The Effect of Pattern Addition on the Mechanical Properties of 3D-Printed Parts
Nergizhan Anaç, Oğuz Koçar, Rui F Martins · 2025
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Description
Nergizhan Anaç and co-authors test how adding patterns changes the strength of printed plastic parts. Their 2025 study prints parts from mixes of three related plastics, some plain and some with one, three, or five pattern zones. Shapes were drawn from patterns found in nature and in man-made goods. The team then pulled and bent the parts until they broke and viewed the break faces.
Patterned parts were weaker in pull tests than plain parts in most mixes. One mix lost the most strength with patterns. Bend strength told a mixed story, with some one- and five-pattern parts scoring best. Count and type of pattern both shaped the results.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Nergizhan Anaç, Oğuz Koçar, Rui F Martins |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |