Surface Layer Performance of Low-Cost 3D-Printed Sliding Components in Metal-Polymer Friction
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The paper presents the results of contact strength and tribological property tests of spare parts made of a popular resin using a 3D DLP printing technology. Two printer models by the same manufacturer were used in the study. The post-processing technique, which shapes the final functional properties, was diversified. Surface performance properties were compared, i.e. Shore hardness, indentation hardness, Martens hardness, elastic modulus, and parameters related to surface creep and relaxation. Tribo-logical durability in rotary motion and tribological wear in reciprocating linear motion were also evaluated using micro- and nanotribometers. This was followed by surface analyses of the friction track of the analysed materials using microscopic methods: a scanning electron microscope, a WLI interferometric microscope, and an optical microscope. The results were statistically processed and the relationship between the parameters determined in the indentation test was determined.
Source: Production Engineering Archives
Institutions: Łukasiewicz Research Network, Łukasiewicz - Institute for Sustainable Technologies, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, University of Pardubice, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lublin University of Technology, University of Economics and Innovation
Language: English
Topic: Tribology and Wear Analysis
Subfield: Mechanics of Materials
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $237
OpenAlex ID: W4402330110