Mechanical properties of PLA based closed porous structures manufactured using FDM process
Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures
ISSN: 1573-6105
Article publication date: 21 March 2023
Issue publication date: 20 April 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this article covers the design and manufacture of porous materials that can be used in different engineering applications by additive manufacturing.
Design/methodology/approach
The most important design parameters of the porous materials are the cell structure and wall thickness. These two design criteria are difficult to control in porous materials produced by conventional production methods. In the study, two different wall thicknesses and four different pore diameters of the porous structure were determined as design parameters.
Findings
A compression test was applied to the produced samples. Also, the densities of the produced samples were compared. As a result of the study, changes in mechanical properties were observed according to the cell wall thickness and pore size.
Originality/value
The originality of the study is that, unlike traditional porous structure production, the pore structure and cell wall thicknesses can be produced in desired dimensions. In addition, a closed pore structure was tried to be produced in the study. Studies in the literature generally have a tube-type pore structure.
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Acknowledgements
This study is supported by a project numbered 18.FENBIL.69 from Scientific Research Project Department of Afyon Kocatepe University.
Citation
Yavuz, I. and Yildirim, A. (2023), "Mechanical properties of PLA based closed porous structures manufactured using FDM process", Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 493-506. https://doi.org/10.1108/MMMS-10-2022-0220
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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