Effect of printing parameters on properties of 3D printing sand samples

Three-dimensional sand printing(3DSP)is widely applied in sand mold fabrication.In this study,the effects of printing parameters including the resolution of printehead holes,activator content,layer thickness,and recoating speed on the tensile and bending strengths,gas evolution,and loss-on-ignition(LOI)of 3DSP samples were investigated by changing single parameter,and the dimension deviation was also measured.As the resolution increases,the tensile strength,bending strength,gas evolution,LOI,and deviations at X-and Y-axis directions decrease gradually while the deviation at Z-axis direction firstly increases and then deceases.The gas evolution and LOI drops by 13.02%and 8.13%respectively,but the strength only reduces by 2.2% when the resolution increases from 0.08 mm to 0.09 mm.The strengths of samples rise at first and then decline while the gas evolution and LOI rise gradually with the increasing activator content or recoating speed.The activator content is found to have little effect on the gas evolution as the activator increases from 0.14%to 0.34%,the gas evolution is increased by 7.3%which is far less than the LOI increment of 24.1%.As the layer thickness increases,the tensile and bending strengths firstly rise and then drop while gas evolution and LOI descend.Under the optimal printing parameters of 0.09 mm resolution,0.18%activator,-10.28 mm layer thickness and 160 mm·s^(-1) recoating speed,the tensile strengths for X-sample and Y-sample are 1.48 MPa and 1.37 MPa,the bending strengths are 1.84 MPa and 1.75 MPa,the gas evolution and LOI are-19.62 mL·g^(-1) and 1.92%,respectively.

The Effect of Printing Parameters and Wood Surface Preparation on the Adhesion of Directly 3D-Printed PLA on Wood

As additive manufacturing technologies advance,new opportunities are opening up for their application in the furniture industry.Wood remains one of the leading raw materials in the furniture industry;therefore,possible options for combining it with 3D printing have been researched.The bonding of 3D-printed polymer parts with wood or 3D printing with wood-plastic composites is already known,but in our research we attempted to directly 3D print polylactic acid(PLA)on wood surfaces.The effect of printing parameters,as well as the surface preparation of wood on the shear strength of the bond between wood and on-printed material was tested.Microscopic images of cross-sections of samples were analyzed.The results show that with a lower initial layer thickness(0.1 mm),a higher printing temperature(220℃),and with the use of polyvinyl acetate(PVAc)primer on the wood surface before 3D printing,a higher bond strength(5.4 MPa)was achieved,but the values for the bond strength remain low compared to the conventional bonding of wood to wood with PVAc adhesive(around 10 MPa).Microscopy studies revealed barely visible penetration of PLA into the lumens of the wood cells.However,the PVAc adhesive used as primer penetrated more into the cell lumens and served as interface layer between deposited melted PLA and the wood,thus creating stronger joints.

Study of the Mechanical Properties of 3D-printed Onyx Parts: Investigation on Printing Parameters and Effect of Humidity

Recently,an increasing number of parts have been produced using additive manufacturing technology.They are no longer simply prototypes but structural parts whose mechanical characteristics must be known before printing.One of the weaknesses of 3D printing is the significant variability in the dimensions and geometrical and mechanical properties of the printed parts.These properties depend on specific printing parameters and environmental conditions.This study aims to determine the influence of two printing parameters,namely,the orientation and positioning of the parts on the printing platform and the influence of humidity on the mechanical properties of the parts.The studied samples were fabricated with onyx using a Markforged X7 printer.The results showed that onyx could be considered an isotropic material to a certain extent because its mechanical properties do not vary sufficiently according to the orientation angle on the printing platform;a maximum deviation of 10%was observed between the different orientations.In contrast to the orientation,the positioning(flat or XY,on-edge or XZ,and upright or ZX)of the workpieces significantly influenced the mechanical properties.Positioning on the edge allowed the Young’s modulus to be up to 50% greater than that of flat and upright positioning.The study of the sensitivity to humidity revealed that a specimen absorbs approximately 2%of the humidity and loses up to 65%of its Young’s modulus after 165 days of exposure,significantly influencing the mechanical properties of the parts.Consideration should be given to this aging of onyx when using printed parts as structural parts.

Effects of FDM-3D printing parameters on mechanical properties and microstructure of CF/PEEK and GF/PEEK

Fused deposition modeling(FDM)has unique advantages in the rapid prototyping of thermoplastics which have been developed in diverse fields.However,although great efforts have been made to optimize FDM process,the mechanical properties of printed parts are limited by the weak interlamination bonding as well as the poor performance of raw filaments used,such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene(ABS),polylactic acid(PLA).Adding fibers into thermoplastic matrix and preparing high-performance filaments have been indicated to enhance the properties of fabricated parts.Recently,heat-resistant polyetheretherketone(PEEK)and its fiber reinforced composites were proposed for FDM process due to overcoming the limitation of equipment and process.However,few researches have been reported on the effects of FDM-3 D printing parameters on the mechanical properties of fiber reinforced PEEK composites.Therefore,5 wt%carbon fiber(CF)and glass fiber(GF)reinforced PEEK composite filaments were prepared respectively in this study.The effects of various printing parameters including nozzle temperature,platform temperature,printing speed and layer thickness on the mechanical properties(including tensile strength,flexural strength and impact strength)were surveyed.To analyze the microstructure and failure reasons of printed CF/PEEK and GF/PEEK samples,the tensile fractured surfaces were investigated via scanning electron microscope(SEM).