Effects of Friction Stir Welding on the Mechanical Behaviors of Extrusion-Based Additive Manufactured Polymer Parts
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiment
2.1. Materials and Equipment
2.2. Experimental Process
2.3. Testing and Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Porosity and Anisotropy of 3D-Printed Parts
3.2. Effect of Different Welding Tools on the Mechanical Properties of Printed Workpieces
3.3. Mechanism of Effect of FSW on the Mechanical Behaviors of 3D-Printed Parts
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Printing Direction | Parallel | Perpendicular |
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Melt temperature (°C) | 260 | 260 |
Print speed (mm/s) | 30 | 40 |
Hot bed temperature (°C) | 90 | 90 |
Layer thickness (mm) | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Parameter | |
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Rotation speed (r/min) | 3000 |
Welding speed (mm/min) | 30 |
Press amount (mm) | 0.2 |
Welding tool | WTA/WTB |
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Liu, J.-F.; Zhou, Y.-G.; Chen, S.-J.; Ren, S.-Q.; Zou, J. Effects of Friction Stir Welding on the Mechanical Behaviors of Extrusion-Based Additive Manufactured Polymer Parts. Polymers 2023, 15, 3288. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15153288
Liu J-F, Zhou Y-G, Chen S-J, Ren S-Q, Zou J. Effects of Friction Stir Welding on the Mechanical Behaviors of Extrusion-Based Additive Manufactured Polymer Parts. Polymers. 2023; 15(15):3288. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15153288
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Jin-Feng, Ying-Guo Zhou, Shu-Jin Chen, Shao-Qiang Ren, and Jun Zou. 2023. "Effects of Friction Stir Welding on the Mechanical Behaviors of Extrusion-Based Additive Manufactured Polymer Parts" Polymers 15, no. 15: 3288. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15153288