BUILDING AN ANISOTROPIC MATERIAL MODEL FROM LIMITED MATERIAL DATA FOR THE ANALYSIS OF FDM-PRINTED PLA
Published in GÉP 2026/3-4
https://doi.org/10.70750/GEP.2026.3-4.24
Szabó Sándor Imre
PhD hallgató, Miskolci Egyetem Gép- és Terméktervezési Intézet
Dr. Bihari Zoltán
egyetemi docens, Miskolci Egyetem Gép- és Terméktervezési Intézet
ABSTRACT
Parts produced by material extrusion (FDM/FFF) are built layer by layer, resulting in direction-dependent mechanical behavior. Reliable finite element analysis therefore requires an anisotropic material model. In engineering practice, however, calibration data are often limited to a few directional material properties provided in the filament manufacturer’s datasheet. This work investigates whether a usable anisotropic material model can be created from such limited data and for which loading cases it can be applied.

