Analysis of The Basic Parameters in Additive Manufacturing of The Elastomeric Materials

The development in additive manufacturing technology facilitates the production of the final product for varied applications; such as mechatronics, robotics, aerospace and biomedical devices. The soft mechanical property is one of the desired parameters for these applications. The final product can be easily manufactured through the additive manufacturing process compared to the conventional casting technique. In this study, the prerequisite for material selection and manufacturing parameters in additive manufacturing investigated for the soft products. Taking into consideration the mechanical properties such as tensile strength, hardness and modulus of elasticity, it has been determined that polymeric materials should be selected according to the application requirements to be used. Manufacturing parameters were determined with a flexible polymeric filament using fused deposition modeling (FDM) technique