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Direct AM Bench Data Links and Referencing Guidance

AM Bench data are published both through traditional journals and through online data publications using the NIST Public Data Repository (PDR) at data.nist.gov.  For the 2022 benchmark measurements, all data are being published using both mechanisms. 

Last updated: December 13, 2023

Referencing the AM Bench 2022 Measurement Results

Journal articles

The AM Bench 2022 measurement data articles are being published in the journal Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation, within the thematic section: AM-Bench 2022.  Please cite the relevant AM Bench 2022 publications whenever you use these data. These articles will be listed as they become available.

AMB2022-01: Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) 3D builds of nickel-based superalloy IN718 test objects.

AMB2022-04: Mechanical measurement extension to AMB2018-01: laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) 3D builds of nickel-based superalloy IN625 test objects.

Data publications

All active AM Bench 2022 data links on this website point to data publications within the NIST PDR.  Additional PDR datasets will be released as they become publicly available.  Citation instructions for referencing the following AM Bench 2022 data are provided on each DOI landing page. 

Publicly available AM Bench 2022 data publications

A-AMB2022-01: Melt pool and laser coupling dynamics during high-power laser interactions with a bare metal surface.

A-AMB2022-01 Dataset DOI
Asynchronous AM Bench 2022 Challenge Data: Real-time, simultaneous absorptance and high-speed X-ray imaging https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2525

 

AMB2022-01: Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) 3D builds of nickel-based superalloy IN718 test objects. 

AMB2022-01 Dataset DOI
AM Bench 2022 3D Build Modeling Challenge Description Data (AMB2022-01) https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2607
AM Bench 2022 Measurement Results Data: 3D Builds In-situ Thermography and data Processing Scripts

https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2715

AM Bench 2022 Microstructure Measurements for IN718 3D builds

https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2692

AM Bench 2022 Residual Elastic Strain, Residual Stress, and Part Deflection Measurements for IN718 3D Builds

https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2711

Coming soon - AM Bench 2022: IN718 Serial Sectioning and X-ray Computed Tomography Measurement Data https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2767

 

AMB2022-02: Laser powder bed fusion 3D builds of nickel-based superalloy IN718 test objects, produced using different laser scan patterns.

AMB2022-02 Dataset DOI
AM Bench 2022 3D Build with Custom Laser Scan Strategies Modeling Challenge (AMB2022-02)

https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2617

 

AMB2022-03: Individual laser tracks on bare metal plates of IN718 with different laser power, speed, and diameter settings. Also, arrays of adjacent laser tracks (pads) on bare metal plates of IN718 matching the odd and even layer scan patterns of the 2.5 mm thick leg from the 3D builds in AMB2022-01.

AMB2022-03 Dataset DOI
AM Bench 2022 Measurement Results Data: In-situ Thermography and Scan Strategy for Laser-scanned Single Tracks and Pads on Bare In718 (AMB2022-03) https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2716
AM Bench 2022 Measurement Results Data: Optical Microscopy of Laser-scanned Single Tracks and Pads (AMB2022-03) https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2718
Coming soon - AM Bench 2022: Cross sectional microstructure of single laser tracks produced using different processing conditions and 2D arrays of laser tracks (pads) on solid plates of nickel alloy 718 https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2775

 

AMB2022-04: Mechanical measurement extension to AMB2018-01: laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) 3D builds of nickel-based superalloy IN625 test objects.

AMB2022-04 Dataset DOI
AM Bench 2022 challenge problem Subcontinuum Mesoscale Tensile Test (CHAL-AMB2022-04-MeTT)

https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2587

AM Bench 2022 challenge Macroscale Tensile Tests at Different Orientations (CHAL-AMB2022-04-MaTTO) https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2588

Macroscale Compression at Different Temperatures and Orientations (CHAL-AMB2022-04-MaCTO)

https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2681
AM Bench 2022 ASTM E8 Macroscale Tension at Different Strain Rates on As-built IN625 https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2760 
Coming soon - AM Bench 2022: In situ high energy X-ray diffraction during compression of additively manufactured IN625 at different temperatures https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2768

 

AMB2022-05: Microstructure measurement extension to AMB2018-01: laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) 3D builds of nickel-based superalloy IN625 test objects. 

AMB2022-05 Dataset DOI
AM Bench 2022 IN625 3D Build Microstructure Modeling Challenge Description Data (AMB2022-05) https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2618
AM Bench 2022 Microstructure Measurement Follow-On for AM Bench 2018 IN625 3D Builds https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2712
AM Bench 2022 IN625 3D Microstructure Reconstructions

https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2765

 

AMB2022-06:  Thermoplastic material extrusion of polycarbonate and polylactic acid test objects.

Measurement and stability of the volumetric flow rate proved unreliable, so publication of the AMB2022-06 results are not currently planned.


AMB2022-07: Vat Photopolymerization Measurements of Cure Depth and Print Fidelity Vs. Varied Exposure Duration, Photopattern Dimensions, and Resin Characteristics.

AMB2022-07 Dataset DOI
Coming soon - AM Bench 2022 Vat Photopolymerization Challenge Data: Resin properties, light engine calibration, and calibration print dimensions (AMB2022-07) https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-3032

 

AM Bench 2022 Data Schema: Structure of searchable data and metadata curation system (ambench2022.nist.gov)

AM Bench 2022 Data Schema Dataset DOI
Coming soon - Additive Manufacturing Benchmark 2022 Schema https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2933

Referencing the AM Bench 2018 Measurement Results

Most of the AM Bench 2018 data found on this website have also been published in journals, primarily in the journal Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation, within the thematic section: Additive Manufacturing Benchmarks 2018.  Please cite the relevant AM Bench 2018 publications whenever you use these data.  Note that some of the publications are listed more than once since they include measurements from more than one set of benchmark measurements.

Overview

AMB2018-01 – Metal 3D Builds

AMB2018-02 – Individual Laser Traces on Bare Metal Plates

AMB2018-03 – Polymer 3D Builds using Material Extrusion

AMB2018-04 – Polymer 3D Builds using LPBF

Created November 2, 2022, Updated December 14, 2023