<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In the recent years, additive manufacturing became an interesting topic in many fields due to the ease of manufacturing complex objects. However, it is impossible to determine the mechanical properties of any additive manufacturing parts without testing them. In this work, the mechanical properties with focus on ultimate tensile strength and modulus of elasticity of 3D printed acrylonitrile butadi-ene styrene (ABS) specimens were investigated. The tensile tests were carried using Zwick Z005 loading machine with a capacity of 5KN according to the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D638 standard test methods for tensile properties of plastics. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of printing direction on the mechanical properties of the printed specimens. Thus, for each printing direction ( and ), five specimens were printed. Tensile testing of the 3D printed ABS specimens showed that the printing direction made the strongest specimen at an ultimate tensile strength of 22 MPa while at printing direction it showed 12 MPa. No influence on the modulus of elasticity was noticed. The experimental results are presented in the manuscript.</p></abstract>

In the recent years, additive manufacturing became an interesting topic in many fields due to the ease of manufacturing complex objects. However, it is impossible to determine the mechanical properties of any additive manufacturing parts without testing them. In this work, the mechanical properties with focus on ultimate tensile strength and modulus of elasticity of 3D printed acrylonitrile butadi-ene styrene (ABS) specimens were investigated. The tensile tests were carried using Zwick Z005 loading machine with a capacity of 5KN according to the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D638 standard test methods for tensile properties of plastics. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of printing direction on the mechanical properties of the printed specimens. Thus, for each printing direction ( and ), five specimens were printed. Tensile testing of the 3D printed ABS specimens showed that the printing direction made the strongest specimen at an ultimate tensile strength of 22 MPa while at printing direction it showed 12 MPa. No influence on the modulus of elasticity was noticed. The experimental results are presented in the manuscript.

Influence of printing direction on 3D printed ABS specimens

Department of Vehicle Elements and Vehicle Structure, Faculty of Transport and Vehicle Engineering

Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest

Production Engineering Archives

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In the recent years, additive manufacturing became an interesting topic in many fields due to the ease of manufacturing complex objects. However, it is...

Influence of printing direction on 3D printed ABS specimens

Data publikacji: 29 wrz 2020

Zakres stron: 127 - 130

Otrzymano: 06 sie 2020

Przyjęty: 14 wrz 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2020.26.24

Słowa kluczowe
Additive manufacturing, ABS Tensile test, FDM, Printing direction

© 2018 Nassim Markiz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Influence of printing direction on 3D printed ABS specimens

Data publikacji: 29 wrz 2020

Zakres stron: 127 - 130

Otrzymano: 06 sie 2020

Przyjęty: 14 wrz 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2020.26.24

Słowa kluczoweAdditive manufacturing, ABS Tensile test, FDM, Printing direction

© 2018 Nassim Markiz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
Additive manufacturing, ABS Tensile test, FDM, Printing direction