Outcomes and Conclusions from the 2018 AM-Bench Measurements, Challenge Problems, Modeling Submissions, and Conference

Published

February 13, 2020

Author(s)

Lyle E. Levine, Brandon M. Lane, Jarred C. Heigel, Kalman D. Migler, Mark R. Stoudt, Thien Q. Phan, Richard E. Ricker, Maria Strantza, Michael R. Hill, Fan Zhang, Jonathan E. Seppala, Edward J. Garboczi, Erich D. Bain, Daniel Cole, Andrew J. Allen, Jason C. Fox, Carelyn E. Campbell

Abstract

The Additive Manufacturing Benchmark Test Series (AM-Bench) was established to provide rigorous measurement test data for validating additive manufacturing (AM) simulations for a broad range of AM technologies and material systems. AM-Bench includes extensive in situ and ex situ measurements, simulation challenges for the AM modeling community, and a corresponding conference series. In 2018, the first round of AM-Bench measurements and the first AM-Bench conference were completed, focusing primarily upon laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) processing of metals, and both LPBF and material extrusion processing of polymers. Extensive in situ and ex situ measurements were carried out and 46 blind modeling simulations were submitted by the international AM community for comparison with the measurements. Analysis of these submissions provides valuable insight into existing AM modeling capabilities. The AM-Bench data are permanently archived and freely accessible online.

Citation

Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation

Pub Type

Journals

Keywords

additive manufacturing, benchmark measurements

Citation

Levine, L. , Lane, B. , Heigel, J. , Migler, K. , Stoudt, M. , Phan, T. , Ricker, R. , Strantza, M. , Winchester, M. , Zhang, F. , Seppala, J. , Garboczi, E. , Bain, E. , Cole, D. , Allen, A. , Fox, J. and Campbell, C. (2020), Outcomes and Conclusions from the 2018 AM-Bench Measurements, Challenge Problems, Modeling Submissions, and Conference, Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation (Accessed October 7, 2025)