Influence of print orientation on mechanical characteristics of FDM-printed OBE polymer

Kaviyarasan Kalaiyarasan, Soundararajan Ranganathan, Karthick Nagarajan, Rajeswari Balakrishnan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karpagam Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government College of Engineering

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Published online on November 07, 2025

Abstract

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The impact of print direction on mechanical characteristics of OBE (Olefin Block Elastomer) polymer fabricated by Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) is investigated in this study. OBE possesses characteristics of both a polymer and an elastomer, which ...