Measurement of Moisture Absorption in 3D Printing Filaments: PLA, ABS, Nylon, and PEEK
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Haijun Gong, Lianjun Wu
Location
Poster 244
Session Format
Poster Presentation
Academic Unit
Department of Manufacturing Engineering
Background
3D printing has gone though many advancements enabling it to become a household addition for many consumers. Fused deposition modeling (FDM) based 3D printers are by far the most popular option due to their ease of converting digital designs into tangible objects. FDM 3D printer works on the principle of filament (normally a thermoplastic polymer) being extruded through a heated nozzle to deposit melted layers that cool on top of each other. Most 3D printing filaments in FDM printing are hydroscopic, meaning they absorb moisture. What most consumers pay little attention to is that the humid environment (such as garage or some laboratories) can negatively affect their filament performance and cause warping and porosity in their prints.
Keywords
Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium, Fused Deposition Modeling, FDM
Creative Commons License
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Start Date
2022 12:00 AM
January 2022
Measurement of Moisture Absorption in 3D Printing Filaments: PLA, ABS, Nylon, and PEEK
Poster 244
