Comparative study about dimensional accuracy and surface finish of constant-breadth cams manufactured by FFF and CNC Milling
Visualitza/Obre
Cita com:
hdl:2117/382174
Tipus de documentArticle
Data publicació2023-02-02
EditorMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Condicions d'accésAccés obert
Llevat que s'hi indiqui el contrari, els
continguts d'aquesta obra estan subjectes a la llicència de Creative Commons
:
Reconeixement-NoComercial-SenseObraDerivada 4.0 Internacional
Abstract
In this work, the design, manufacture and measurement process of constant-breadth cams is presented. The motion law of the cam was designed by means of Bézier curves and the corresponding design desmodromic constraints. The cams were manufactured in two different materials employing two different processes: PLA cams with fused filament fabrication (FFF) and aluminium cams with computer numerical control (CNC) milling. The main aim of this work is to compare both types of cams regarding dimensional accuracy and surface finish, in order to evaluate if it would be possible to temporally replace a metallic cam with a plastic one during the repair of the first one. Dimensions were measured with micrometres and surface roughness with a contact roughness meter. The results show that, in diametral dimensions, similar dimensional error values were obtained for both the 3D-printed and the machined cams. However, in longitudinal dimensions, whose direction is perpendicular to the 3D-printed layers, the 3D-printed cams showed higher dimensional error than the machined ones. The average roughness Ra in the 3D-printed cams was 20 times higher than in the milled cams. According to the results, it would be recommended to temporally replace metallic cams with plastic ones in applications of low-power transmission. Given that in the literature little information is available about the measurement of 3D-printed desmodromic cams, this work will contribute to the study and analysis of this kind of 3D printed mechanism.
CitacióZayas F, E.E.; Buj-Corral, I. Comparative study about dimensional accuracy and surface finish of constant-breadth cams manufactured by FFF and CNC Milling. "Micromachines (Basel)", 2 Febrer 2023, vol. 14, núm. 377, p. 1-17.
ISSN2072-666X
Versió de l'editorhttps://www.mdpi.com/journal/micromachines
Fitxers | Descripció | Mida | Format | Visualitza |
---|---|---|---|---|
micromachines-14-00377 (2).pdf | Artículo principal | 2,104Mb | Visualitza/Obre |