This paper presents a comprehensive experimental study in exploring the influence of key printing parameters on mechanical properties and failure mechanisms of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) material. Three parameters with three levels—layer thickness (0.09 mm, 0.19 mm, and 0.39 mm), printing plane (XY, YZ, and ZX), and printing orientation (horizontal, diagonal, and vertical)—are considered, which form an L27 experimental design. Following L27, tensile and compressive specimens are fabricated and tested. Young's modulus, yield strength, failure strength, and strain of specimens are measured, evaluated, and compared with their injection-molded counterparts. Experimental results indicate that tensile specimens with a layer thickness of 0.09 mm and printing plane orientation of YZ-H reveal the highest stiffness and failure strength. While injection-molded specimen shows the highest yield strength, ductility of printed specimens is 1.45 times larger than that of injection-molded part. YZ along with XY specimens shows a neat and clean standard fracture failure at 45 deg, where the layers reorient themselves followed by stretching before fracture failure, thus providing sufficient ductility as opposed to ZX specimens, which fail along the direction perpendicular to the loading. Compressive XY-H and XY-D specimens have the highest stiffness and yield strength, and failure mechanisms involve initial compression followed by squeezing of layers leading to compactness followed by breakage due to tearing off or fracture of layers. The findings imply that anisotropy of fused deposition modeling (FDM) parts cannot be avoided and hence the appropriate parameters must be chosen, which satisfy the intended properties of the material subject to specific loading scenario.
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August 2017
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Evaluating Mechanical Properties and Failure Mechanisms of Fused Deposition Modeling Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Parts
M. S. Uddin,
M. S. Uddin
School of Engineering,
University of South Australia,
Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
e-mail: Mohammad.Uddin@unisa.edu.au
University of South Australia,
Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
e-mail: Mohammad.Uddin@unisa.edu.au
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M. F. R. Sidek,
M. F. R. Sidek
School of Engineering,
University of South Australia,
Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
University of South Australia,
Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
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M. A. Faizal,
M. A. Faizal
School of Engineering,
University of South Australia,
Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
University of South Australia,
Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
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Reza Ghomashchi,
Reza Ghomashchi
School of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Adelaide,
Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
University of Adelaide,
Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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A. Pramanik
A. Pramanik
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Curtin University,
Bentley, WA 6845, Australia
Curtin University,
Bentley, WA 6845, Australia
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M. S. Uddin
School of Engineering,
University of South Australia,
Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
e-mail: Mohammad.Uddin@unisa.edu.au
University of South Australia,
Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
e-mail: Mohammad.Uddin@unisa.edu.au
M. F. R. Sidek
School of Engineering,
University of South Australia,
Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
University of South Australia,
Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
M. A. Faizal
School of Engineering,
University of South Australia,
Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
University of South Australia,
Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
Reza Ghomashchi
School of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Adelaide,
Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
University of Adelaide,
Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
A. Pramanik
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Curtin University,
Bentley, WA 6845, Australia
Curtin University,
Bentley, WA 6845, Australia
Manuscript received November 2, 2016; final manuscript received May 1, 2017; published online June 1, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Sam Anand.
J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. Aug 2017, 139(8): 081018 (12 pages)
Published Online: June 1, 2017
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Received:
November 2, 2016
Revised:
May 1, 2017
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Uddin, M. S., Sidek, M. F. R., Faizal, M. A., Ghomashchi, R., and Pramanik, A. (June 1, 2017). "Evaluating Mechanical Properties and Failure Mechanisms of Fused Deposition Modeling Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Parts." ASME. J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. August 2017; 139(8): 081018. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4036713
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