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CSME 2021/08
Volume 42 No.4
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393-401
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Optimization of 3D Printing Process Parameters on Mechanical Behaviors and Printing Time of ABS, PLA, PET-G Products using Taguchi Method
Menderes KAM a and Ahmet İPEKÇİ a
aDepartment of Mechanical and Metal Technologies, Düzce University, Turkey 81620.
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Abstract:
The effect of three important printing process parameters such as filament materials (ABS - Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, PLA - Poly Lactic Acid, PET-G - Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol), layer thickness (0.15, 0.2, and 0.25 mm), and raster angle (30, 45, and 60°) were investigated on mechanical behaviors and printing time of the prepared products. Taguchi method is applied to reduce the number of test, determined the optimum process parameters for high mechanical behaviors, low printing time, and product weight. Analytical methods such as Signal/Noise ratio, regression analysis, and variance analysis were used to evaluate the effects of three-dimensional (3D) printing parameters on mechanical behaviors and printing time. The results showed that the optimum 3D printing parameters for the strength were filament material of PET-G, layer thickness of 0.25 mm, and raster angle of 45° . The raster angle of 45° is the optimum mechanical behaviors at each individual layer when compared to other raster angles of 30° and 60°. Finally, statistical study was performed for prediction of mechanical behaviors and printing time of products.
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Keywords: FDM, mechanical behaviors, printing time, Taguchi.
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CSME , ISSN 0257-9731
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