Effects of the Infill Density on the Mechanical Properties of Nylon Specimens Made by Filament Fused Fabrication
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mark | Chemical Formula Of Monomer | Filament Diameter, mm | Melting Point, °C | Density, g/sm3 | Tensile Strength, MPa | Elastic Modulus, MPa | Percentage Elongation, % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NYLON | C12H22N2O2 | 1.75 | 260 (acceptable softening at 215) | 1.14 | ~80 | 1700 | 60 |
Characteristic | Value |
---|---|
Chamber type | open |
Nozzle diameter, mm | 0.3 |
Extruder temperature, °C | 240 |
Bed temperature, °C | 80 |
Layer height, mm | 0.15 |
Extruder movement speed, mm/s | 40 |
Extruder movement speed at first layer, mm/s | 12 |
Average Theoretical Infill Volume Fraction А̅T%, % | Average Actual Infill Volume fraction А̅ACT%, % | Average Infill Tensile Strength σ̅BF, MPa | Average Weight in Relation to А̅T% | Shell/Infill Ratio, % |
---|---|---|---|---|
20 | 23.71 | 0.83 | 0.13717 | 5.73 |
40 | 41.74 | 6.15 | 0.09901 | 5.77 |
60 | 54.35 | 14.20 | 0.090386667 | 5.71 |
80 | 70.23 | 28.20 | 0.0759925 | 5.72 |
100 | 72.49 | 32.70 | 0.062868 | 5.59 |
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Terekhina, S.; Skornyakov, I.; Tarasova, T.; Egorov, S. Effects of the Infill Density on the Mechanical Properties of Nylon Specimens Made by Filament Fused Fabrication. Technologies 2019, 7, 57. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies7030057
Terekhina S, Skornyakov I, Tarasova T, Egorov S. Effects of the Infill Density on the Mechanical Properties of Nylon Specimens Made by Filament Fused Fabrication. Technologies. 2019; 7(3):57. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies7030057
Chicago/Turabian StyleTerekhina, Svetlana, Innokentiy Skornyakov, Tatiana Tarasova, and Sergei Egorov. 2019. "Effects of the Infill Density on the Mechanical Properties of Nylon Specimens Made by Filament Fused Fabrication" Technologies 7, no. 3: 57. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies7030057