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Experimental Analysis of Impact Resistance of 3D Polycarbonate and Nylon + Carbon Fiber Specimens

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This paper studies the influence of factors such as printing speed, layer height, infill density, and type of material, over the mechanical properties of 3D printed pieces. A statistical analysis was conducted in order to determine the effect of each factor over the impact resistance of the 3D printed specimens. Samples of polycarbonate (PC) and nylon + carbon fiber (PA + CF) were tested using conventional Charpy equipment. Initially, the design of experiments was used to evaluate the significance of the studied factors, then, a sequential design was carried out to determine the process parameters that result in the maximum absorption of energy on the material. Finally, the results showed that during the selection phase, the type of material was the factor with the most significant effect, with a 99.5% of importance which is affected by the layer height and infill density. It was found that the absorbed energy was higher for the material PA + CF, according to the statistical results obtained.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander Ocaña, Colombia 158-08-026 Research Grant. We thank E. Perez for his comments on statistical analysis and Celee for editing and reviewing the draft of this manuscript.

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  2. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, SEPI-ESIME, U.P. Adolfo López Mateos, Zacatenco, 07738, Ciudad de México, México

    R. A. García-León

  3. Grupo de Investigación GIDSE, Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander Ocaña, Ocaña, Norte de Santander, 546552, Colombia

    M. Rodríguez-Castilla & W. Quintero-Quintero

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R.A.G.-L put forward the experimental idea and designed, performed the experiments, drafted, and revised the manuscript; M.R.-C and W.Q.-Q performed the data and statistical analysis.

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García-León, R.A., Rodríguez-Castilla, M. & Quintero-Quintero, W. Experimental Analysis of Impact Resistance of 3D Polycarbonate and Nylon + Carbon Fiber Specimens. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 30, 4837–4847 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-020-05422-4

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