Metal Powder-Based Additive Manufacturing

by Zhou, Kun; Han , Changjun

• ISBN13: 9783527346318
• ISBN10: 3527346317
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2023-05-08
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH

Summary

Metal Powder—Based Additive Manufacturing

Highly comprehensive resource covering all key aspects of the current developments of metal powder—based additive manufacturing

Metal Powder—Based Additive Manufacturing provides valuable knowledge and critical insights regarding the recent advances in various metal powder—based additive manufacturing techniques. This book also reviews typical powder preparation processes and highlights the significance of metal powder—based additive manufacturing for various industrial applications.

The key features covered in this book:

• A rigorous overview of the underlying theories and practical applications of metal powder—based additive manufacturing techniques, including laser powder bed fusion, electron beam melting, laser-based directed energy deposition, and metal binder jetting.
• An expansive introduction of each technique and its significance pertaining to the printing processes, metallurgical defects, powder materials, equipment, and the microstructures and mechanical properties of the printed parts.
• A deep exploration of the preparation processes of metal powders for additive manufacturing and the effects of different processes on the powder properties.
• Comprehensive case studies of parts printed by metal powder—based additive manufacturing for various industrial applications.

By providing extensive coverage of relevant concepts in the field of metal powder—based additive manufacturing, this book highlights its essential role in Industry 4.0 and serves as a valuable resource for scientists, engineers, and students in materials science, powder metallurgy, physics, and chemistry. The rich research experience of the authors in additive manufacturing ensures that the readers are provided with both an in-depth understanding and informative technical guidance of metal powder—based additive manufacturing.

Author Biography

Kun Zhou is Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. After his PhD degree in engineering mechanics from NTU, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University, USA. His research focuses on additive manufacturing of polymers, metals and their composites. He has published more than 220 Journal articles and 17 book chapters.
Changjun Han is Research Fellow in the School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He received his PhD degrees from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China. He has been engaged in metal powder-based additive manufacturing for over five years.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 History and Fundamentals of Additive Manufacturing
1.2 Powder-Based Additive Manufacturing
1.3 Characterization Methods in Powder-based Additive Manufacturing
1.3.1 Morphology Characterization
1.3.2 Component Analysis
1.3.3 Property Characterization

Chapter 2 Powder Preparation Techniques
2.1 Metal
2.1.1 Gas Atomization
2.1.2 Plasma Atomization
2.1.3 Hydride-Dehydride Process
2.1.4 Electrolytic Process
2.1.5 Metallothermic Reduction Process
2.1.6 Mechanical Method
2.2 Polymer
2.2.1 Solid-State Shear Pulverization
2.2.2 Solution-Based Processes
2.2.3 Spray-Drying
2.2.4 Multi-Step Processes

Chapter 3 Metal Powder-Based Additive Manufacturing Techniques
3.1 Selective Laser Melting
3.1.1 History
3.1.2 Fundamentals and Characteristics
3.1.3 Equipment
3.1.4 Powder Materials
3.1.5 Additive Manufactured Parts
3.1.5.1 Relative Density
3.1.5.2 Phase and Microstructure
3.1.5.3 Mechanical Properties
3.1.5.4 Corrosion Properties
3.1.5.5 Biocompatibility
3.2 Electron Beam Melting
3.2.1 History
3.2.2 Fundamentals and Characteristics
3.2.3 Equipment
3.2.4 Powder Materials
3.2.5 Additive Manufactured Parts
3.2.5.1 Relative Density
3.2.5.2 Phase and Microstructure
3.2.5.3 Mechanical Properties
3.2.5.4 Corrosion Properties
3.2.5.5 Biocompatibility
3.3 Laser Engineered Net Shaping
3.3.1 History
3.3.2 Fundamentals and Characteristics
3.3.3 Equipment
3.3.4 Powder Materials
3.3.5 Additive Manufactured Parts
3.3.5.1 Relative Density
3.3.5.2 Phase and Microstructure
3.3.5.3 Mechanical Properties
3.3.5.4 Corrosion Properties
3.4 Binder Jetting
3.4.1 History
3.4.2 Fundamentals and Characteristics
3.4.3 Equipment
3.4.4 Powder Materials
3.4.5 Additive Manufactured Parts
3.4.5.1 Relative Density
3.4.5.2 Phase and Microstructure
3.4.5.3 Mechanical Properties
3.4.5.4 Corrosion Properties
3.5 Other Advanced Techniques
3.5.1 Single Pass Jetting
3.5.2 Nanoparticle Jetting
3.5.3 Aerosol Jet
3.5.4 Atomic Diffusion Additive Manufacturing

Chapter 4 Applications of Metal Powder-Based Additive Manufacturing
4.1 Aerospace
4.2 Medical and Dental
4.3 Automotive
4.4 Moulds
4.5 Tooling
4.6 Jewellery
4.7 Others

Chapter 5 Polymeric Powder-Based Additive Manufacturing Techniques
5.1 Selective Laser Sintering
5.1.1 History
5.1.2 Fundamentals and Characteristics
5.1.3 Equipment
5.1.4 Powder Materials
5.1.5 Additive Manufactured Parts
5.1.5.1 Relative Density
5.1.5.2 Mechanical Properties
5.1.5.3 Conductive Properties
5.1.5.4 Biocompatibility
5.2 Multi-Jet Fusion
5.2.1 Fundamentals and Characteristics
5.2.2 Equipment
5.2.3 Powder Materials
5.2.4 Additive Manufactured Parts

5.3 Binder Jetting
5.3.1 History
5.3.2 Fundamentals and Characteristics
5.3.3 Equipment
5.3.4 Powder Materials
5.3.5 Additive Manufactured Parts
5.3.5.1 Relative Density
5.3.5.2 Mechanical Properties

5.4 Other Advanced Techniques

Chapter 6 Applications of Polymeric Powder-Based Additive Manufacturing
6.1 Automotive
6.2 Aerospace
6.3 Biomedical
6.4 Moulds
6.5 Others