Experimental and Finite Element Analysis of 3D Printed Parts for Characterisation of Their Mechanical Behaviour
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing, Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Material Characterization, Optimization.Abstract
As an upcoming technology, Additive Manufacturing (AM) or 3D Printing has gained popularity due to its simplicity, reliability, and speed for product development. It gives design freedom to designers for designing and redesigning complex components so that they fit for their respective purposes. Though AM through its unique capabilities offers a wide scope to the designers, still the properties of the 3D printed components depend upon many process parameters like layer thickness, build orientation, infill density, and print speed. Therefore, the research works in the domain of Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) are focused on the assessment of strengths of the printed parts through the characterisation of their mechanical behaviour. In this work, a review of variety of related works is presented, and a methodology is proposed in this regard as per the standards laid down, involving experimentations and validation through Finite Element Analysis (FEA). This will help the researchers to assess their designs by optimizing the process parameters for the specific objectives. Also, this work will motivate the designers to adopt the methodology while deploying AM printed parts for end use.
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