A novel 3D-printing repair of surface cracks for improving the mechanical strength

Yuanfei Zhang, Shaowei Fan, Zhibin Li, Hong Liu

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Abstract

A novel 3D-printing repair is proposed based on Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) for improving the mechanical strength of the objects with surface cracks. Compared to the traditional FDM-based technique, the novelty of our proposed approach is that the extruding and moving directions of the printing nozzle are controllable and thus variable, eliminating any restriction of orthogonal alignment. This permits essential physical contact between the nozzle and the cracked area that allows the nozzle to remove surface material that might be covered by dust, as well as the heat transfer that preheats the inner material before being combined with the extruding one. Hence, the proposed approach can strengthen the bonding strength of materials to a great extent, particularly when the environmental temperature is not in a suitable range. Experimental results show that the mechanical strength of the objects with surface cracks is significantly improved by our proposed approach of 3D-printing repair compared to that produced by the traditional one.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII)
Place of PublicationTaipei, Taiwan
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages170-175
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-5386-2263-6
ISBN (Print)978-1-5386-2264-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Feb 2018
Event2017 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration - Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: 11 Dec 201714 Dec 2017

Publication series

Name
PublisherIEEE
ISSN (Electronic)2474-2325

Conference

Conference2017 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration
Abbreviated titleSII 2017
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityTaipei
Period11/12/1714/12/17

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