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Mechanical Engineering

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Theses/Dissertations

2021

Additive manufacturing

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Fabrication Of Silicon Nitride Parts By Ceramic On-Demand Extrusion Process, Sachin Choudhary Jan 2021

Fabrication Of Silicon Nitride Parts By Ceramic On-Demand Extrusion Process, Sachin Choudhary

Masters Theses

“Ceramic On-Demand Extrusion (CODE) is a patented solid freeform fabrication method for manufacturing high-density monolithic ceramic parts. In the past 5-6 years, the technology has been successfully implemented to fabricate alumina and zirconia parts. The mechanical characterizations also show CODE’s high potential in achieving desired structural properties. The present study covers the fabrication of silicon nitride parts by CODE process, which entailed the design of paste formulation for achieving rheology suitable for dimensional control in fabricated parts and determining firing temperature and the content of sintering additives for silicon nitride green bodies fabricated by CODE. The density, hardness, and fracture …


Additively Manufactured Metallic Cellular Structures, Okanmisope Aziel Fashanu Jan 2021

Additively Manufactured Metallic Cellular Structures, Okanmisope Aziel Fashanu

Doctoral Dissertations

"Cellular structures are lightweight structures with excellent mechanical, thermal, and acoustic properties. They offer promise in a series of applications, including lightweight applications, sandwich cores, mechanical damping, acoustic absorption, strain isolation, and thermal management. The manufacturing of these complex cellular structures is expensive and time-consuming, which hinders the adoption of these structures in many industries. Advancement in manufacturing technologies, such as additive manufacturing (AM), however, have changed this. AM allows for the rapid and less expensive manufacturing of complex cellular structures. This work aimed to investigate the performance of additively manufactured cellular structures for lightweight and sandwich core applications. In …


Layer-To-Layer Feedback Control For Direct Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing, Michelle Gegel Jan 2021

Layer-To-Layer Feedback Control For Direct Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing, Michelle Gegel

Doctoral Dissertations

"Additive manufacturing (AM) has garnered much attention in recent years, some calling it the fourth industrial revolution. It was first used to create rapid prototypes, although recent efforts have been made to advance the technology towards production of functional parts. This requires advancement in the materials used in AM, as well as the ability to produce quality parts repeatably. More specifically, direct energy deposition (DED) of metal powders is a process capable of producing and repairing parts with complex geometries; however, it is not widely used in industry due to challenges with quality control. In this process, metal powder is …


Fabrication, Characterization Of High-Entropy Alloys And Deep Learning-Based Inspection In Metal Additive Manufacturing, Wenyuan Cui Jan 2021

Fabrication, Characterization Of High-Entropy Alloys And Deep Learning-Based Inspection In Metal Additive Manufacturing, Wenyuan Cui

Doctoral Dissertations

"Alloying has been used to confer desirable properties to materials. It typically involves the addition of small amounts of secondary elements to a primary element. In the past decade, however, a new alloying strategy that involves the combination of multiple principal elements in high concentrations to create new materials called high- entropy alloys (HEAs) has been in vogue. In the first part, the investigation focused on the fabrication process and property assessment of the additive manufactured HEA to broaden its engineering applications. Additive manufacturing (AM) is based on manufacturing philosophy through the layer-by-layer method and accomplish the near net-shaped components …