Determination of the high-strain rate elastic modulus of printing resins using two different split Hopkinson pressure bars

Abstract

AbstractThe usage of resin-based materials for 3D printing applications has been growing over the past decades. In this study, two types of resins, namely a MMA-based resin and an ABS-based tough resin, are subjected to compression tests on a split Hopkinson pressure bar to deduce their dynamic properties under high strain rate loading.Two Hopkinson bar setups are used, the first one is equipped with aluminum bars and the second one with PMMA bars. From the measured strain waves, elastic moduli at high strain rates are derived. Both setups lead to values of $E=3.4$ E = 3.4 –3.8 GPa at a strain rate of about 250 s−1. Numerical simulations support the experiments. Moreover, considering the waves gained from the two different bar setups, PMMA bars appear to be well-suited for testing resin samples and are therefore recommended for such applications.