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Assessing dependency of part properties on the printing location in laser-powder bed fusion metal additive manufacturing

Mussatto, Andre orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-5335-7968, Groarke, Robert, Vijayaraghavan, Rajani K. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-1096-448X, Hughes, Cian orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-4863-733X, Obeidi, Muhannad A. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-2733-3828, Doğu, Merve Nur orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-1843-6040, Yalçin, Mustafa A., McNally, Patrick J. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-2798-5121, Delauré, Yan orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-7151-9278 and Brabazon, Dermot orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-3214-6381 (2022) Assessing dependency of part properties on the printing location in laser-powder bed fusion metal additive manufacturing. Materials Today Communications, 30 . ISSN 2352-4928

Abstract
Despite the accelerated growth of laser-powder bed fusion in recent years, there are still major obstacles to be overcome before the technology enjoys truly widespread adoption. These include inconsistent part quality and repeatability issues linked to variability in the properties of printed parts. Commonly, the print location across the build platform is overlooked and assumed to have little or no effect on the overall part properties. There is a lack of previous systematic studies and a lack of knowledge of the influences of the location parameter on the final part properties. Therefore, to address the existing problem, the current study completely isolated the location parameter to accurately assess any effect of this variable on the microstructure and mechanical properties of laser-powder bed fusion manufactured parts. The results revealed the importance of the build location and showed that there is correlation between the location parameter and part properties as qualitative and quantitative properties of printed parts varied between the selected extremity locations. The findings highlight the importance of considering the location of the part being printed on the build platform and how the location may need to be fixed for multiple builds in order to achieve acceptable repeatability.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Additional Information:Article number: 103209
Uncontrolled Keywords:powder bed fusion; part location; repeatability; stainless steel; corrosion
Subjects:Engineering > Materials
Engineering > Mechanical engineering
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Electronic Engineering
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Research Initiatives and Centres > Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre (APTRC)
Research Initiatives and Centres > I-Form
Publisher:Elsevier
Official URL:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.103209
Copyright Information:© 2022 The Authors.
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
Funders:Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) under Grant Number 16/RC/3872 and is co-funded under the European Regional Development Fund
ID Code:27252
Deposited On:23 May 2022 16:09 by André Mussatto . Last Modified 21 Oct 2022 09:19
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