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Additive manufacturing of PLA structures using fused deposition modelling: Effect of process parameters on mechanical properties and their optimal selection
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In this article, the effect of build orientation, layer thickness and feed rate on the mechanical performance of PLA samples manufactured with a low-cost 3D printer is investigated, where tensile and three-point bending tests are carried out to determine the mechanical response of the printed specimens.About:
This article is published in Materials & Design.The article was published on 2017-06-15. It has received 877 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Ductility.read more
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Polymers for 3D Printing and Customized Additive Manufacturing
TL;DR: Polymers are by far the most utilized class of materials for AM and their design, additives, and processing parameters as they relate to enhancing build speed and improving accuracy, functionality, surface finish, stability, mechanical properties, and porosity are addressed.
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FDM process parameters influence over the mechanical properties of polymer specimens: A review
TL;DR: In this paper, the most significant process parameters considered as influencing FDM specimens' tensile, compression, flexural or impact strengths are discussed considering the results presented in the literature, and a necessary distinction between the mechanical properties of material and testing specimens and the mechanical behavior of a FDM end part is also made.
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Mechanical Characterizations of 3D-printed PLLA/Steel Particle Composites.
TL;DR: The results showed that the interphase layer provided a smooth transition of elastic modulus from steel particles to the polymeric matrix, and a 10% volume fraction of steel particles could enhance the elasticModulus of PLLA polymer by 31%.
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FDM-Based 3D Printing of Polymer and Associated Composite: A Review on Mechanical Properties, Defects and Treatments.
TL;DR: The most common defects on printed parts, in particular the void formation, surface roughness and poor bonding between fibre and matrix, are explored and an inclusive discussion on the effectiveness of chemical, laser, heat and ultrasound treatments to minimize these drawbacks is provided.
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Characterization of 3D printed long fibre reinforced composites
TL;DR: In this article, the additive layer manufacturing (ALM) process is used in the present investigation to manufacture long fibre reinforced composite parts using the MarkOne® 3D-printer, and the results showed that the obtained mechanical properties for ALM composites are not yet comparable to those obtained by traditional methods (pre-pregs).
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Anisotropic material properties of fused deposition modeling ABS
TL;DR: In this article, the properties of FDM parts fabricated by the FDM 1650 were analyzed using a Design of Experiment (DOE) approach, such as raster orientation, air gap, bead width, color and model temperature.
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Additive manufacturing of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites using fused deposition modeling
TL;DR: In this article, a carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) composite is used for Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) of thermoplastic matrix CFRP composites.
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Parametric appraisal of mechanical property of fused deposition modelling processed parts
TL;DR: In this paper, five important process parameters such as layer thickness, orientation, raster angle, Raster width and air gap are considered and their influence on three responses such as tensile, flexural and impact strength of test specimen is studied.
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Optimization of fused deposition modeling process parameters: a review of current research and future prospects
TL;DR: A review of the research carried out so far in determining and optimizing the process parameters of the FDM process can be found in this paper, where several statistical designs of experiments and optimization techniques used for the determination of optimum process parameters have been examined.
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Mechanical properties of components fabricated with open-source 3-D printers under realistic environmental conditions
TL;DR: The RepRap as discussed by the authors is an open-source self-replicating rapid prototyper that makes 3D polymer-based printers readily available to the public at low costs.