Print Parameters Influence on Parts' Quality and Calibration with 3DP-Part II: Print Parameters Calibration and Contour Accuracy Control

Abstract:

In 3DP process, part has a large contour error due to the print machine, printing parameters, the characters of part materials and other factors. In this paper, based on the result from the Part I, the experimental method is used to study on the part contour error by placing 56 cubes in the manufacturing box in 3DP process. When the binder saturation level and the powder layer thickness are fixed, the contour error for cubes in X, Y and Z directions is obtained, and the leaking error compensation value, also means bleed compensation for the binder in different directions are achieved, and bleed compensation is used to calibrate the printer parameters. The case study also verifies the result in 3DP process, which is effectiveness in parts’ contour error compensation.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 399-401)
• Pages: 1687-1692
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.399-401.1687
• Online since: November 2011
• Authors: Shu Juan Li, Shan Cao
• Keywords: Accuracy Control, Calibration, Print Parameters

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