Innovative Approaches to Material Selection and Testing in Additive Manufacturing

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F44555601%3A13420%2F25%3A43898842" target="_blank" >RIV/44555601:13420/25:43898842 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/1/144" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/1/144</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma18010144" target="_blank" >10.3390/ma18010144</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Innovative Approaches to Material Selection and Testing in Additive Manufacturing

Original language description

This study focuses on selecting a suitable 3D printer and defining experimental methods to gather the necessary data for determining the optimal filament material for printing components of the VEX GO and VEX IQ robotic kits. The aim is to obtain the required data to identify an appropriate filament material and set 3D printing parameters to achieve the desired mechanical properties of the parts while maintaining cost-effectiveness. Another key objective is achieving optimal operational functionality, ensuring the required part performance with minimal printing costs. It is desirable for the modeled and printed parts to exhibit the required mechanical properties while maintaining economic efficiency. Another crucial aspect is achieving optimal functionality of the produced parts with minimal printing costs. This will be assessed by analyzing the impact of key 3D printing technology parameters, focusing in this research phase on material selection. The criteria for selecting filament materials include ease of printability under the conditions of primary and secondary schools, simplicity of printing, minimal need for post-processing, and adequate mechanical properties verified through experimental measurements and destructive tests on original parts from VEX GO and VEX IQ kits. The study analyzed various filaments regarding their mechanical properties, printability, and cost-effectiveness. The most significant practical contribution of this study is selecting a suitable filament material tested through a set of destructive tests, emphasizing maintaining the mechanical properties required for the real-life application of the parts. This includes repetitive assembly and disassembly of various robotic model constructions and their activation for demonstration purposes and applications of STEM/STEAM/STREAM methods in the educational process to achieve the properties of original components. Additionally, the study aims to set up 3D printing such that even a beginner-level operator, such as a primary or secondary school student under the supervision of their teacher or a teacher with minimal knowledge and experience in 3D printing, can successfully execute it. Further ongoing research focuses on evaluating the effects of characteristic 3D printing parameters, such as infill and perimeter, on the properties of 3D-printed parts through additional measurements and analyses.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20301 - Mechanical engineering

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Materials

ISSN

1996-1944

e-ISSN

1996-1944

Volume of the periodical

18

Issue of the periodical within the volume

144

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

30

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

001393689900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85214520352