ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF LAYER THICKNESS ON SURFACE ROUGHNESS OF PLA PRINTED PRODUCTS USING FDM TECHNOLOGY FOR THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

Additive manufacturing (AM), commonly known as 3D printing, uses various methods, including Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). This study focuses on the surface roughness performance of 3D-printed propellers using FDM with PLA material. This study aims to determine the optimal layer thickness to achie...

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Main Authors: Nurhidayanti, Lukmanul Hakim Arma, Rusdi Nur
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Language:English
Published: Program Studi Teknik Mesin, Universitas Lambung Mangkurat 2025-05-01
Series:Scientific Journal of Mechanical Engineering Kinematika
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Online Access:https://kinematika.ulm.ac.id/index.php/kinematika/article/view/737
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description Additive manufacturing (AM), commonly known as 3D printing, uses various methods, including Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). This study focuses on the surface roughness performance of 3D-printed propellers using FDM with PLA material. This study aims to determine the optimal layer thickness to achieve the best surface quality in additive manufacturing. Surface roughness was measured using the arithmetic mean (Ra) and measured at the propeller's centre, base, and endpoints with an Olympus laser scanning microscope. Experiments were conducted with layer thicknesses of 0.1 mm, 0.2 mm, and 0.3 mm, while keeping other printing parameters constant, namely printing temperature at 210°C, printing speed at 50%, nozzle diameter at 0.4 mm, bed temperature at 70°C, infill pattern lines, infill density at 100%, edge support type, wall thickness at 0.8 mm, and eSUN material diameter at 1.75 mm. The results show that a layer thickness of 0.1 mm produces the highest surface quality and dimensional accuracy at all tested points on the propeller, but affects the printing time. These results underline the important role of layer thickness in optimizing the surface finish and structural integrity of 3D printed components in additive manufacturing processes
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spelling doaj-art-563c11b8fd9348a79e730c334ddc244a2025-08-20T03:33:02ZengProgram Studi Teknik Mesin, Universitas Lambung MangkuratScientific Journal of Mechanical Engineering Kinematika2655-90482655-903X2025-05-0110112513510.20527/sjmekinematika.v10i1.737737ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF LAYER THICKNESS ON SURFACE ROUGHNESS OF PLA PRINTED PRODUCTS USING FDM TECHNOLOGY FOR THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRYNurhidayanti0Lukmanul Hakim Arma1Rusdi Nur2Politeknik Negeri Ujung PandangUniversitas HasanuddinPoliteknik Negeri Ujung PandangAdditive manufacturing (AM), commonly known as 3D printing, uses various methods, including Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). This study focuses on the surface roughness performance of 3D-printed propellers using FDM with PLA material. This study aims to determine the optimal layer thickness to achieve the best surface quality in additive manufacturing. Surface roughness was measured using the arithmetic mean (Ra) and measured at the propeller's centre, base, and endpoints with an Olympus laser scanning microscope. Experiments were conducted with layer thicknesses of 0.1 mm, 0.2 mm, and 0.3 mm, while keeping other printing parameters constant, namely printing temperature at 210°C, printing speed at 50%, nozzle diameter at 0.4 mm, bed temperature at 70°C, infill pattern lines, infill density at 100%, edge support type, wall thickness at 0.8 mm, and eSUN material diameter at 1.75 mm. The results show that a layer thickness of 0.1 mm produces the highest surface quality and dimensional accuracy at all tested points on the propeller, but affects the printing time. These results underline the important role of layer thickness in optimizing the surface finish and structural integrity of 3D printed components in additive manufacturing processeshttps://kinematika.ulm.ac.id/index.php/kinematika/article/view/737fdm3d printingplasurface roughnesslayer thickness
spellingShingle Nurhidayanti
Lukmanul Hakim Arma
Rusdi Nur
ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF LAYER THICKNESS ON SURFACE ROUGHNESS OF PLA PRINTED PRODUCTS USING FDM TECHNOLOGY FOR THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
Scientific Journal of Mechanical Engineering Kinematika
fdm
3d printing
pla
surface roughness
layer thickness
title ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF LAYER THICKNESS ON SURFACE ROUGHNESS OF PLA PRINTED PRODUCTS USING FDM TECHNOLOGY FOR THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
title_full ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF LAYER THICKNESS ON SURFACE ROUGHNESS OF PLA PRINTED PRODUCTS USING FDM TECHNOLOGY FOR THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
title_fullStr ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF LAYER THICKNESS ON SURFACE ROUGHNESS OF PLA PRINTED PRODUCTS USING FDM TECHNOLOGY FOR THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
title_full_unstemmed ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF LAYER THICKNESS ON SURFACE ROUGHNESS OF PLA PRINTED PRODUCTS USING FDM TECHNOLOGY FOR THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
title_short ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF LAYER THICKNESS ON SURFACE ROUGHNESS OF PLA PRINTED PRODUCTS USING FDM TECHNOLOGY FOR THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
title_sort analysis of the effect of layer thickness on surface roughness of pla printed products using fdm technology for the manufacturing industry
topic fdm
3d printing
pla
surface roughness
layer thickness
url https://kinematika.ulm.ac.id/index.php/kinematika/article/view/737
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