Introduction to Additive Metal Manufacturing

Code: CEM 180

Credits: 02

Elective subject

Contents:

  • Introduction to additive manufacturing (AM) of metals: market and main applications
  • Processes for AM of metals
  • The raw materials used in these processes: main characteristics and methods of obtaining
  • Main characteristics of the parts produced by AM and related metallurgical concepts
  • Existing alloys and the development of new alloys for AM processes
  • Characterization of raw material and parts produced by AM
  • Post-processing of parts produced by AM
  • Challenges, recent developments and trends in the area of metal AM
  • Case studies of metal parts produced by AM


References:

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  3. J.O. Milewski. Additive Manufacturing of Metals: From Fundamental Technology to Rocket Nozzles, Medical Implants, and Custom Jewelry, Springer, 2017.
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  5. B. Dutta, F.H. Froes, Additive Manufacturing of Titanium Alloys: State of the Art, Challenges and Opportunities, Elsevier, 2016.
  6. L. Bian, N. Shamsaei, J. M. Usher (ed.), Laser-based Additive Manufacturing of Metal Parts: Modeling, Optimization, and Control of Mechanical Properties, CRC Press, 2018.