1. Table 4. Surface roughness (outer faces)
Printed Part
No.
Surface Roughness
(µm)
Outer Faces
Mean
±SD
Face No.1
(C1 - C2)
Face No.2
(C2 - C3)
Face No.3
(C3 - C4)
Face No.4
(C4 - C1)
Nozzle Diameter = 0.5 mm and Layer Height = 0.3 mm 1 0°
1.7636
0.962
1.269
0.9691
1.24
0.38
45°
34.94
1.04
90°
32.16
0.61
Nozzle Diameter = 0.5 mm and Layer Height = 0.2 mm 2
2.0719
2.122
1.8157
2.8238
2.21
0.43
22.005
26.22
4.36
21.269
24.06
4.09
Nozzle Diameter = 0.5 mm and Layer Height = 0.1 mm 3
2.9918
9.3055
8.62
3.90
17.006
15.82
3.69
15.188
15.56
1.69
Nozzle Diameter = 0.3 mm and Layer Height = 0.2 mm 4
1.0071
1.4998
0.813
0.9837
1.08
0.30
23.98
1.19
21.692
21.78
0.63
Nozzle Diameter = 0.3 mm and Layer Height = 0.1 mm 5
1.268
0.7825
1.6042
1.5143
1.29
0.37
9.8911
9.3991
9.783
9.98
8.2634
8.6141
9.3617
9.13
0.90
Nozzle Diameter = 0.2 mm and Layer Height = 0.1 mm 6
1.851
2.5073
1.5842
0.734
1.67
0.73
9.4209
9.166
10.69
2.26
8.9528
8.2678
10.22
1.98
Mohammad S. Alsoufi et al. How Surface Roughness Performance of Printed Parts Manufactured by Desktop FDM 3D
Printer with PLA+ is Influenced by Measuring Direction. American Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2017, Vol. 5, No. 5,
doi: /ajme-5-5-4
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