Evaluation of rotary fatigue bending and creep performance in PLA components during fused deposition modeling

Today, due to the importance of reducing the time between design and production, the use of methods such as fused deposition modeling (FDM), is considered as a good alternative compared to reduction production methods. Poly lactic acid (PLA) is used as a biocompatible polymer in many engineering and medical fields. Improving the long-term load bearing capacity of such products is one of the essential criteria to ensure the proper performance of these components. In this study, in order to improve the fatigue life and creep resistance of samples made of poly lactic acid polymer during the fused deposition modeling, to evaluate the effect of layer height, layer thickness, infill percentage and infill pattern on fatigue behavior. And creep resistance of the samples was investigated. Also, in order to benefit from statistical analysis, the response surface methodology has been used. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that the percentage of filling and layer thickness had the greatest effect on increasing the fatigue life and reducing the creep rate of the samples. The results showed that layering based on layer height of 0.1 mm, layer thickness of 0.3 mm, infill percentage of 75% using honeycomb pattern had the highest fatigue life and creep resistance of the samples.