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Additive Manufacturing Of Metal Functionally Graded Materials: A Review, Yitao Chen, Frank W. Liou
Additive Manufacturing Of Metal Functionally Graded Materials: A Review, Yitao Chen, Frank W. Liou
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Functionally graded materials (FGMs) have attracted a lot of research interest due to their gradual variation in material properties that result from the non-homogeneous composition or structure. Metal FGMs have been widely researched in recent years, and additive manufacturing has become one of the most important approaches to fabricate metal FGMs. The aim of this paper is to review the research progress in metal FGMs by additive manufacturing. It will first introduce the unique properties and the advantages of FGMs. Then, typical recent findings in research and development of two major types of metal additive manufacturing methods, namely laser metal …
Metallic Components Repair Strategies Using The Hybrid Manufacturing Process, Xinchang Zhang, Wenyuan Cui, Wei Li, Frank W. Liou
Metallic Components Repair Strategies Using The Hybrid Manufacturing Process, Xinchang Zhang, Wenyuan Cui, Wei Li, Frank W. Liou
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
The hybrid manufacturing process which integrates additive manufacturing with subtractive machining is competitive and promising in component repair. To automate this process, detecting the missing volume and generating the deposition tracks is the key. In this study, strategies for repairing defects on flat and non-flat surfaces were investigated. A cost-effective reverse engineering tool was utilized to reconstruct STL models of damaged objects. Point data of the fracture surface on flat surfaces was obtained to generate the tool path for material building up. For defects on non-flat surfaces, the damaged model was best-fitted with the nominal model. Then both models were …
Experimental Investigation Of Laser Metal Deposition Of Functionally Graded Copper And Steel, Vinay Kadekar, Sashikanth Prakash, Frank W. Liou
Experimental Investigation Of Laser Metal Deposition Of Functionally Graded Copper And Steel, Vinay Kadekar, Sashikanth Prakash, Frank W. Liou
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Laser metal deposition is an emerging technology for producing fully dense metallic parts. This process shows a promising future for the deposition of functionally graded steel - copper alloys. Good thermal conductivity of copper and a high wear resistance of steel can be achieved in dies and cores. However, to accomplish this, there are many issues to be resolved, such as the formation of an undesirable phase, solidification cracking, porosity at the interface and difference in thermal coefficient of expansion between steel and copper. The influences of process variables, such as laser power, laser scan speed, composition, powder flow rate, …