Comparison of wear behavior of ABS and ABS composite parts fabricated via fused deposition modelling

Abstract

Since, the material wear is an important phenomenon influencing the functionality of a part, this research was carried with the aims to study the friction and wear behaviour of parts made of ABS composite material by FDM. This study also compare the friction and wear behaviour of ABS composite with the existing acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) filament of the FDM machine. The experiment was carried out on the pin-on-disk apparatus according to ASTM G99-04 standard under dry sliding condition that were carried out at room temperature. The load was varied (5, 10, 15 and 20 N) at speed of 286 RPM for the run time of 3 and 5 minutes. The results shown that the applied load and run time significantly affect the wear rate, friction force and friction coefficient of the test samples. Based on the experiment, carbon fiber reinforced ABS specimens showed better wear resistance and durability comparing to pure ABS specimens. This research could be useful to develop a better wear resistance component for various fields of applications.