Abstract
The elastic response of homogeneous isotropic materials is most commonly represented by their Young's modulus (E), but geometric variability associated with additive manufacturing results in materials that are neither homogeneous nor isotropic. Here we investigated methods to estimate the effective elastic modulus (Eeff) of samples fabricated by fused filament fabrication. We conducted finite element analysis (FEA) on printed samples based on material properties and CT-scanned geometries. The analysis revealed how the layer structure of a specimen altered the internal stress distribution and the resulting Eeff. We also investigated different empirical methods to estimate Eeff as guides. We envision the findings from our study can provide guidelines for modulus estimation of as-printed specimens, with the potential of applying to other extrusion-based additive manufacturing technologies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 101983 |
Journal | Additive Manufacturing |
Volume | 42 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Effective Young's modulus
- Extrusion
- Fused filament fabrication
- Tension test
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biomedical Engineering
- General Materials Science
- Engineering (miscellaneous)
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering