Multi-material additive manufacturing: investigation of the combined use of ABS and PLA in the same structure

Bagdaulyet Yermurat; Ömer Seçgin; Vedat Taşdemir

doi:10.1515/mt-2022-0368

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Multi-material additive manufacturing: investigation of the combined use of ABS and PLA in the same structure

Bagdaulyet Yermurat
Postgraduate student

Bagdaulyet Yermurat was born in 1992. He is currently a graduate student at Sakarya University of Applied Science. He is preparing his master’s thesis in the field of additive manufacturing.
, Ömer Seçgin
Associated Professor

Ömer Seçgin born in 1980. He received his BSc from the Fırat University, Faculty of Technical Education, Elazig, Turkey, in 2002 and his MSc in 2005. In 2019, he completed his PhD at the Sakarya University. He is currently working at Sakarya University of Applied Science. His research areas include metal forming, manufacturing, optimization, additive manufacturing, and finite element analysis.
and Vedat Taşdemir
Vedat Taşdemir, born in 1981, studied Mechanical Engineering at the “Faculty of Technology, University of Fırat, Türkiye”. He is currently working as an Associated Professor at Kütahya Dumlupınar University. His research areas include metal forming, additive manufacturing, design, and finite element analysis.

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From the journal Materials Testing Volume 65 Issue 7

Abstract

3D printing using multi-materials has been one of the most popular topics recently. Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is one of the most widely used techniques for the three-dimensional printing of plastics and composites by all industries. In this study, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and polylactic acid (PLA) were printed in the same structure with an independent double extruder FDM 3D printer. In the study, three different layer thicknesses (0.1 mm, 0.2 mm, and 0.3 mm), three different infill ratios (30%, 60%, and 90%) and three different infill types (hexagon, triangle, and 3D infill) were used. Tensile specimens were produced according to the ASTM D638 type-IV standard. Tensile specimens of 4 mm in thickness were produced in 1 mm ABS and PLA layers. As a result of the tensile tests, it has been seen that when PLA and ABS are used together in the same structure, the tensile strength increases significantly.

Keywords: 3D printing; ABS; additive manufacturing; multi-material; PLA

Corresponding author: Ömer Seçgin, Sakarya University of Applied Sciences, Sakarya, Türkiye, E-mail: omersecgin@subu.edu.tr

About the authors

Bagdaulyet Yermurat

Postgraduate student

Bagdaulyet Yermurat was born in 1992. He is currently a graduate student at Sakarya University of Applied Science. He is preparing his master’s thesis in the field of additive manufacturing.

Ömer Seçgin

Associated Professor

Ömer Seçgin born in 1980. He received his BSc from the Fırat University, Faculty of Technical Education, Elazig, Turkey, in 2002 and his MSc in 2005. In 2019, he completed his PhD at the Sakarya University. He is currently working at Sakarya University of Applied Science. His research areas include metal forming, manufacturing, optimization, additive manufacturing, and finite element analysis.

Vedat Taşdemir

Vedat Taşdemir, born in 1981, studied Mechanical Engineering at the “Faculty of Technology, University of Fırat, Türkiye”. He is currently working as an Associated Professor at Kütahya Dumlupınar University. His research areas include metal forming, additive manufacturing, design, and finite element analysis.

Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: None declared.
Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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3D printing; ABS; additive manufacturing; multi-material; PLA