Structural Integrity of Polymeric Components Produced by Additive Manufacturing (AM)—Polymer Applications

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Autor(a) principal: Martins, Rui F.
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Branco, Ricardo, Berto, Filippo, Soares, Nuno, Bandeira, Sebastião
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
DOI: 10.3390/polym13244420
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/105387
https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13244420
Resumo: In the work presented herein, the structural integrity of polymeric functional components made of Nylon-645 and Polylactic acid (PLA) produced by additive manufacturing (Fused Deposition Modelling, FDM) is studied. The PLA component under study was selected from the production line of a brewing company, and it was redesigned and analyzed using the Finite Element Method, 3D printed, and installed under real service. The results obtained indicated that, even though the durability of the 3D printed part was lower than the original, savings of about EUR 7000 a year could be achieved for the component studied. Moreover, it was shown that widespread use of AM with other specific PLA components could result in even more significant savings. Additionally, a metallic hanger (2700 kg/m3) from the cockpit of an airplane ATR 70 series 500 was successfully redesigned and additively manufactured in Nylon 645, resulting in a mass reduction of approximately 60% while maintaining its fit-for-purpose. Therefore, the components produced by FDM were used as fully functional components rather than prototype models, which is frequently stated as a major constraint of the FDM process.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Structural Integrity of Polymeric Components Produced by Additive Manufacturing (AM)—Polymer Applications
title Structural Integrity of Polymeric Components Produced by Additive Manufacturing (AM)—Polymer Applications
spellingShingle Structural Integrity of Polymeric Components Produced by Additive Manufacturing (AM)—Polymer Applications
Structural Integrity of Polymeric Components Produced by Additive Manufacturing (AM)—Polymer Applications
Martins, Rui F.
polymers
additive manufacturing
structural integrity
PLA
Nylon-645
Martins, Rui F.
polymers
additive manufacturing
structural integrity
PLA
Nylon-645
title_short Structural Integrity of Polymeric Components Produced by Additive Manufacturing (AM)—Polymer Applications
title_full Structural Integrity of Polymeric Components Produced by Additive Manufacturing (AM)—Polymer Applications
title_fullStr Structural Integrity of Polymeric Components Produced by Additive Manufacturing (AM)—Polymer Applications
Structural Integrity of Polymeric Components Produced by Additive Manufacturing (AM)—Polymer Applications
title_full_unstemmed Structural Integrity of Polymeric Components Produced by Additive Manufacturing (AM)—Polymer Applications
Structural Integrity of Polymeric Components Produced by Additive Manufacturing (AM)—Polymer Applications
title_sort Structural Integrity of Polymeric Components Produced by Additive Manufacturing (AM)—Polymer Applications
author Martins, Rui F.
author_facet Martins, Rui F.
Martins, Rui F.
Branco, Ricardo
Berto, Filippo
Soares, Nuno
Bandeira, Sebastião
Branco, Ricardo
Berto, Filippo
Soares, Nuno
Bandeira, Sebastião
author_role author
author2 Branco, Ricardo
Berto, Filippo
Soares, Nuno
Bandeira, Sebastião
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Martins, Rui F.
Branco, Ricardo
Berto, Filippo
Soares, Nuno
Bandeira, Sebastião
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv polymers
additive manufacturing
structural integrity
PLA
Nylon-645
topic polymers
additive manufacturing
structural integrity
PLA
Nylon-645
description In the work presented herein, the structural integrity of polymeric functional components made of Nylon-645 and Polylactic acid (PLA) produced by additive manufacturing (Fused Deposition Modelling, FDM) is studied. The PLA component under study was selected from the production line of a brewing company, and it was redesigned and analyzed using the Finite Element Method, 3D printed, and installed under real service. The results obtained indicated that, even though the durability of the 3D printed part was lower than the original, savings of about EUR 7000 a year could be achieved for the component studied. Moreover, it was shown that widespread use of AM with other specific PLA components could result in even more significant savings. Additionally, a metallic hanger (2700 kg/m3) from the cockpit of an airplane ATR 70 series 500 was successfully redesigned and additively manufactured in Nylon 645, resulting in a mass reduction of approximately 60% while maintaining its fit-for-purpose. Therefore, the components produced by FDM were used as fully functional components rather than prototype models, which is frequently stated as a major constraint of the FDM process.
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