Statistical model for impact and energy absorption of 3D printed coconut Wood-PLA

Fused deposition modeling (FDM)-3D printing has been the favored technology to build functional components in various industries. The present study investigates infill percentage and infill pattern effects on the printed parts’ impact properties through the 3D printing technique using coconut wood-f...

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Main Authors: Kananathan, J., Mahendran, Samykano, K., Kadirgama, Ramasamy, D., Rahman, M. M
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Published: Tech Science Press 2021
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32789/1/Statistical%20model%20for%20impact%20and%20energy%20absorption%20of%203D%20printed%20coconut%20Wood-PLA.pdf
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author Kananathan, J.
Mahendran, Samykano
K., Kadirgama
Ramasamy, D.
Rahman, M. M
author_facet Kananathan, J.
Mahendran, Samykano
K., Kadirgama
Ramasamy, D.
Rahman, M. M
author_sort Kananathan, J.
building UMP Institutional Repository
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description Fused deposition modeling (FDM)-3D printing has been the favored technology to build functional components in various industries. The present study investigates infill percentage and infill pattern effects on the printed parts’ impact properties through the 3D printing technique using coconut wood-filled PLA composites. Mathematical models are also proposed in the present study with the aim for future property prediction. According to the ASTM standard, fifteen specimens with different parameter combinations were printed using a low-cost FDM 3D printer to evaluate their impact properties. Statistical analysis was performed using MINITAB to validate the experimental data and model development. The experimental outcomes reveal the honeycomb pattern with 75% infill density achieves the highest energy absorption (0.837 J) and impact energy (5.1894 kJ/m2). The p-value from statistical analysis clearly shows that all the impact properties are less than the alpha value of 0.05, suggesting all the properties are vital to determine the impact properties. The validation process affirms that the generated mathematical model for the energy absorbed and the impact energy is reliable at an acceptable level to predict their respective properties. The errors between the experimental value and the predicted value are 3.98% for the energy absorbed and 4.06% for impact energy. The findings are expected to provide insights on the impact behavior of the coconut wood-filled PLA composites prepared by FDM-3D printing and a mathematical model to predict the impact properties.
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spelling ump-327892022-03-22T02:46:56Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32789/ Statistical model for impact and energy absorption of 3D printed coconut Wood-PLA Kananathan, J. Mahendran, Samykano K., Kadirgama Ramasamy, D. Rahman, M. M TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TP Chemical technology Fused deposition modeling (FDM)-3D printing has been the favored technology to build functional components in various industries. The present study investigates infill percentage and infill pattern effects on the printed parts’ impact properties through the 3D printing technique using coconut wood-filled PLA composites. Mathematical models are also proposed in the present study with the aim for future property prediction. According to the ASTM standard, fifteen specimens with different parameter combinations were printed using a low-cost FDM 3D printer to evaluate their impact properties. Statistical analysis was performed using MINITAB to validate the experimental data and model development. The experimental outcomes reveal the honeycomb pattern with 75% infill density achieves the highest energy absorption (0.837 J) and impact energy (5.1894 kJ/m2). The p-value from statistical analysis clearly shows that all the impact properties are less than the alpha value of 0.05, suggesting all the properties are vital to determine the impact properties. The validation process affirms that the generated mathematical model for the energy absorbed and the impact energy is reliable at an acceptable level to predict their respective properties. The errors between the experimental value and the predicted value are 3.98% for the energy absorbed and 4.06% for impact energy. The findings are expected to provide insights on the impact behavior of the coconut wood-filled PLA composites prepared by FDM-3D printing and a mathematical model to predict the impact properties. Tech Science Press 2021-07-16 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32789/1/Statistical%20model%20for%20impact%20and%20energy%20absorption%20of%203D%20printed%20coconut%20Wood-PLA.pdf Kananathan, J. and Mahendran, Samykano and K., Kadirgama and Ramasamy, D. and Rahman, M. M (2021) Statistical model for impact and energy absorption of 3D printed coconut Wood-PLA. Energy Engineering, 118 (5). pp. 1305-1315. ISSN 0199-8595. (Published) https://doi.org/10.32604/EE.2021.016131 https://doi.org/10.32604/EE.2021.016131
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TP Chemical technology
Kananathan, J.
Mahendran, Samykano
K., Kadirgama
Ramasamy, D.
Rahman, M. M
Statistical model for impact and energy absorption of 3D printed coconut Wood-PLA
title Statistical model for impact and energy absorption of 3D printed coconut Wood-PLA
title_full Statistical model for impact and energy absorption of 3D printed coconut Wood-PLA
title_fullStr Statistical model for impact and energy absorption of 3D printed coconut Wood-PLA
title_full_unstemmed Statistical model for impact and energy absorption of 3D printed coconut Wood-PLA
title_short Statistical model for impact and energy absorption of 3D printed coconut Wood-PLA
title_sort statistical model for impact and energy absorption of 3d printed coconut wood-pla
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TP Chemical technology
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