Investigating the Impact of 3D Printing Parameters on Hexagonal Structured PLA+ Samples and Analyzing the Incorporation of Sawdust and Soybean Oil as Post-Print Fillers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials
2.1. 3D Printer and PLA+ Filament
2.2. Soybean Oil and Sawdust
2.3. Bed Adhesive Spray and Isopropanol
3. 3D Printing and Post-Treatment
3.1. Sample Preparation
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- The bottom layer has a height of approximately 1 mm.
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- The layer thickness for the bottom portion of the sample is 0.25 mm.
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- The layer printed immediately after the hollow pattern has a thickness of 0.15 mm to ensure complete coverage of the design.
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- The top layer section has a height of 0.75 mm.
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- The total height of the pattern section is 2.35 mm, with a thickness of 0.2 mm.
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- The remaining top layers have a thickness of 0.35 mm each.
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- The printing speed was reduced to 80% for the pattern layers to improve quality.
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- For the bottom and top layers, the printing speed was set to 100%.
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- The slicing software was configured with infill percentages of 30% and 40% and orientations of 0° and 45° for each infill percentage.
3.2. Post-Treatment
4. Design of Experiments
5. Measurements
5.1. Oil Absorption Test Parameters
5.2. Tensile Test Parameters
5.3. Flexural Test Parameters
5.4. Charpy Impact Test Parameters
5.5. Heat Deflection Temperature Test Parameters
6. Results
6.1. Oil Absorption Test
6.2. Tensile Test
6.3. Flexural Test
6.4. Charpy Impact Test
6.5. Heat Deflection Temperature Test
7. Discussion
8. Conclusions
9. Future Scope
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Tests without Fillers | Tests with Fillers | ||
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Infill % | Orientation | Infill % | Orientation |
30% | 0° | 30% | 0° |
45° | 45° | ||
40% | 0° | 40% | 0° |
45° | 45° |
(a) | ||||
Infill % | Orientation | Initial Weight, Wi [g] | Final Weight, Wf [g] | Oil Absorption [%] |
30 | 0° | 6.48 | 6.68 | 3.08 |
45° | 6.63 | 6.80 | 2.54 | |
40 | 0° | 7.81 | 7.98 | 1.97 |
45° | 7.98 | 8.15 | 2.12 | |
(b) | ||||
Infill % | Orientation | Initial Weight, Wi [g] | Final Weight, Wf [g] | Oil Absorption [%] |
30 | 0° | 7.23 | 7.95 | 9.95 |
45° | 7.45 | 8.11 | 8.84 | |
40 | 0° | 8.42 | 8.96 | 6.41 |
45° | 8.68 | 9.08 | 5.81 |
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Ramisetty, Y.T.; Schuster, J.; Shaik, Y.P. Investigating the Impact of 3D Printing Parameters on Hexagonal Structured PLA+ Samples and Analyzing the Incorporation of Sawdust and Soybean Oil as Post-Print Fillers. J. Manuf. Mater. Process. 2024, 8, 193. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp8050193
Ramisetty YT, Schuster J, Shaik YP. Investigating the Impact of 3D Printing Parameters on Hexagonal Structured PLA+ Samples and Analyzing the Incorporation of Sawdust and Soybean Oil as Post-Print Fillers. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing. 2024; 8(5):193. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp8050193
Chicago/Turabian StyleRamisetty, Yeswanth Teja, Jens Schuster, and Yousuf Pasha Shaik. 2024. "Investigating the Impact of 3D Printing Parameters on Hexagonal Structured PLA+ Samples and Analyzing the Incorporation of Sawdust and Soybean Oil as Post-Print Fillers" Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing 8, no. 5: 193. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp8050193