Date of Award
2015
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.Sc.
Department
Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering
Keywords
3D printing, build orientation, infiltrates, mechanical characteristics, powder binding, rapid prototype
Supervisor
Urbanic, Jill
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
The study is designed to provide a robust understanding of the mechanical characteristic of a 3D printed part for selected post processing conditions. The `green' printed parts are generally very brittle and porous, therefore, infiltrates are introduced to alter the mechanical characteristics, which will introduce new opportunities for this technology. Exploratory testing is performed to shape the choices for post processing with the infiltrates. Specimen geometry, specific for tensile, compression and flexural testing were rendered in CAD software and printed on the Z-printer 450 (Zp150 powder / Zb59 binder) with three different build orientations (horizontal/ angled /vertical). Results show that infiltrates can significantly improve the mechanical characteristics and material-infiltrate performance varies per build orientation. It is now understood that this material does not react similar to other materials and cannot be easily predicted. Additional physical testing should be performed and this complete test set should be conducted for new infiltrates.
Recommended Citation
Impens, David, "An Experimental Approach to Assess the Impact of Post Processing Variables on the Mechanical Characteristics of 3D Printed (Powder Binding Process) Parts" (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5272.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/5272