| Scope |
Large-scale additive manufacturing (AM) processes are attractive for aerospace, transportation, and power generation industries due to characteristic large build volumes and high deposition rates. Large-scale AM process span a wide range of heat sources such as laser, electron beam, and electric arc as well as powder and wire feedstock. The larger and slower moving melt pools in large-scale AM processes provide unique opportunities for studying physical phenomena occurring during deposition. The purpose of this symposium is to share the latest results in the community and advance the state of the art of large-scale AM of metals. Experimentation, characterization and modelling efforts in the large-scale metal AM area will be emphasized. Abstracts are requested, but not limited to:
• Advances in hardware, process monitoring and process control methods
• Hybrid additive + subtractive and multi-material processes
• Correlation of microstructural evolution, mechanical properties, residual stress, and/or distortion with deposition, heat treatment and/or post processing conditions
• Case studies of large-scale metallic component manufacturing |