Visual assessment of 3D printed elements: A practical quality assessment for home-made FDM products

F. M. Mwema; E. T. Akinlabi; O. S. Fatoba

doi:10.1016/j.matpr.2020.02.313

Visual assessment of 3D printed elements: A practical quality assessment for home-made FDM products

F. M. Mwema, E. T. Akinlabi, O. S. Fatoba

Mechanical Engineering Science

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Abstract

We illustrate the use of dimensional and microscopy in quality checks of home-made 3D printed parts. Using a typical and affordable fused deposition modelling (FDM) 3D printer, some of the common elements (shapes) were produced. These elements include circular, diamond, hollow, square and S-shapes. The elements were designed in 3D Computer Aided design models and using CURA slicing software, the G-codes were generated. A polyl(actic) acid (PLA) filament was used. The dimensions of the printed elements were taken and compared to the CAD models. The significant errors (discrepancies) were reported on diamond tips, corners and thickness of the S-shapes. The optical microscopy revealed that dimensional differences were caused majorly by insufficient fusion of the filament material during printing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1520-1525
Number of pages	6
Journal	Materials Today: Proceedings
Volume	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.02.313
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	10th International Conference of Materials Processing and Characterization, ICMPC 2020 - Mathura, India Duration: 21 Feb 2020 → 23 Feb 2020

Keywords

3D printing
Additive manufacturing
Defects
Dimensional accuracy
Microscopy
PLA
Quality

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Visual assessment of 3D printed elements: A practical quality assessment for home-made FDM products

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