Sažetak
Rapid prototyping procedures make it possible to produce relatively complicated geometries based on the computer 3D model of products in relatively short time. This requires that the respective product features have good quality, good mechanical properties, dimensional accuracy and precision. However, the number of available materials that can be used for prototyping is limited and their properties can differ significantly from the properties of the finished product. However, RP parts are not inexpensive and sometimes it is difficult to decide which procedure to use to manufacture them in order to obtain their maximal usability. The Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM) procedure can be used to produce low cost polymeric products (from poly(vinyl chloride)) that have to meet certain mechanical properties, especially if they are used to perform functional tests. Past studies in LOM procedure have been carried out mainly with paper, and a few on metal. The paper deals with testing the influence of the position of products in the machine working area on the mechanical properties (tensile and flexural properties) of the product.
Ključne riječi
dimensional accuracy; flexural properties; LOM; roughness; tensile properties