Vacuum fused deposition modelling system to improve tensile strength of 3D printed parts

Strengthening of 3D Printed Fused Deposition Manufactured Parts Using the Fill Compositing Technique

In this paper, we present a technique for increasing the strength of thermoplastic fused deposition manufactured printed parts while retaining the benefits of the process such as ease, speed of implementation, and complex part geometries. By carefully placing voids in the printed parts and filling them with high-strength resins, we can improve the overall part strength and stiffness by up to 45...

3D Printed Internal Structure: Influence on Tensile Strength

This paper discusses the research project and associated laboratory measurements that were assigned to a visiting international undergraduate student of materials engineering for the purpose of providing a research experience. This was the student’s first visit to the in the United States of America. Buğra contributed significantly to the literature review and writing of this paper as a team, e...

Methods to Improve Surface Finish of Parts Produced by Fused Deposition Modeling

Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is one of the rapid prototyping technologies that can use plastic material, which can be effectively used for making patterns for investment casting. The surface finish of the investment casting depends upon the surface finish of the pattern. But the surface finish of the parts produced by using FDM is not very good as compared to wax patterns, which are conventi...

Anisotropic Mechanical Properties of ABS Parts Fabricated by Fused Deposition Modelling

Investigating the Influence of Electroplating Layer Thickness on the Tensile Strength for Fused Deposition Processed ABS Thermoplastics

Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is a kind of Rapid prototyping (RP) technique, which allows direct transformation of CAD files into physical models. This paper attempts to identify and study the influence of electroplating layer thickness on the mechanical strength of Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) samples developed from the FDM process. The study is conducted on the tensile test samples...