Experimental study of resin coating to improve the impact strength of fused filament fabrication process pieces

Purpose – This study aims to evaluate the impact breaking energy of the parts manufactured by the fused filament fabrication (FFF) method. The evaluation considers the use of the epoxy resin coating, different materials and different printing orientations. Design/methodology/approach – The authors d...

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Autores: López Taborda, Luis Lisandro, Pérez, Eduar, Quintero, Daniel, Noguera Polania, José Fernando, ZAMBRANO RODRIGUEZ, HABIB, Maury, Heriberto, Esparragoza, Ivan
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Colombia
Institución:Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital UFPS
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufps.edu.co:ufps/1670
Acceso en línea:http://repositorio.ufps.edu.co/handle/ufps/1670
https://doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-08-2018-0194
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fused deposition modeling
Fused filament fabrication
Impact break energy
Impact strength
Resin coating
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Sumario:Purpose – This study aims to evaluate the impact breaking energy of the parts manufactured by the fused filament fabrication (FFF) method. The evaluation considers the use of the epoxy resin coating, different materials and different printing orientations. Design/methodology/approach – The authors developed an experimental statistical design using 54 experimental trials. The experiments’ output variable is the impact break energy of the parts manufactured by the FFF method. The input variables for the experiments consist of an epoxy resin coating (XTC-3DVR , generic resin and without resin coating), different filament materials (nylon 1 carbon fiber, polyethylene terephthalate and polycarbonate) and different printing orientations (flat, edge and vertical) used. The authors carried out the tests following the EN ISO 179-1. Findings – The use of resin coating has a significant influence on the impact energy of parts manufactured using the FFF method. The resin coating increases the impact resistance of parts processed by FFF by almost 100% of the value as compared to the parts without a resin coating. Postprocessing is useful on ductile materials and increases impact breaking energy at weak print orientations. Originality/value – This research opens a new opportunity to improve the mechanical properties of parts manufactured using the FFF method. The use of a resin coating reinforces the parts in weak print orientation.