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AIMS Materials Science, volume 6, issue 6, pages 1086-1106

From 3D models to FDM 3D prints: experimental study of chemical treatment to reduce stairs-stepping of semi-sphere profile

Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2019-01-01
Quartile SCImago
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Quartile WOS
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Impact factor1.4
ISSN23720484, 23720468
Abstract
Adaptively computing the layers (LH) for FDM 3D printed samples has been the great potential of accomplishing high quality surface finish results while maintaining a reasonably short printing process time. This research paper presents a stairs-stepping effect of a semi-sphere profile fabricated by FDM 3D technology which is a cost-effective and promising additive manufacturing (AM) technique. In the experimental test, two-LHs (0.04 and 0.32 mm) and three different thermoplastic filament materials (PLA, PLA+, and ABS+) were used. The optimum surface roughness (Ra) obtained at 100% solid infill density with the configuration of a minimum LH was around 3.9092 and 53.2628 μm for a maximum LH after and before chemical treatment respectively. The lowest LH value brings the deviation reduction to achieve a minimum value of Ra, while fabrication time would go up with increasing the number of layers. Within the group of (PLA+, PLA and ABS+) for both LHs, ABS+ has shown low density of 1.02 to 1.1 g/cm3, while PLA+ and PLA has shown almost the same values of density ranging from 1.2 to 1.3 g/cm3. Understanding and improving relationships between thermoplastic filament materials, printing process parameters and properties of FDM 3D printed samples will be a key to improve the extrusion AM processes and expanding their applications globally. To sum up, the chemical treatment (using acetone) was an economical and industrially sustainable world-wide method to improve the poor surface quality finish of AM samples.

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Alsoufi M. S. et al. From 3D models to FDM 3D prints: experimental study of chemical treatment to reduce stairs-stepping of semi-sphere profile // AIMS Materials Science. 2019. Vol. 6. No. 6. pp. 1086-1106.
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Alsoufi M. S., W. Alhazmi M., K. Suker D., Yunus M., O. Malibari R. From 3D models to FDM 3D prints: experimental study of chemical treatment to reduce stairs-stepping of semi-sphere profile // AIMS Materials Science. 2019. Vol. 6. No. 6. pp. 1086-1106.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.3934/matersci.2019.6.1086
UR - http://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/matersci.2019.6.1086
TI - From 3D models to FDM 3D prints: experimental study of chemical treatment to reduce stairs-stepping of semi-sphere profile
T2 - AIMS Materials Science
AU - Alsoufi, Mohammad S
AU - W. Alhazmi, Mohammed
AU - K. Suker, Dhia
AU - Yunus, Mohammed
AU - O. Malibari, Rashad
PY - 2019
DA - 2019/01/01
PB - American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
SP - 1086-1106
IS - 6
VL - 6
SN - 2372-0484
SN - 2372-0468
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@article{2019_Alsoufi,
author = {Mohammad S Alsoufi and Mohammed W. Alhazmi and Dhia K. Suker and Mohammed Yunus and Rashad O. Malibari},
title = {From 3D models to FDM 3D prints: experimental study of chemical treatment to reduce stairs-stepping of semi-sphere profile},
journal = {AIMS Materials Science},
year = {2019},
volume = {6},
publisher = {American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)},
month = {jan},
url = {http://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/matersci.2019.6.1086},
number = {6},
pages = {1086--1106},
doi = {10.3934/matersci.2019.6.1086}
}
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Alsoufi, Mohammad S., et al. “From 3D models to FDM 3D prints: experimental study of chemical treatment to reduce stairs-stepping of semi-sphere profile.” AIMS Materials Science, vol. 6, no. 6, Jan. 2019, pp. 1086-1106. http://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/matersci.2019.6.1086.
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