Abstract
Additive manufacturing (AM) offers a number of benefits over conventional manufacturing, giving an increased design freedom and the opportunity to integrate multiple components, saving weight. The rigorous standard for material integrity set by the Aerospace sector necessitates the development of systems to ensure quality. Laser ultrasonic testing (LU) is a non-contact inspection technique which has been proposed as suitable for in-situ monitoring of additive manufacturing processes, as measurements can be taken at elevated temperatures. This paper will show the capability of this technique for assuring material quality in metal AM parts and compare LU with x-ray computed tomography (XCT).
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The primary author is working within the Manufacturing Technology Engineering Doctorate Centre, supported by the Manufacturing Technology Centre, University of Nottingham and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council under Award No. 1361477. Work has been carried out in conjunction with FP7-2012-NMO-ICT-FoF project 313781, AMAZE.
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Everton, S., Dickens, P., Tuck, C., Dutton, B., Wimpenny, D. (2017). The Use of Laser Ultrasound to Detect Defects in Laser Melted Parts. In: TMS, T. (eds) TMS 2017 146th Annual Meeting & Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51493-2_11
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