Assessment of local mechanical properties of laser powder bed fused aluminium alloy by non-destructive testing based on FIMEC indentation

Laser powder bed fusion process is a versatile metal additive manufacturing process. Although significant progress has been made so far, there is still limited large-scale adoption of this technique by the industry. The main problems are repeatability and lack of proper knowledge. In this work, an...

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Main Authors: Vittorio Villani, Gennaro Salvatore Ponticelli, Simone Venettacci, Stefano Guarino
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Language:English
Published: Czech Technical University in Prague 2024-10-01
Series:Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings
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Online Access:https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/10118
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Simone Venettacci
Stefano Guarino
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description Laser powder bed fusion process is a versatile metal additive manufacturing process. Although significant progress has been made so far, there is still limited large-scale adoption of this technique by the industry. The main problems are repeatability and lack of proper knowledge. In this work, an innovative and non-destructive testing methodology, based on flat-top cylinder indentation, was used to define the mechanical properties of laser powder bed fused aluminium alloy to highlight any variations induced by the combination of process parameters, for global characterization, and by the building direction, for local characterization. Results show similar or improved global mechanical properties of the laser powder bed fused specimens when compared to traditional die-casted ones. Indentation tests highlight a local dependence of properties along the building direction in favor of the upper part of the samples.
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spelling doaj-art-a8a7d762fe1549fab7d367ac9ecbfcfb2025-08-20T02:51:50ZengCzech Technical University in PragueActa Polytechnica CTU Proceedings2336-53822024-10-014810.14311/APP.2024.48.0052Assessment of local mechanical properties of laser powder bed fused aluminium alloy by non-destructive testing based on FIMEC indentationVittorio Villani0Gennaro Salvatore Ponticelli1Simone Venettacci2Stefano Guarino3University Niccolò Cusano, Department of Engineering, Via Don Carlo Gnocchi 3, 00166 Rome, ItalyUniversity Niccolò Cusano, Department of Engineering, Via Don Carlo Gnocchi 3, 00166 Rome, ItalyUniversity Niccolò Cusano, Department of Engineering, Via Don Carlo Gnocchi 3, 00166 Rome, ItalyUniversity Niccolò Cusano, Department of Engineering, Via Don Carlo Gnocchi 3, 00166 Rome, Italy Laser powder bed fusion process is a versatile metal additive manufacturing process. Although significant progress has been made so far, there is still limited large-scale adoption of this technique by the industry. The main problems are repeatability and lack of proper knowledge. In this work, an innovative and non-destructive testing methodology, based on flat-top cylinder indentation, was used to define the mechanical properties of laser powder bed fused aluminium alloy to highlight any variations induced by the combination of process parameters, for global characterization, and by the building direction, for local characterization. Results show similar or improved global mechanical properties of the laser powder bed fused specimens when compared to traditional die-casted ones. Indentation tests highlight a local dependence of properties along the building direction in favor of the upper part of the samples. https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/10118laser powder bed fusionnon-destructive testingFIMEC
spellingShingle Vittorio Villani
Gennaro Salvatore Ponticelli
Simone Venettacci
Stefano Guarino
Assessment of local mechanical properties of laser powder bed fused aluminium alloy by non-destructive testing based on FIMEC indentation
Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings
laser powder bed fusion
non-destructive testing
FIMEC
title Assessment of local mechanical properties of laser powder bed fused aluminium alloy by non-destructive testing based on FIMEC indentation
title_full Assessment of local mechanical properties of laser powder bed fused aluminium alloy by non-destructive testing based on FIMEC indentation
title_fullStr Assessment of local mechanical properties of laser powder bed fused aluminium alloy by non-destructive testing based on FIMEC indentation
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of local mechanical properties of laser powder bed fused aluminium alloy by non-destructive testing based on FIMEC indentation
title_short Assessment of local mechanical properties of laser powder bed fused aluminium alloy by non-destructive testing based on FIMEC indentation
title_sort assessment of local mechanical properties of laser powder bed fused aluminium alloy by non destructive testing based on fimec indentation
topic laser powder bed fusion
non-destructive testing
FIMEC
url https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/10118
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