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- Title
Representative Volume Element (RVE) Analysis for Mechanical Characterization of Fused Deposition Modeled Components.
- Authors
Ferretti, Patrich; Santi, Gian Maria; Leon-Cardenas, Christian; Fusari, Elena; Donnici, Giampiero; Frizziero, Leonardo
- Abstract
Additive manufacturing processes have evolved considerably in the past years, growing into a wide range of products through the use of different materials depending on its application sectors. Nevertheless, the fused deposition modelling (FDM) technique has proven to be an economically feasible process turning additive manufacture technologies from consumer production into a mainstream manufacturing technique. Current advances in the finite element method (FEM) and the computer-aided engineering (CAE) technology are unable to study three-dimensional (3D) printed models, since the final result is highly dependent on processing and environment parameters. Because of that, an in-depth understanding of the printed geometrical mesostructure is needed to extend FEM applications. This study aims to generate a homogeneous structural element that accurately represents the behavior of FDM-processed materials, by means of a representative volume element (RVE). The homogenization summarizes the main mechanical characteristics of the actual 3D printed structure, opening new analysis and optimization procedures. Moreover, the linear RVE results can be used to further analyze the in-deep behavior of the FDM unit cell. Therefore, industries could perform a feasible engineering analysis of the final printed elements, allowing the FDM technology to become a mainstream, low-cost manufacturing process in the near future.
- Subjects
FUSED deposition modeling; COMPUTER-aided engineering; MANUFACTURING processes; FINITE element method; UNIT cell; ENGINEERING mathematics
- Publication
Polymers (20734360), 2021, Vol 13, Issue 20, p3555
- ISSN
2073-4360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/polym13203555