This study investigated the 3D-printed PLA (Polylactic Acid) workability during the operation of milling. It is difficult to obtain as a result of a Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printing a very strict tolerance, and a good roughness surface. A possible solution can be the usage of the last milling operation that can complete the workpiece in terms of desired roughness and dimension tolerances. A design of experiments (DOE) analysis has been applied to observe the optimizing result. Three factors have been analyzed: feed rate, depth of cut, and rotational speed. Two responses were investigated: roughness (Ra) and burr height. The results show that these two parameters present optimum results in two different values of the process parameters: the Ra is better at a higher feed rate and low depth cut, but the situation reverses for the burr height, for which lower heights are obtained when using higher feed rate and depth cut.

Effects of milling parameters on roughness and burr formation in 3D- printed PLA components

El Mehtedi, Mohamad
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Buonadonna, Pasquale;Carta, Mauro;El Mohtadi, Rayane;Marongiu, Gianluca;Loi, Gabriela;Aymerich, Francesco
2023-01-01

Abstract

This study investigated the 3D-printed PLA (Polylactic Acid) workability during the operation of milling. It is difficult to obtain as a result of a Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printing a very strict tolerance, and a good roughness surface. A possible solution can be the usage of the last milling operation that can complete the workpiece in terms of desired roughness and dimension tolerances. A design of experiments (DOE) analysis has been applied to observe the optimizing result. Three factors have been analyzed: feed rate, depth of cut, and rotational speed. Two responses were investigated: roughness (Ra) and burr height. The results show that these two parameters present optimum results in two different values of the process parameters: the Ra is better at a higher feed rate and low depth cut, but the situation reverses for the burr height, for which lower heights are obtained when using higher feed rate and depth cut.
2023
PLA; roughness; milling; DOE; burr formation; additive Manufacturing
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