A Comparative FEM Analysis of a Substituted 3D-Printed U-Joint with PLA and ABS Materials

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Main Authors: Mohammad Sajjad Mahdieh, Golshid Fathinasab
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Language:English
Published: Islamic Azad University-Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch 2025-01-01
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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description <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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;</span></p>
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spelling doaj-art-bc36f840b8c447ce8aad5ceb2da96a1b2025-01-25T12:25:37ZengIslamic Azad University-Isfahan (Khorasgan) BranchInternational Journal of Advanced Design and Manufacturing Technology2252-04062383-44472025-01-011741118A Comparative FEM Analysis of a Substituted 3D-Printed U-Joint with PLA and ABS MaterialsMohammad Sajjad MahdiehGolshid Fathinasab<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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;</span></p>https://sanad.iau.ir/journal/admt/Article/873805abs 3d-printing fem analysis machine components pla
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A Comparative FEM Analysis of a Substituted 3D-Printed U-Joint with PLA and ABS Materials
International Journal of Advanced Design and Manufacturing Technology
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title A Comparative FEM Analysis of a Substituted 3D-Printed U-Joint with PLA and ABS Materials
title_full A Comparative FEM Analysis of a Substituted 3D-Printed U-Joint with PLA and ABS Materials
title_fullStr A Comparative FEM Analysis of a Substituted 3D-Printed U-Joint with PLA and ABS Materials
title_full_unstemmed A Comparative FEM Analysis of a Substituted 3D-Printed U-Joint with PLA and ABS Materials
title_short A Comparative FEM Analysis of a Substituted 3D-Printed U-Joint with PLA and ABS Materials
title_sort comparative fem analysis of a substituted 3d printed u joint with pla and abs materials
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3d-printing
fem analysis
machine components
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