Abstract
Rapid Prototyping (RP) technologies have emerged as a fabrication method to obtain engineering components in the resent past. Desktop 3D printing, also referred as an additive layer manufacturing technology is a powerful method of RP technique that can fabricate 3 dimensional engineering components. In this method, 3D digital data is converted into real product. In the present investigation, Polylactic Acid (PLA) was considered as a starting material. Flexural strength of PLA material was evaluated using 3-point bend test, as per ASTM D790 standard. Specimens with flat (0°) and vertical (90°) orientation were considered. Moreover, layer thicknesses of 0.2, 0.25, and 0.3 mm were considered. To fabricate these specimens, printing speed of 38 and 52 mm/s was maintained. Nozzle diameter of 0.4 mm with 40 % of infill density were used. Based on the experimental results, it was observed that 0° orientation, 38 mm/s printing speed, and 0.2 mm layer thickness resulted maximum flexural strength, as compared to all other specimens. The improved flexural strength was due to the lower layer thickness (0.2 mm) specimens, as compared with other specimens made of 0.25 and 0.30 mm layer thicknesses. It was concluded that flexural strength properties were greatly influenced by lower the layer thickness, printing speed, and orientation.
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This paper is the extended and modified version of the article entitled, “Flexural Properties of PLA Components under various Test Condition Manufactured by 3D Printer” presented in ‘‘International Conference on Additive Manufacturing, 3D printing and 3D Scanning” held at Chennai, India during February 5–7, 2015.
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Jaya Christiyan, K.G., Chandrasekhar, U. & Venkateswarlu, K. Flexural Properties of PLA Components Under Various Test Condition Manufactured by 3D Printer. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. C 99, 363–367 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40032-016-0344-8
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