| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2023 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2023)
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| Symposium
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2023 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2023)
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| Presentation Title |
Dynamic Geometry-driven Bead Control and Effects on Wire-arc Additive Components |
| Author(s) |
Luke Meyer, Yukinori Yamamoto, Andrzej Nycz, Christopher Masuo, William Carter, Canhai Lai, Riley Wallace, Alex Walters, Joshua Vaughan |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Luke Meyer |
| Abstract Scope |
Creating large-scale metal parts using wire-arc additive manufacturing entails creating a 3-dimensional model of a part, distilling this model down to a series of cross sections or “layers,” then using these cross sections to create toolpaths for a machine to read and then build the desired part. These layers are typically 2-dimensional, which limits the complexity of the toolpath and requires an extremely consistent arc-process. Instead of rigidly fixing the process parameters to achieve a flat layer, this analysis seeks to characterize a wide range of wire feed speeds and robot travel speeds to create a map of deposited bead widths and heights. This information will be used to inform toolpath generation for truly 3-dimensional layers, build increasingly complex parts, and to study the effects of a variable process on the microstructure of a printed part through imaging and mechanical material testing. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: Post-meeting proceedings |