Vol.22, No.3, 2022, pp. 288–292
UDC:

DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY OF PARTS OBTAINED BY SLS TECHNOLOGY

Ivana Jevtić1*, Goran Mladenović2*, Miloš Milošević1, Aleksa Milovanović1, Isaak Trajković1, Milan Travica1

1) University of Belgrade, Innovation Centre of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade, SERBIA

*email: ijevtic@mas.bg.ac.rs , gmladenovic@mas.bg.ac.rs

2) University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade, SERBIA

 

Abstract

Dimensional accuracy estimation of additively manufactured parts obtained via Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) is examined. As benchmark models, tensile specimens according to ISO 527-2 standard and bending specimens according to ISO 178 are selected. For all additively manufactured specimens, dimensions are measured and compared with the original CAD models. Tensile specimens are 170×20×4 mm in bulk, and the specimens intended for 3-point bend tests are 96×8×4 mm in bulk. Both specimen configurations are additively manufactured in two different printing orientations, i.e. horizontal and vertical. All specimens are produced on the Fuse 1 device (FormLabs, Summerville, MA), using Polyamide 12 (PA 12) material. After fabrication and post-processing, all specimens are scanned on Atos Core 200 3D scanner and afterward compared with the original CAD models via the GOM Inspect programme (GOM Metrology GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany).

Keywords: selective laser sintering (SLS) technology, tensile testing, 3-point bend test, Polyamide 12, 3D scanning

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