Table 2.
The means and standard deviations of the Vickers hardness and flexural strength values found for the 3D-printed material.
| Postprinting treatment conditions | 3D printing thickness | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 50 | 100 | ||||
| FS (mean ± SD)∗ | VHN (mean ± SD)∗ | FS (mean ± SD)∗ | VHN (mean ± SD)∗ | FS (mean ± SD)∗ | VHN (mean ± SD)∗ | |
| Dry storage (control) | 91.51 (10.05)a | 13.23 (0.48)a | 94.40 (9.61)a | 16.23 (0.22)a | 91.51 (10.05)a | 9.31 (0.22)a |
| WS for 24 h | 68.38 (9.02)b | 10.68 (1.67)a | 88.25 (8.83)b | 16.63 (0.10)a | 68.38 (9.02)b | 12.71 (2.97)a |
| WS for 1 month | 64.37 (7.43)b | 14.86 (1.85)a | 77.67 (9.13)bc | 16.38 (0.35)a | 64.37 (7.43)b | 13.90 (0.45)b |
| LC 5 min | 80.80 (8.72)ab | 14.33 (0.08)b | 83.76 (10.44)c | 16.63 (0.51)b | 80.80 (8.72)ab | 12.45 (1.41)a |
| LC 15 min | 82.80 (9.09)ab | 15.21 (0.12)a | 91.02 (4.80)ab | 16.20 (1.10)b | 82.80 (9.09)ab | 12.93 (0.42)ab |
| HC 5 min | 71.32 (4.46)bc | 13.46 (0.34)c | 83.47 (12.08)bd | 17.06 (0.30)c | 71.32 (4.46)bc | 17.95 (1.09)c |
| HC 15 min | 64.83 (9.07)bd | 12.41 (0.35)a | 88.86 (8.03)bd | 17.66 (0.81)d | 64.83 (9.07)bd | 14.88 (0.31)ad |
∗FS: flexural strength; VHN: Vickers hardness. Same superscripted lowercase letters indicate groups not statistically significantly different when compared by Tukey's multiple comparison post hoc analysis (p > 0.05).