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Nonisotropic experimental characterization of the relaxation modulus for PolyJet manufactured parts

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Mechanical properties of parts constructed with additive manufacturing (AM) technologies are highly influenced by raw material and process characteristics. It is widely assumed that a certain degree of anisotropy should be expected in AM parts due to their layer-upon-layer nature. Present work focuses on the PolyJet process, where each layer is built by selective jetting of photopolymers upon flat surfaces and subsequent UV radiation curing. An extensive experimental program was carried out to find out if the so-constructed parts present viscoelastic behavior and if their mechanical characteristics also depend on part orientation. Both hypotheses have been proven true, so a viscoelastic orthotropic-like behavior shall be expected in PolyJet manufactured part. Nevertheless, a significant improvement on material properties has been found for nearly vertical building orientations. This unexpected behavior is related to a shielding effect upon UV curing caused by support material.

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  1. Construction and Manufacturing Engineering Department, ARAMO (Advanced Research in Additive Manufacturing), University of Oviedo, Campus of Gijón, Gijón, 33203, Spain

    David Blanco, Pelayo Fernandez & Alvaro Noriega

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Blanco, D., Fernandez, P. & Noriega, A. Nonisotropic experimental characterization of the relaxation modulus for PolyJet manufactured parts. Journal of Materials Research 29, 1876–1882 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2014.200

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