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Jake Benzing, Olivia Maryon, Nikolas Hrabe, Paul Davis, Michael Hurley, Frank W. DelRio
This work introduces a method for multi-modal imaging of sub-m features in an additively- manufactured (AM) titanium alloy. Ti-6Al- 4V parts manufactured with electron beam melting powder bed fusion were subjected to hot isostatic pressing and machined to
Paul Witherell, Berkcan Kapusuzoglu, Matthew Sato, Sankaran Mahadevan
This paper develops a computational framework to optimize the process parameters such that the bond quality between extruded polymer filaments is maximized in fused filament fabrication (FFF). A one- dimensional heat transfer analysis providing an estimate
Felix Kim, Adam L. Pintar, Jason Fox, Jared B. Tarr, Alkan Donmez, Anne-Francoise Obaton
X-ray Computed Tomography (XCT) is a growing industrial non-destructive testing (NDT) technique for advanced manufacturing industries such as additive manufacturing (AM). Probability of detection (POD) is a critical aspect for qualifying NDT techniques
Kwang-Tae Son, Thien Q. Phan, Lyle Levine, Kyu-Sik Kim, Kee-Ahn Lee, Magnus Ahlfors, Michael E. Kassner
High temperature creep tests of additively manufactured (AM) nickel-based superalloy Inconel 625 (IN 625) and wrought 625 were conducted at 650 ˚C and 800 ˚C over the stress range of 65 MPa to 658 MPa. Thermal treatments were conducted prior to creep
Callie I. Higgins, Jason P. Killgore, Dianne L. Poster
This document is the report of a workshop held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, CO October 2019 seeking input from research, industry, and regulatroy communities on the photopolymer additive manufacturing (PAM)
David Deisenroth, Jorge Neira, Jordan Weaver, Ho Yeung
In laser powder bed fusion metal additive manufacturing, insufficient shield gas flow allows accumulation of condensate and ejecta above the build plane and in the beam path. These process byproducts are associated with beam obstruction, attenuation, and
Jordan S. Weaver, Justin G. Whiting, Vipin Tondare, Carlos R. Beauchamp, Max A. Peltz, Jared B. Tarr, Thien Q. Phan, Mehmet Donmez
It is well known that changes in the starting powder can have a significant impact on the laser powder bed fusion process and subsequent part performance. Relationships between the powder particle size distribution and powder performance such as
Andrew Allen, Igor Levin, Russell Maier, Suzanne E. Witt, Fan Zhang, Ivan Kuzmenko
The first in situ characterization of the pore morphology evolution during the cold sintering process (CSP) is presented using small-angle X-ray scattering methods. For practical reasons, measurements have been made on a model system, KH2PO4 (KDP). The
Samantha McGuigan, Andrea Arguelles, Anne-Francoise Obaton, Jacques Riviere, Parisa Shokouhi, Alkan Donmez
Metal additive manufacturing (AM) has started to overshadow traditional manufacturing practices thanks to its ability to produce complex, high-performance, and application-customized components. However, AM process parameters have not been optimized
Asais C. Uzcategui, Callie I. Higgins, John Hergert, Andrew Tomaschke, Victor Crespo-Cuevas, Virginia L. Ferguson, Stephanie Bryant, Robert R. McLeod, Jason Killgore
3D printing is transforming traditional processing methods in applications ranging from tissue engineering to optics. To fulfill its maximum potential, 3D printing requires a robust technique for producing structures with precise three-dimensional (x, y
Edward Garboczi, Hajar Taheri Afarani, William carroll, Joseph J. Biernacki
Cement based pastes for 3D printing applications were prepared using hydrogel-forming polymers. Preliminary results suggest that such gel-forming polymers can reduce the need for more complex admixture packages as printing aids. The influence of polymer
Carraturo Massimo, Brandon Lane, Ho Yeung, Stefan Kollmannsberger, Alessandro Reali, Ferdinando Auricchio
Process-dependent residual stresses are one of the main burdens to a wide spread adoption of laser powder bed fusion technology in industry. Residual stresses are directly influenced by process parameters, such as laser path, laser power, and speed. In
Additive manufacturing's (AM) transition to an accepted production technology has led to increasing demands on data requirements. Many of these advances have been made possible by an increase in in-situ sensing and ex-situ measurement devices. These new
Quality is a key determinant in deploying new processes, products or services, and influences the adoption of emerging manufacturing technologies. The advent of additive manufacturing (AM) as a manufacturing process has the potential to revolutionize a
Additive manufacturing (AM) with cement-based materials is an emerging technology that has the potential to revolutionize concrete construction. The placement process is quite complex, requiring sufficient flow properties as the material leaves the nozzle
Yosep Oh, Hyunwoong Ko, Timothy A. Sprock, William Z. Bernstein, Soonjo Kwon
In comparison to traditional manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing (AM) has facilitated the production of complex part geometries. However, AM suffers from its own limitations, such as the need for support structures, presence of the stair-step effect and
Yan Lu, Zhuo Yang, Ho Yeung, Jaehyuk Kim, Hyunbo Cho
The quality of powder bed fusion (PBF) built parts is highly correlated to the melt pool characteristics. Camera-based coaxial melt pool monitoring (MPM) is widely applied today because it provides high-resolution monitoring on the time and length scales
Daniel P. Cole, Frank Gardea, Todd C. Henry, Jonathan Seppala, Edward Garboczi, Kalman D. Migler, Christopher M. Shumeyko, Jeffery R. Westrich, Sara Orski, Jeffery L. Gair
Material extrusion (MatEx) is finding increasing applications in additive manufacturing of thermoplastics due to the ease of use and the ability to process disparate polymers. Since part strength is anisotropic and frequently deviates negatively with
Aniruddha Das, Jordan Weaver, Shawn P. Moylan, Alkan Donmez
Powder reuse is an integral part of laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing (AM). A mathematical series expression is proposed to quantify powder damage in powder reuse in LPBF AM considering various mixing ratios. A term called damage factor
Darren C. Pagan, Kevontrez Jones, Joel Bernier, Thien Q. Phan
We present a novel finite energy bandwidth-based diffraction simulation framework to aid the analysis of X-ray diffraction patterns gathered during in-situ advanced manufacturing processes. The framework generates two-dimensional diffraction patterns that
Zhi Liang, Ivan Zhirnov, Fan Zhang, Kevontrez K. Jones, David C. Deisenroth, Maureen E. Williams, Ursula R. Kattner, Kil-Won Moon, Wing-Kam Liu, Brandon M. Lane, Carelyn E. Campbell
In conjunction with bare metal single laser track validation experiments, a computational framework is proposed to accelerate the design and development of new additive manufacturing (AM) specific alloys. Specifically, Additive Manufacturing-Computational