Papers by Keyword: Stereolithography SLA

Abstract: HBWSL-1 type photosensitive resin for Stereolithography was prepared with bisphenol A type epoxy diacrylate (EA-612), polyethene glycol (200) diacrylate (PEGDA), ethoxylated trimethyolpropane triacrylate (EO₃TMPTA), cycloaliphatic diepoxide (ERL-4221), polycaprolactone polyol(Polyol-0301), 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone (Irgacure184) and a mixture of triarylsulfonium hexafluoroantimonate salts (UVI-6976). The main parameters of the photosensitive resin were as follows: the penetration depth was 0.15mm, the critical exposure was 16.6mJ/cm², the viscosity at 30°C was 215mPa.s, and the density at 30°C was 1.13g/cm³. With the photosensitive resin as the processing material, cuboid parts and double-cantilever parts were fabricated by using a stereolithography apparatus, and the dimension shrinkage factor and the curl factor were studied. The shrinkage factor was less than 1.00%, and the curl factor was less than 8.00%, which showed that the accuracy of the fabricated parts was high with the photosensitive resin for stereolithography.

Abstract: This work discusses application of the thermoelastic technique to the stress analysis of Rapid Prototyping (RP) models. The aim is to evaluate the possibility of conducting complete and effective structural tests on prototypes made by means of stereolithography (SLA). The analyzed material is an RP Cure 600 ND epoxy resin. A statistical approach was followed to evaluate the sensitivity of the thermoelastic behaviour of the material to some SLA characteristic parameters. In addition, the effect of load cycle frequency on thermoelastic signal was also analyzed. The experimental work included forty-eight tests on ASTM standardized specimens. A new testing procedure was developed for resin-made models. The new method is based on the application of a loading ramp to SLA standard specimens and on the acquisition of the infrared signal. The thermoelastic constant K is determined using the thermographic signal temporal slope. Results for an engine bracket are presented in the paper.