Effect of printing parameters on mechanical performance of material-extrusion 3D-printed PEEK specimens at the point-of-care

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Zarean, Paridokht
Zarean, Parichehr
Thieringer, Florian M.
Sharma, Neha
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17.01.2023
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Applied Sciences
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Recent Trends on the Mechanical Properties of Additive Manufacturing
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13
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3
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1-15
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MDPI
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Additive manufacturing (AM) of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) biomaterials using the material-extrusion (MEX) method has been studied for years. Because of the challenging manufacturing process, precisely controlling printing parameters is crucial. This study aimed to investigate the effects of printing parameters such as orientation and position of printing on mechanical properties. Thus, 34 samples were printed using PEEK filament and the MEX process. Samples were divided into two main groups (A,B) according to their printing orientations (A: groups 1–3) and positions on the build plate (B: groups 4–8). Mechanical tensile tests were performed to evaluate the effects of different printing orientations and positions on mechanical properties. The means of the tensile modulus in samples 3D-printed in XY (group 1), XZ (group 2), and ZX (group 3) orientations were not significantly different (p-value = 0.063). Groups 1 and 2 had smaller distributions than group 3 in the means of tensile strength. The t-test showed that the overall means of the measurements in groups 4–8 did not differ significantly (p-value = 0.315). The tensile tests indicated that printing in vertical and horizontal orientations had no significant influence on mechanical properties. There were no significant differences in mechanical strength between top/bottom printed samples in five different lateral positions. Reliability of printing with good mechanical properties could be a step forward to manufacturing patient-specific implants.
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540 - Chemie
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2076-3417
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English
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ZAREAN, Paridokht, Parichehr ZAREAN, Michael DE WILD, Florian M. THIERINGER, Neha SHARMA, Daniel SEILER und Patrick MALGAROLI, 2023. Effect of printing parameters on mechanical performance of material-extrusion 3D-printed PEEK specimens at the point-of-care. Applied Sciences. 17 Januar 2023. Bd. 13, Nr. 3, S. 1–15. DOI 10.3390/app13031230. Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.26041/fhnw-5215