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Comparison study on mechanical properties of 3d printed pla and pla/aluminium composites using fused deposition modeling method

Sukindar, Nor Aiman and Syed Shaharuddin, Sharifah Imihezri and Kamruddin, Shafie and Ahmad Azhar, Ahmad Zahirani and Yang, Chuan Choong and Mohd Samsudin, Noorazizi (2022) Comparison study on mechanical properties of 3d printed pla and pla/aluminium composites using fused deposition modeling method. Malaysian Journal of Microscopy, 18 (1). pp. 1-11. ISSN 1823-7010 E-ISSN 2600-7444

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Abstract

3D printing technology has been developed to produce prototype and end used parts. The demand is increasing recently making this technology a popular choice for the industry especially using fused deposition modeling (FDM) method. A common material used for this FDM technology is polylactic acid (PLA) as it is sustainable, low cost, and compatible with the system. However new PLA-based composites need to be developed with improved mechanical properties for specific applications. The need to study the mechanical properties and effect of printing parameters on the printed parts of different materials is essential to achieve the desired output. This study intends to apply Taguchi's design of experiment (DOE) method to compare the effect of printing parameters such as layer thickness, number of shell and printing speed on the tensile strength of PLA and PLA/Aluminium composite. The result shows that PLA exhibits better tensile performance compared to PLA/Aluminium composite. The ANOVA analysis also shows that increasing number of shells contribute to greater tensile strength for both materials.

Item Type: Article (Journal)
Subjects: T Technology > TS Manufactures
T Technology > TS Manufactures > TS200 Metal manufactures. Metalworking
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Engineering
Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering
Depositing User: Dr NOR AIMAN SUKINDAR
Date Deposited: 27 Apr 2022 14:45
Last Modified: 27 Apr 2022 14:45
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/97730

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