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Edward Garboczi, Gaurav Sant, Iman Mehdipour, Narayanan Neithalath, Mathieu Bauchy, Samanvaya Srivastava, Sharu Bhagavathi Kandy
Temperature is well-known to affect the aggregation behavior of colloidal suspensions. This paper elucidates the temperature dependence of the rheology of portlandite (calcium hydroxide: Ca(OH)2) suspensions that feature a high ionic strength and a pH
Melt pool size is a critical intermediate measure that reflects the outcome of a laser powder bed fusion process setting. Reliable melt pool predictions prior to builds can help users to evaluate potential part defects such as lack of fusion and over
Tesfaye M. Moges, Zhuo Yang, Kevontrez K. Jones, Shaw C. Feng, Paul W. Witherell, Yan Lu
Multi-scale multi-physics computational models are a promising tool to provide detailed insights to understand the process-structure-property-performance relationships in additive manufacturing (AM) processes. To take advantage of the strengths of both
The number and types of measurement devices used for monitoring and controlling laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) processes and inspecting the resulting AM metal parts have increased rapidly in recent years. The variety of the data collected by such devices
Brandon M. Lane, Ivan Zhirnov, Sergey Mekhontsev, Steven E. Grantham, Richard E. Ricker, Santosh Rauniyar, Kevin Chou
Many recent and ongoing studies into the complex melt pool physics during laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) metal additive manufacturing (AM) process measure various aspects of energy transport surrounding the laser-induced melt pool, with focus on laser
This work briefly reviews the classification of the different types of steels, the most common AM processes used for steel and the available powder feedstock. The characteristics of the as-built microstructure, including porosity, inclusions and residual
Typical scan strategies for laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing systems apply a constant laser power and scan speed while scanning the laser back and forth in a 'hatch' pattern to cover geometric areas on each powder layer. Localized
Yan Lu, Zhuo Yang, Paul W. Witherell, Wentao Yan, Kevontrez Jones, Gregory Wagner, Wing-Kam Liu, Jason C. Fox
Computational modeling for additive manufacturing has proven to be a powerful tool to understand the physical mechanisms, predict fabrication quality, and guide design and optimization. Varieties of models have been developed with different assumptions and
Behrang H. Hamadani, Jonathan E. Seppala, Clarence J. Zarobila
Additive manufacturing methods based on photopolymerization offer a great potential for fabrication of high quality, highly transparent optical components. One appropriate use of these technologies is related to fabrication of parts that can be used in
Thomas D. Hedberg Jr., Moneer Helu, Sylvere Krima, Allison Barnard Feeney
The purpose of this recommendations report is to provide practical how-to guidance for ensuring traceability and trustworthiness of manufacturing-related data. The recommendations contained herein address both subtractive and additive manufacturing
This study investigates the processing-structure-property relationships of Inconel 718 manufactured by laser powder bed fusion. Three di erent build conditions were selected for the Inconel 718 specimens: 0 build orientation and 38 J/mm3, 0 build
Troy Allen, Wenkang Huange, Jack R. Tanner, Wenda Tan, James Fraser, Brian Simonds
Understanding the underlying physics of laser welding and metal additive manufacturing (AM) is crucial to the advancement of laser-based manufacturing. One aspect that especially requires careful attention and control is the formation and evolution of
Carl Simon, Josh Hunsberger, Claudia Zylberberg, Preveen Ramamoorthy, Thomas Tubon, Crystal Ruff, Ram Bedi, Kurt Gielen, Lynn Fisher, Jed Johnson, Priya Barankiak, Behzad Mahdavi, Michael Hadjisavas, Shannon Eaker, Cameron Miller
Regenerative Medicine Manufacturing Society (RMMS), is the first and only professional society dedicated specifically towards advancing manufacturing solutions for the field of regenerative medicine. RMMS' vision is to provide greater patient access to
Brandon M. Lane, Shawn P. Moylan, Ho Yeung, Josephine J. Chavez-Chao, Jorge E. Neira
The Additive Manufacturing Metrology Testbed (AMMT) is a fully customized laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing (AM) research platform designed and constructed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. This system incorporates
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) uses a focused, high power laser to repeatedly scan geometric patterns on thin layers of metal powder, which build up to a final, solid 3D part. This process is somewhat limited in that the parts tend to have poorer surface
In this study a feedforward control method for laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing (AM) process is demonstrated. It minimizes the meltpool variation by updating the scan strategy based on a data-driven predictive meltpool model. A
Anne Francoise H. Obaton, Bryan Butsch, Stephen McDonough, Nans Laroche, Yves Gaillard, Jared Tarr, Patrick Bouvet, Rodolfo Cruz, Alkan Donmez
Additive manufacturing enables the production of customized and complex parts. These two aspects are very attractive for aerospace and medical sectors. However, in these critical sectors, governed by strict safety requirements, the quality of the parts is
Cheng Luo, Xiang Wang, Kalman D. Migler, Jonathan Seppala
This study explores the effects of feed rates on temperature profiles and feed forces in material extrusion additive manufacturing of polymers. The relations between temperature distributions and feed rates are first derived, for both the solid and melted
Ho Yeung, Brandon M. Lane, M A. Donmez, Shawn P. Moylan
Laser powder bed fusion systems use a high-power laser, steered by two galvanometer (galvo) mirrors to scan a pattern on metal powder layers. Part geometric tolerances depend on the positioning accuracy of the laser/galvo system. This paper describes an in
Louis-Philippe Lefebvre, Justin Whiting, Boris Nijikovski, Sallah Eddine Brika, Haniyeh Fayazfar, Ola Lyckfeldt
Powder metallurgy processes rely on powder flowability. However, flowability is not an intrinsic property and depends on the measurement conditions. Standards have been developed to adjust measurement methods to various flow conditions but there is
Lichen Fang, Yishu Yan, Ojaswi Agarwal, Jonathan Seppala, Kevin Hemker, Sung Hoon Kang
Fused filament fabrication (FFF) is one of the most popular additive manufacturing processes. However, advanced applications of FFF are still limited by the large variation of mechanical property and macroscale geometry of printed parts. To obtain a
Callie I. Higgins, Jason P. Killgore, Frank W. DelRio, Stephanie J. Bryant, Robert R. McLeod
Mimicking the three-dimensional (3D) mechanical and chemical properties of distinctly different, adjacent biological tissues is crucial to study and to understand these regions. 3D printing is a technique often employed to spatially control the
The quality of AM built parts is highly correlated to the melt pool characteristics. Hence melt pool monitoring and control can potentially improve AM part quality. This paper presents a neighboring-effect modeling method (NBEM) that uses scan strategy to
Edward Garboczi, Todd Henry, Francis Phillips, Daniel Cole, Robert Haynes, Terrence Johnson
This work describes an experimental validation set for assessing the real-time fatigue behavior ofmetallic additive manufacturing (AM) maraging steel structures. Maraging steel AM beams were fabricated with laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) and characterized