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ASA vs PLA 3D printed bolts and screw nuts

Title: ASA vs PLA 3D printed bolts and screw nuts. Watch on youtube: https://youtu.be/GiZRXbP8s3E

Tags: 3dprint, asa, strength test, 3d printed bolts, filament test, material test,

Let's compare PLA vs ASA 3D printed bolts and screw nuts. ASA (Acrylic Styrene Acrylonitrile) is a technical material that is considered a successor to ABS. ASA is UV resistant and has higher heat deflection temperatures, but it is harder for printing, it requires higher temperatures, brim and some enclosure. This test is not only about ASA or PLA 3D printed bolts, but more about understanding properties of these materials.

Materials I used in this test:
Gembird PLA printed on Prusa MK3s
Prusament ASA printed on Ender3 V2

Ender 3 V2 on banggood (affiliate):
https://www.banggood.com/custlink/GGvh5E38Rt

Creality small enclosure (affiliate):
https://www.banggood.com/custlink/3KKEFjewOn

Contents:
0:00 in this video
0:22 introduction
2:12 designing bolts and nuts in Fusion360
3:00 cutting the bolt in slicer
3:24 3D printing PLA and ASA
4:49 analyzing bolts and nuts
9:00 pulling (tensile) test for bolts
9:43 tensile test results
9:53 shear stress for bolts
10:34 shear tests results
10:44 torque test for bolts
11:43 bolt torque test results
11:52 pulling test for nuts
12:30 results of nut pulling test
12:40 torque test for screw nuts
13:49 results of nut torque test
13:54 impact test
15:22 results of impact test
15:28 temperature test
16:03 conclusions

Mentioned videos:
Horizontally 3D printed bolts without supports:
https://youtu.be/E3WRBp-T42o

3D printed object inside car - temperature test
https://youtu.be/QdAKd_YbsjI

FDM vs SLA test:
https://youtu.be/k5xxZKv7IRg

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