Investigation of Mechanical Characteristics of 3D Printed Composite Materials (Polyoxymethylene and Nylon (PA6))

Authors

  • N. Srilaxmi
  • J. Suresh Kumar
  • J. Sunil kumar

Keywords:

Additive manufacturing, Thermoplastic composite materials, fused filament fabrication, 3D printing, tensile test, impact test, flexural test

Abstract

Metals and thermosetting polymers are being replaced by 3D printed fiber reinforced composites because of their lightweight construction and mechanical performance. The adoption of 3D printing technology is due to reduced material waste, design freedom, and the ability to construct complicated structures. A technique for additive manufacturing that can create intricately functional parts is fused deposition modeling. The 3D printed nylon fiber reinforced polyoxymethylene samples are fabricated with different proportions of nylon (5%, 10%) in polyoxymethylene by using 3D printing system wherein the FDM printer, makes use of the heated filament and deposits the fabric layer with the aid of using layer to perform the anticipated outcome. Tensile, impact and flexural tests are conducted on the samples to evaluate the mechanical properties of the 3D printed nylon fiber reinforced polyoxymethylene samples. The findings demonstrate that the mechanical characteristics of the samples under tensile, impact and flexural test. The results of this study shows that the mechanical characteristics of specimens fabricated with different proportions of nylon (5%, 10%) in polyoxymethylene. overall, the flexural and impact strength of the composites are improved by adding nylon in polyoxymethylene.

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2023-12-18

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2024)

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