Investigation of layer height influencing the impact strength of polylactic acid (PLA)

József Richárd Lennert; József Sárosi

doi:10.14232/analecta.2021.2.76-83

Authors

József Richárd Lennert University of Szeged Faculty of Engineering, Hungary
József Sárosi University of Szeged Faculty of Engineering, Hungary https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6303-5011

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14232/analecta.2021.2.76-83

Keywords:

PLA, 3D printing, layer height, additive manufacturing, impact strength

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of layer height used during 3D printing on the impact strength, their standard deviations, and the printing time by using UNI EN ISO 180 unnotched specimens manufactured by FDM 3D printing technology. Every specimen is made of PLA, which is the most basic material of the FDM printing technology by using the same 3D printer. In this study it plays a key role to find out whether the layer height can be used to optimize the researched mechanical property within an economical framework or not. What is more, the possibly observable tendencies and crucial influential parameters will be analysed as well.

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