3D Printing Parameter Optimization Using Taguchi Approach to Examine Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate (ASA) Mechanical Properties
Polymer composites with different reinforcements have many applications. By adjusting process settings and adding fibers and fillers, composite properties can be improved. Additive manufacturing is popular in the polymer industry because it can manufacture intricately designed parts with fewer defec...
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| author | Abdul Zubar Hameed Sakthivel Aravind Raj Jayakrishna Kandasamy Muhammad Atif Shahzad Majed Abubakr Baghdadi |
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| description | Polymer composites with different reinforcements have many applications. By adjusting process settings and adding fibers and fillers, composite properties can be improved. Additive manufacturing is popular in the polymer industry because it can manufacture intricately designed parts with fewer defects and greater strength with less material consumption. Composites use thermoplastics and thermosetting polymers. Thermoset plastics cannot be reused or recycled; therefore, they are disposed in landfills, creating pollution and environmental harm. In this work, thermoplastic ASA (Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate) polymer filament is used for FDM 3D printing. The specimens are made by varying five process parameters that affected the materials’ mechanical properties. The tensile, flexural and impact specimens are made using MINITAB software and ASTM requirements. The L18 orthogonal array experimental design, specimens and results were optimized. Infill density and layer height were most influential. Maximum tensile strength of 51.86 MPa, flexural strength of 82.56 MPa and impact strength of 0.180 J/mm<sup>2</sup> were obtained by following the software-suggested input factors and compared with the predicted values. Final error percentage was obtained between the predicted and the experimental results and it was found to be under 3%, which is acceptable. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e049216224394b18a584e7ddb9a839b22023-12-03T14:19:43ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602022-08-011416325610.3390/polym141632563D Printing Parameter Optimization Using Taguchi Approach to Examine Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate (ASA) Mechanical PropertiesAbdul Zubar Hameed0Sakthivel Aravind Raj1Jayakrishna Kandasamy2Muhammad Atif Shahzad3Majed Abubakr Baghdadi4Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddha 21589, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Manufacturing Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Manufacturing Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddha 21589, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddha 21589, Saudi ArabiaPolymer composites with different reinforcements have many applications. By adjusting process settings and adding fibers and fillers, composite properties can be improved. Additive manufacturing is popular in the polymer industry because it can manufacture intricately designed parts with fewer defects and greater strength with less material consumption. Composites use thermoplastics and thermosetting polymers. Thermoset plastics cannot be reused or recycled; therefore, they are disposed in landfills, creating pollution and environmental harm. In this work, thermoplastic ASA (Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate) polymer filament is used for FDM 3D printing. The specimens are made by varying five process parameters that affected the materials’ mechanical properties. The tensile, flexural and impact specimens are made using MINITAB software and ASTM requirements. The L18 orthogonal array experimental design, specimens and results were optimized. Infill density and layer height were most influential. Maximum tensile strength of 51.86 MPa, flexural strength of 82.56 MPa and impact strength of 0.180 J/mm<sup>2</sup> were obtained by following the software-suggested input factors and compared with the predicted values. Final error percentage was obtained between the predicted and the experimental results and it was found to be under 3%, which is acceptable.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/16/3256ASA polymerfused deposition modellinginfill densityL18 orthogonal array3D printing |
| spellingShingle | Abdul Zubar Hameed Sakthivel Aravind Raj Jayakrishna Kandasamy Muhammad Atif Shahzad Majed Abubakr Baghdadi 3D Printing Parameter Optimization Using Taguchi Approach to Examine Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate (ASA) Mechanical Properties Polymers ASA polymer fused deposition modelling infill density L18 orthogonal array 3D printing |
| title | 3D Printing Parameter Optimization Using Taguchi Approach to Examine Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate (ASA) Mechanical Properties |
| title_full | 3D Printing Parameter Optimization Using Taguchi Approach to Examine Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate (ASA) Mechanical Properties |
| title_fullStr | 3D Printing Parameter Optimization Using Taguchi Approach to Examine Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate (ASA) Mechanical Properties |
| title_full_unstemmed | 3D Printing Parameter Optimization Using Taguchi Approach to Examine Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate (ASA) Mechanical Properties |
| title_short | 3D Printing Parameter Optimization Using Taguchi Approach to Examine Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate (ASA) Mechanical Properties |
| title_sort | 3d printing parameter optimization using taguchi approach to examine acrylonitrile styrene acrylate asa mechanical properties |
| topic | ASA polymer fused deposition modelling infill density L18 orthogonal array 3D printing |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/16/3256 |
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