A Comparison of the physical properties of two commercial 3D printing PLA grades
As desktop three-dimensional (3D) printing has gained popularity over a wide range of settings, the use of polylactic acid (PLA) has increased commensurately due to the perceived positive safety and environmental qualities of the material. Though there are currently several manufacturers of PLA for...
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| author | Diego Bermudez Paulina A. Quiñonez Evelyn J. Vasquez Israel A. Carrete Truman J. Word David A. Roberson |
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| description | As desktop three-dimensional (3D) printing has gained popularity over a wide range of settings, the use of polylactic acid (PLA) has increased commensurately due to the perceived positive safety and environmental qualities of the material. Though there are currently several manufacturers of PLA for fused filament fabrication (FFF) platforms, Ingeo grade 4043D (NatureWorks, LLC, Minnetonka, MN, USA) is widely used amongst the 3D printing community. The work presented here compares two grades of commercially available PLA that have been marketed to the 3D printing community. Here, the former ‘gold standard’, PLA Grade 4043D, is compared to the newer grade, 3D870. Mechanical properties, rheological characteristics, chemical qualities, and the ability to manipulate the crystallinity of the material were compared between the two. A detailed fracture surface analysis of tensile specimens was also performed that revealed distinct differences in crack propagation behaviour between the two materials in the annealed and non-annealed conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e44f7b52b0648c0af0e819385ce39b62023-09-21T14:38:02ZengTaylor & Francis GroupVirtual and Physical Prototyping1745-27591745-27672021-03-0116217819510.1080/17452759.2021.19100471910047A Comparison of the physical properties of two commercial 3D printing PLA gradesDiego Bermudez0Paulina A. Quiñonez1Evelyn J. Vasquez2Israel A. Carrete3Truman J. Word4David A. Roberson5The University of Texas at El PasoThe University of Texas at El PasoThe University of Texas at El PasoThe University of Texas at El PasoThe University of Texas at El PasoThe University of Texas at El PasoAs desktop three-dimensional (3D) printing has gained popularity over a wide range of settings, the use of polylactic acid (PLA) has increased commensurately due to the perceived positive safety and environmental qualities of the material. Though there are currently several manufacturers of PLA for fused filament fabrication (FFF) platforms, Ingeo grade 4043D (NatureWorks, LLC, Minnetonka, MN, USA) is widely used amongst the 3D printing community. The work presented here compares two grades of commercially available PLA that have been marketed to the 3D printing community. Here, the former ‘gold standard’, PLA Grade 4043D, is compared to the newer grade, 3D870. Mechanical properties, rheological characteristics, chemical qualities, and the ability to manipulate the crystallinity of the material were compared between the two. A detailed fracture surface analysis of tensile specimens was also performed that revealed distinct differences in crack propagation behaviour between the two materials in the annealed and non-annealed conditions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17452759.2021.1910047fused filament fabricationfailure analysispolymer crystallinitymechanical testingfractographyannealing |
| spellingShingle | Diego Bermudez Paulina A. Quiñonez Evelyn J. Vasquez Israel A. Carrete Truman J. Word David A. Roberson A Comparison of the physical properties of two commercial 3D printing PLA grades Virtual and Physical Prototyping fused filament fabrication failure analysis polymer crystallinity mechanical testing fractography annealing |
| title | A Comparison of the physical properties of two commercial 3D printing PLA grades |
| title_full | A Comparison of the physical properties of two commercial 3D printing PLA grades |
| title_fullStr | A Comparison of the physical properties of two commercial 3D printing PLA grades |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comparison of the physical properties of two commercial 3D printing PLA grades |
| title_short | A Comparison of the physical properties of two commercial 3D printing PLA grades |
| title_sort | comparison of the physical properties of two commercial 3d printing pla grades |
| topic | fused filament fabrication failure analysis polymer crystallinity mechanical testing fractography annealing |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17452759.2021.1910047 |
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