A Comparative FEM Analysis of a Substituted 3D-Printed U-Joint with PLA and ABS Materials
<p><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 8.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Currently, manufacturing and repai...
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| Language: | English |
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Islamic Azad University-Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch
2025-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Advanced Design and Manufacturing Technology |
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| Online Access: | https://sanad.iau.ir/journal/admt/Article/873805 |
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| Summary: | <p><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 8.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Currently, manufacturing and repairing industrial equipment in a short time with the least cost has been a challenge. Furthermore, the idle time of the industrial machines due to their failed parts imposes high losses on the production process. Applying 3D printers to manufacture damaged parts quickly is a promising measure to tackle the abovementioned problem. This article is an efficient approach to the manufacture and analysis of a universal joint (U-joint) as the case study with Polylactic acid (PLA) and Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) through the 3D printing process. U-joints are widely used as a coupling in industrial equipment to alleviate the misalignment of input and output shafts in many gearboxes and pumps. Because of undergoing fatigue loads, the failure occurrence in U-joints is very probable. Therefore, an attempt is made here to substitute this part with a 3D-printed one. Besides, comparing and evaluating the results of FEM simulations for the sake of selecting the most suitable material for the U-joint are done. According to the FEM results, the maximum stress imposed on the U-joint was obtained 28.8MPa which is lower than the yield strength of both PLA and ABS materials; however, the results show that PLA has higher fatigue strength than ABS in this case. </span></p> |
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| ISSN: | 2252-0406 2383-4447 |