Acoustic properties of ABS and PLA parts produced by additive manufacturing using different printing parameters

Osman Oğuzhan Koç; Ahmet Meram; Mehmet Emin Çetin; Sinem Öztürk

doi:10.1515/mt-2023-0333

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Acoustic properties of ABS and PLA parts produced by additive manufacturing using different printing parameters

Osman Oğuzhan Koç
Osman Oğuzhan Koç completed his BSc degree at KTO Karatay University, Konya in 2017 and MSc degree at Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya in 2020. His research interests are acoustics and additive manufacturing.
, Ahmet Meram
Ahmet Meram completed his BSc degree at Khajeh Nasir ad-Din Toosi University of Technology in 2003 and MSc degree at Buali Sina University in 2006. He received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from İstanbul Technical University, İstanbul, Turkey in 2014. His research interests are additive manufacturing, solid mechanics, acoustics and vibrations, sandwich panels, composite materials, and finite element analysis.
, Mehmet Emin Çetin
Mehmet Emin Çetin completed his BSc degree at Kocaeli University, Kocaeli in 2010 and MSc degree at Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon in 2012. He received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey in 2017. His research interests are acoustics, additive manufacturing, adhesives, composite materials, and finite element analysis.
and Sinem Öztürk
Sinem Öztürk completed his BSc degree at İstanbul Technical University, İstanbul in 2005 and MSc degree at İstanbul Technical University, İstanbul in 2008. He received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from İstanbul Technical University, İstanbul, Turkey in 2016. His research interests are acoustics and vibrations, machine theory and dynamics, and mechanical vibrations and noise.

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Abstract

This study investigates the effect of printing parameters on the acoustic performance of specimens produced using 3D printing technology. The specimens were fabricated with square and hexagonal cell shapes with 10, 20, 30, and 50 % infill ratios from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and polylactic acid (PLA) materials. The sound absorption coefficient and sound transmission loss results of the samples were measured with an impedance tube at 1/3 octave band values in the range of 500–6400 Hz. The highest sound absorption coefficient results were determined for cylindrical samples with a square internal structure made of ABS material with a 50 % infill ratio in the frequency range of 2500–3500 Hz. The sound transmission loss values of the samples vary between approximately 13 and 58 dB at 1/3 octave band values in the range of 500 and 6300 Hz. The highest sound transmission loss values were determined in the sample produced of PLA with a square cell shape at a 30 % infill ratio. It was concluded that different geometric shapes, materials, and infill ratios affect the acoustic performance of parts produced by 3D printing technology.

Keywords: 3D printing technology; sound absorption coefficient; sound transmission loss; impedance tube

Corresponding author: Mehmet Emin Çetin, Department of Astronautical Engineering, Faculty of Aviation and Space Sciences, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, 42140, Türkiye, E-mail: mecetin@erbakan.edu.tr.

About the authors

Osman Oğuzhan Koç

Osman Oğuzhan Koç completed his BSc degree at KTO Karatay University, Konya in 2017 and MSc degree at Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya in 2020. His research interests are acoustics and additive manufacturing.

Ahmet Meram

Ahmet Meram completed his BSc degree at Khajeh Nasir ad-Din Toosi University of Technology in 2003 and MSc degree at Buali Sina University in 2006. He received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from İstanbul Technical University, İstanbul, Turkey in 2014. His research interests are additive manufacturing, solid mechanics, acoustics and vibrations, sandwich panels, composite materials, and finite element analysis.

Mehmet Emin Çetin

Mehmet Emin Çetin completed his BSc degree at Kocaeli University, Kocaeli in 2010 and MSc degree at Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon in 2012. He received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey in 2017. His research interests are acoustics, additive manufacturing, adhesives, composite materials, and finite element analysis.

Sinem Öztürk

Sinem Öztürk completed his BSc degree at İstanbul Technical University, İstanbul in 2005 and MSc degree at İstanbul Technical University, İstanbul in 2008. He received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from İstanbul Technical University, İstanbul, Turkey in 2016. His research interests are acoustics and vibrations, machine theory and dynamics, and mechanical vibrations and noise.

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