Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 30 Issue 3

Effect of scan speed on corrosion and tribocorrosion properties of cobalt-chromium alloy in situ produced by selective laser melting

Raghad Ahmed Alaloosi, Onur Çomakli, Mustafa Yazici, Ziad A. Taha

This paper aims to investigate the influence of scan speed on the corrosion and tribocorrosion features of the CoCrMoW samples fabricated via the selective laser melting (SLM…

Printed layers height calibration curve and porosity in laser melting deposition of Ti6Al4V combining experiments, mathematical modelling and deep neural network

Muhammad Arif Mahmood, Chioibasu Diana, Uzair Sajjad, Sabin Mihai, Ion Tiseanu, Andrei C. Popescu

Porosity is a commonly analyzed defect in the laser-based additive manufacturing processes owing to the enormous thermal gradient caused by repeated melting and solidification…

A review on exploration of the mechanical characteristics of 3D-printed biocomposites fabricated by fused deposition modelling (FDM)

Prashant Anerao, Atul Kulkarni, Yashwant Munde

This paper aims to investigate the current state of biocomposites used in fused deposition modelling (FDM) with a focus on their mechanical characteristics.

Machine learning for forecasting the biomechanical behavior of orthopedic bone plates fabricated by fused deposition modeling

Shrutika Sharma, Vishal Gupta, Deepa Mudgal, Vishal Srivastava

Three-dimensional (3D) printing is highly dependent on printing process parameters for achieving high mechanical strength. It is a time-consuming and expensive operation to…

An investigation into the mechanisms that influence laser sintered polyamide-12 top surfaces

James Tarver, Kieran Nar, Candice Majewski

The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the extent to which the mechanisms of polymer melt viscous flow and finish layer powder particle adhesion influence the top surface…

Effects of post-processing curing parameters and gamma irradiation on the mechanical properties of medical graded vat photopolymerization parts

Natthawut Daoset, Samroeng Inglam, Sujin Wanchat, Nattapon Chantarapanich

This paper aims to investigate the influence of post-curing temperature, post-curing time and gamma ray irradiation dose upon the tensile and compressive mechanical properties of…

A layerwise geometric error compensation procedure for additive manufacturing

Fernando Peña, José Carlos Rico, Pablo Zapico, Gonzalo Valiño, Sabino Mateos

The purpose of this paper is to provide a new procedure for in-plane compensation of geometric errors that often appear in the layers deposited by an additive manufacturing (AM…

Experimental and numerical study of in-plane uniaxial compression response of PU foam filled aluminum arrowhead auxetic honeycomb

Chunfu Wu, Guorui Ye, Yonghong Zhao, Baowen Ye, Tao Wang, Liangmo Wang, Zeming Zhang

Auxetics metamaterials show high performance in their specific characteristics, while the absolute stiffness and strength are much weaker due to substantial porosity. This paper…

Correlation between the part quality, strength and surface roughness of material extrusion process

Abdul Samad Rafique, Adnan Munir, Numan Ghazali, Muhammad Naveed Ahsan, Aqeel Ahsan Khurram

The purpose of this study was to develop a correlation between the properties of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene parts 3D printed by material extrusion (MEX) process.

Exploring mixed-mode fracture behavior and mechanical properties of selective laser sintered polyamide 12 components

Burçak Zehir, Mirsadegh Seyedzavvar, Cem Boğa

This study aims to comprehensively investigate the mixed-mode fracture behavior and mechanical properties of selective laser sintering (SLS) polyamide 12 (PA12) components…

Mechanical behavior investigation of fused deposition modeling joints by using different bonding geometry with variable adhesive thickness

Uğur Kemiklioğlu, Sermet Demir, Caner Yüksel

Adhesively bonded joints are used in many fields, especially in the automotive, marine, aviation, defense and outdoor industries. Adhesive bonding offers advantages over…

Investigating the large strain compression properties of PLA parts manufactured by FDM using experiments and constitutive modeling

Shrushti Maheshwari, Zafar Alam, Sarthak S. Singh

The purpose of this study is to experimentally investigate the large deformation compression characteristics of fused deposition modelling (FDM)-printed poly lactic acid (PLA)…

Sustainable 3D printing with recycled tire rubber-based filaments: an investigation of process parameters and mechanical behaviour

Silvia Badini, Serena Graziosi, Michele Carboni, Stefano Regondi, Raffaele Pugliese

This study evaluates the potential of using the material extrusion (MEX) process for recycling waste tire rubber (WTR). By investigating the process parameters, mechanical…

Non-transferring arc and wire additive manufacturing: microstructure, mechanical properties and bulk texture evolution of deposits

Suvranshu Pattanayak, Susanta Kumar Sahoo, Ananda Kumar Sahoo, Raviteja Vinjamuri, Pushpendra Kumar Dwivedi

This study aims to demonstrate a modified wire arc additive manufacturing (AM) named non-transferring arc and wire AM (NTA-WAM). Here, the build plate has no electrical arc…

Sound absorption advancements: exploring 3D printing in the development of tetrakaidecahedron cell-based acoustic metamaterials

Saliq Shamim Shah, Daljeet Singh, Jaswinder Singh Saini, Naveen Garg

This paper aims to study the design and characterization of a 3D printed tetrakaidecahedron cell-based acoustic metamaterial. At present, the mitigation of low-frequency noise…