Defects and anomalies in powder bed fusion metal additive manufacturing

A Mostafaei, C Zhao, Y He, SR Ghiaasiaan… - Current Opinion in Solid …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metal additive manufacturing is a disruptive technology that is revolutionizing the
manufacturing industry. Despite its unrivaled capability for directly fabricating metal parts …

In-situ monitoring of sub-surface and internal defects in additive manufacturing: A review

Y AbouelNour, N Gupta - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Additive Manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, processes depend on a user-defined
set of optimized process parameters to create a component. Monitoring and control of AM …

Critical instability at moving keyhole tip generates porosity in laser melting

C Zhao, ND Parab, X Li, K Fezzaa, W Tan, AD Rollett… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Laser powder bed fusion is a dominant metal 3D printing technology. However, porosity
defects remain a challenge for fatigue-sensitive applications. Some porosity is associated …

Keyhole fluctuation and pore formation mechanisms during laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

Y Huang, TG Fleming, SJ Clark, S Marussi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Keyhole porosity is a key concern in laser powder-bed fusion (LPBF), potentially impacting
component fatigue life. However, some keyhole porosity formation mechanisms, eg, keyhole …

Keyhole threshold and morphology in laser melting revealed by ultrahigh-speed x-ray imaging

R Cunningham, C Zhao, N Parab, C Kantzos, J Pauza… - Science, 2019 - science.org
We used ultrahigh-speed synchrotron x-ray imaging to quantify the phenomenon of vapor
depressions (also known as keyholes) during laser melting of metals as practiced in additive …

Dynamics of pore formation during laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

AA Martin, NP Calta, SA Khairallah, J Wang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing is an emerging 3D printing technique for
the fabrication of advanced metal components. Widespread adoption of it and similar …

In-situ measurement and monitoring methods for metal powder bed fusion: an updated review

M Grasso, A Remani, A Dickins… - Measurement …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The possibility of using a variety of sensor signals acquired during metal powder bed fusion
processes, to support part and process qualification and for the early detection of anomalies …

Laser melting modes in metal powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

C Zhao, B Shi, S Chen, D Du, T Sun, BJ Simonds… - Reviews of Modern …, 2022 - APS
In the laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing of metals, extreme thermal conditions
create many highly dynamic physical phenomena, such as vaporization and recoil …

Pore elimination mechanisms during 3D printing of metals

SMH Hojjatzadeh, ND Parab, W Yan, Q Guo… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a 3D printing technology that can print metal parts with
complex geometries without the design constraints of traditional manufacturing routes …

Invited Review Article: Review of the formation and impact of flaws in powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

Z Snow, AR Nassar, EW Reutzel - Additive Manufacturing, 2020 - Elsevier
It is widely accepted that gas porosity and lack-of-fusion flaws can degrade both static and
dynamic mechanical performance of additively manufactured components, limiting the use …