N. Desktop Fabrication of Strong Poly (Lactic Acid) Parts: FFF Process Parameters Tuning. Materials 2019, 12, 2071. Kuznetsov, V.E.; Tavitov, A.G.; Urzhumtsev, O.D.; Korotkov, A.A.; Solodov, S.V.; Solonin, A.N. Desktop Fabrication of Strong Poly (Lactic Acid) Parts: FFF Process Parameters Tuning. Materials 2019, 12, 2071.

Abstract

Current study aims to evaluate the possibilities to increase part strength by optimizing the FFF process parameters. Five different CAD models of parts with same coupling dimensions but different shape inherited from a recent study were converted into test samples with Ultimaker 2 3D printer. The main measure of success was the sample strength, defined as the load at which the first crack in the stressed area of the part appeared. Three different modifications to the FFF process with verified positive effect on interlayer bonding were applied. First modification included raising the extrusion temperature and disabling printed part cooling. Second modification consisted in reduction of the layer thickness. Third modification combined the effects of the first and the second ones. For four out of five shapes tested applied process modifications resulted in significant strengthening of the part. The shape that exhibited the best results was subject to further research by creating special printing mode. The mode included fine-tuning of three technological parameters on different stages of the part fabrication. As result it was possible to increase the part strength by 108% only by tuning printing parameters of the best shape designed with increasing its weight by 8%.

Keywords

Fused Filament Fabrication; Fused Deposition Modeling; mechanical strength; interlayer bonding; technology optimization

Subject

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

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