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Table 1 Evaluation of building time criteria in the case study no.1

From: A new algorithm for optimal process parameters based on minimum building time in additive manufacturing

 

θY = 0°

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Total no. of layers and building time

N

T

N

T

N

T

N

T

(Lyr)

(h:m)

(Lyr)

(h:m)

(Lyr)

(h:m)

(Lyr)

(h:m)

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100

3:00

 

30°

2:59

60°

2:58

90°

3:02

Contour offset

2:30

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160

5:41

168

5:29

131

5:31

100

5:39

30°

5:40

5:29

5:32

5:40

60°

5:40

5:28

5:31

5:39

90°

5:41

5:29

5:31

5:38

Contour offset

2:30

7:55

7:41

9:05

θX = 30°

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168

5:32

172

5:43

156

5:40

100

5:42

30°

5:31

5:41

5:39

5:41

60°

5:31

5:43

5:38

5:39

90°

5:32

5:43

5:39

5:40

Contour offset

2:22

7:10

6:20

7:14

θX = 60°

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131

5:28

150

5:38

143

5:39

100

5:40

30°

5:29

5:38

5:38

5:40

60°

5:30

5:39

5:42

5:40

90°

5:29

5:38

5:40

5:39

Contour offset

2:01

7:47

7:26

6:57

θX = 90°

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100

5:39

136

5:38

136

5:33

100

5:39

30°

5:40

5:40

5:34

5:40

60°

5:39

5:45

5:38

5:39

90°

5:38

5:39

5:33

5:38

Contour offset

2:12

9:16

10:18

10:18