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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2019.20.9.481

Study on the Surface Characterization of Structure made of Polyamide 12 manufactured by Additive Manufacturing Process  

Kim, Moosun (Urban Transit Research Team, Korea Railroad Research Institute)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.20, no.9, 2019 , pp. 481-487 More about this Journal
Abstract
Additive manufacturing is a state-of-the-art manufacturing process technology in which three-dimensional structures are fabricated by laminating two-dimensional sections of a structure using various materials such as plastic, ceramics, and metals. The additive manufacturing technology has the advantage of high design freedom, while the surface property (roughness) of the finished product varies depending on the process conditions, which necessitates performing a post-process after the products are manufactured. In this study, the surface roughness of a structure made of polyamide 12, which was manufactured by SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) and MJF (Multi Jet Fusion) process was compared. The processing condition was classified by the building orientation of structure as 0, 45, and 90 degrees, which is the angle between the analytical surface and the horizontal plane of the fabrication platform. Structures with a hole of various diameters ranging from 1mm to 10mm were manufactured and the hole characteristics (ratio of hole depth to diameter) and results of the specimens were compared. As a result of the surface characteristics analysis, the surface roughness value of the specimens manufactured with a building orientation of $45^{\circ}$ was the highest in both technologies. In the case of the through-hole structure fabrication, the shape was maintained with 5mm and 10mm diameter holes regardless of the building orientation, although the hole forming was difficult for the smaller holes.
Keywords
Additive Manufacturing; MJF; Polyamide 12; SLS; Surface Roughness;
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