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Title: Surface Topology as Non-Destructive Proxy for Tensile Strength of Plastic Parts from Filament-based Material Extrusion
Non-destructive characterization of 3D printed parts is critical for quality control and adoption of additive manufacturing (AM). The low-cost driver for AM of thermoplastics, typically through material extrusion AM (MEAM), challenges the integration of real-time, operando characterization and control schemes that have been developed for metals. Here, we demonstrate that the surface topology determined from optical profilometry provides information about the mechanical response of the printed part using commercial ABS filaments through calibration based correlations. The influence of layer thickness was examined on the tensile properties of MEAM ABS. Surface topology was converted into amplitude spectra using fast Fourier transforms. The scatter in the tensile strength of the replicate samples was well represented by the differences in the amplitude of the two fundamental waves that describe the periodicity of the printed roads. These results suggest that information about previously printed layers is transferred to subsequent layers that can be resolved from optical profilometry and offers the potential of a rapid, nondestructive post-print characterization for improved quality control.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2011289
PAR ID:
10463691
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Progress in additive manufacturing
ISSN:
2363-9520
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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