About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2022 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2022)
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Symposium
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2022 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2022)
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Presentation Title |
Additive Manufacturing of Embedded Sensors with Laser Foil Printing Method |
Author(s) |
Miguel Escobar, Tunay Turk, Jonghyun Park, Ming C. Leu |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Ming C. Leu |
Abstract Scope |
Laser Foil Printing (LFP) is a laser-based Additive Manufacturing process being developed at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. This process uses metal foils as the feedstock, which is melted by directing a laser beam to selectively melt and solidify a portion of metal foil, followed by laser contour cutting into a desired geometry, layer by layer, to form a three-dimensional metal part according to a computer-aided design (CAD) model. This study investigates the feasibility of embedding commercially available “foil type” sensors during the process of LFP for fabricating 3D parts using 304L stainless steel as the part material. A main challenge with embedding foil-type sensors is their construction, normally being encased in a thin plastic film with maximum temperature ratings in the range of 500-700 F. This study will investigate how the sensor can survive the heat transferred from the high-temperature molten metal resulted from melting of metal foils during the LFP part fabrication process. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: Post-meeting proceedings |