Mechanical Performance of 3D-Printed Cornstarch–Sandstone Sustainable Material

Gabriel Mansour, Vasileios Papageorgiou, Maria Zoumaki, Konstantinos Tsongas, Michel T. Mansour and Dimitrios Tzetzis ()
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Gabriel Mansour: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Vasileios Papageorgiou: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Maria Zoumaki: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Konstantinos Tsongas: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Michel T. Mansour: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Dimitrios Tzetzis: Digital Manufacturing and Materials Characterization Laboratory, School of Science and Technology, International Hellenic University, 57001 Thermi, Greece

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 11, 1-14

Abstract: The objective of this research is the improvement of the physical properties of artificial sandstone in order to obtain a printable construction material whose composition and structure is suitable for the design, study and construction of environmentally friendly architectural structures. To investigate the suitability of the researched material for 3D printing and determine the physical and mechanical properties of the starch-based sandstone 3D-printed material, both cylindrical and cellular samples were designed. The 3D-printed artificial starch–sandstone material was found to have satisfactory mechanical properties.

Keywords: 3D printing; starch-based sandstone; mechanical properties; bio composite structure material; hierarchical honeycomb structures; finite element analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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