Comparative Studies of the Properties of Copper Components: Conventional vs. Additive Manufacturing Technologies
This article presents a comparative analysis of the crucial physical properties of electrically conductive components made of pure copper, produced by various additive manufacturing technologies such as binder jetting (BJ) and direct metal laser sintering (DMLS). The comparison concerned the assessm...
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| author | Witold Malec Joanna Kulasa Anna Brudny Anna Hury Bartlomiej Adamczyk Ryszard Rzepecki Robert Sekula Grzegorz Kmita Andrzej Rybak |
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| description | This article presents a comparative analysis of the crucial physical properties of electrically conductive components made of pure copper, produced by various additive manufacturing technologies such as binder jetting (BJ) and direct metal laser sintering (DMLS). The comparison concerned the assessment of critical parameters important from the application point of view, such as: electrical conductivity, hardness, yield point, microstructure and the occurrence of internal material defects. Same-sized components made in a conventional casting and subtractive method (machining) were used as a reference material. Comprehensive tests and the comparison of a wide range of parameters allowed us to determine that among the selected methods, printing using the DMLS technique allowed for obtaining arcing contact with mechanical and electrical parameters very similar to the reference element. Therefore, the obtained results showed the possibility of using the copper elements made by additive manufacturing for the switching and protection devices used in electrification and energy distribution industrial sectors. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-82268efb0a0945718dee3128ea87d1772025-08-20T01:55:41ZengMDPI AGMetals2075-47012024-08-0114997510.3390/met14090975Comparative Studies of the Properties of Copper Components: Conventional vs. Additive Manufacturing TechnologiesWitold Malec0Joanna Kulasa1Anna Brudny2Anna Hury3Bartlomiej Adamczyk4Ryszard Rzepecki5Robert Sekula6Grzegorz Kmita7Andrzej Rybak8Łukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals, Sowinskiego 5, 44-121 Gliwice, PolandŁukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals, Sowinskiego 5, 44-121 Gliwice, PolandŁukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals, Sowinskiego 5, 44-121 Gliwice, PolandŁukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals, Sowinskiego 5, 44-121 Gliwice, PolandABB Corporate Technology Center, Starowislna 13A, 31-038 Krakow, PolandABB Corporate Technology Center, Starowislna 13A, 31-038 Krakow, PolandHitachi Energy Research, Pawia 7, 31-154 Krakow, PolandHitachi Energy Research, Pawia 7, 31-154 Krakow, PolandABB Corporate Technology Center, Starowislna 13A, 31-038 Krakow, PolandThis article presents a comparative analysis of the crucial physical properties of electrically conductive components made of pure copper, produced by various additive manufacturing technologies such as binder jetting (BJ) and direct metal laser sintering (DMLS). The comparison concerned the assessment of critical parameters important from the application point of view, such as: electrical conductivity, hardness, yield point, microstructure and the occurrence of internal material defects. Same-sized components made in a conventional casting and subtractive method (machining) were used as a reference material. Comprehensive tests and the comparison of a wide range of parameters allowed us to determine that among the selected methods, printing using the DMLS technique allowed for obtaining arcing contact with mechanical and electrical parameters very similar to the reference element. Therefore, the obtained results showed the possibility of using the copper elements made by additive manufacturing for the switching and protection devices used in electrification and energy distribution industrial sectors.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/14/9/975copperadditive manufacturingmetallography3D printingmachining |
| spellingShingle | Witold Malec Joanna Kulasa Anna Brudny Anna Hury Bartlomiej Adamczyk Ryszard Rzepecki Robert Sekula Grzegorz Kmita Andrzej Rybak Comparative Studies of the Properties of Copper Components: Conventional vs. Additive Manufacturing Technologies Metals copper additive manufacturing metallography 3D printing machining |
| title | Comparative Studies of the Properties of Copper Components: Conventional vs. Additive Manufacturing Technologies |
| title_full | Comparative Studies of the Properties of Copper Components: Conventional vs. Additive Manufacturing Technologies |
| title_fullStr | Comparative Studies of the Properties of Copper Components: Conventional vs. Additive Manufacturing Technologies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative Studies of the Properties of Copper Components: Conventional vs. Additive Manufacturing Technologies |
| title_short | Comparative Studies of the Properties of Copper Components: Conventional vs. Additive Manufacturing Technologies |
| title_sort | comparative studies of the properties of copper components conventional vs additive manufacturing technologies |
| topic | copper additive manufacturing metallography 3D printing machining |
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