Impact of Part Positioning along Chamber Z-Axis and Processing Parameters in Selective Laser Sintering on Polyamide Properties

izvorni znanstveni rad

izvorni znanstveni rad

Impact of Part Positioning along Chamber Z-Axis and Processing Parameters in Selective Laser Sintering on Polyamide Properties

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Tip izvorni znanstveni rad
Godina 2024
Časopis Applied sciences (Basel)
Volumen 14
Svesčić 3
Stranice 976, 21
DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/app14030976
EISSN 2076-3417
Status objavljeno

Sažetak

Additive manufacturing procedures are being increasingly developed, from prototyping to finished functional products. However, their rapid development also brings along the testing of properties with different manufacturing parameters. In selective laser sintering, the most influential manufacturing parameter is the energy density, which also consists, among other things, of the hatch distance. For better usage of the entire chamber and a reduction in the overall price of the finished product, in practice, the manufacturing of products at different heights (levels) of the working chamber with different orientations is inevitable. The study examines how hatch distance and product orientation impact the tensile strength and dimensional stability of polyamide products across two levels within the chamber. Upon analysis, it was observed that manufacturing products at different levels within the working chamber does not influence their dimensions. Achieving precise product dimensions comparable to those in the CAD model is possible. Furthermore, the same factors (orientation and hatch distance) and their combinations affect the length, thickness, and width of the product. Although all test specimens were tested, a tensile strength analysis of variance (ANOVA) of test specimens produced at the lower level of the chamber with a combination of hatch distance (ranging from 0.23 to 0.6 mm) and orientation (ranging from 0° to 60°) was not feasible in the design of the experiment. Despite this limitation, it was noted that both chamber levels had the potential to reach a maximum tensile strength of 47 N/mm2. Nevertheless, the average tensile strength of PA12, obtained through combinations of input factors, stood at only 30 N/mm2, which is quite a low value for polyamide made by selective laser sintering.

Ključne riječi

dimensional stability; hatch distance; mathematical model; orientation; polyamide PA12; response surface; selective laser sintering—SLS; tensile strength; working chamber levels