Development and Validation of Empirical Models to Predict Metal Additively Manufactured Part Density and Surface Roughness from Powder Characteristics

Metal additive manufacturing (AM) processes, viz laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF), are becoming an increasingly popular manufacturing tool for a range of industries. The powder material used in L-PBF is costly, and it is rare for a single batch of powder to be used in a single L-PBF build. The un-mel...

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Main Authors: Paul Quinn, Sinéad M. Uí Mhurchadha, Jim Lawlor, Ramesh Raghavendra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/13/4707