Study of the influence of 3D printing parameters on the mechanical properties of PLA

• Main Authors: Leite, Marco, Fernandes, João, Deus, Augusto M., Reis, Luis, Vaz, Maria Fátima
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: 3D Printing; PLA; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Prototyping
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88677; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45960
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper aims to determine the influence of 3D printing parameters, such as Infill Density, Extrusion Temperature, Raster Angle and Layer Thickness, on mechanical properties, namely Ultimate Tensile Strength, Yield Strength, Modulus of Elasticity and Elongation at Break, in the case of polylact...