About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2021 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2021)
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Symposium
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Materials
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Presentation Title |
An Initial Evaluation of Process-property Relations for FDM produced 316L Stainless Steel |
Author(s) |
Frank M. Brinkley, J. Logan Betts, Adam Vitale, Matthew W Priddy |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Frank M. Brinkley |
Abstract Scope |
A large focus in the additive manufacturing (AM) community has been on printing metals; however, this technology presents a large start-up cost and is prohibitive for smaller research institutions. Recently, advances in technology have enabled the use of a traditional fused deposition modeling (FDM) system for manufacturing metal components. These processes use a metal powder incorporated into a polymer binder which is de-bound and sintered after printing to produce a nearly fully dense metal part. This technology greatly reduces entry cost, but the mechanical properties and the impact of process parameters on these properties are still not fully understood. This study investigates the relationship between three primary process parameters (hot-end temperature, layer height, and print speed) and the resulting mechanical properties. This investigation specifically focuses on these relationships for a Creality Ender3 printer with Ultrafuse 316L filament. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: Post-meeting proceedings |