The purpose of the presented thesis is to investigate the effect of printing temperature on the mechanical and geometric properties of 3D printed polymer products. As part of the study, samples for tensile testing of standard dimensions according to ISO 527 were printed using the Sharebot desktop 3D printer. Samples were printed with polylactid filaments (PLA) at different temperatures of the nozzle on the printhead, while all other printing parameters were kept constant. The nozzle temperature was changed in increments of 10 °C in the range from 170 °C to 230 °C. The influence of printing temperature on the geometric properties was determined by measuring the geometry at selected points, while the mechanical properties of the tested products were determined by tensile test and nanoindentation. On the basis of measurements, we tried to determine the optimal printing temperature range in which 3D printed products would have the best mechanical and geometric properties. The results showed that the samples were geometrically the most stable and had the best mechanical properties at printing temperature of 200 °C.
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