About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2025 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2025)
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Symposium
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2025 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2025)
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Presentation Title |
Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Development for Aluminum 6061 RAM |
Author(s) |
Bennett Samuel Fowler, Hannah Sims, Bradley Jared |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Bennett Samuel Fowler |
Abstract Scope |
Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) is an advanced manufacturing alternative to subtractive manufacturing techniques which allow companies to save time, money, and material. Aluminum 6061 is a widely used engineering material due to its strength and corrosion resistance. It is prone to hot cracking, however, when deposited through a WAAM process. Fortius Metals developed a 6061 reactive additive manufacturing (RAM) wire that provides inoculant-based solution to mitigate hot cracking and material deposition. Work will be described which has explored the WAAM processes for Al 6061 RAM. Deposition was done with different weave types, heat inputs, and travel speeds. One hundred percent argon was used for shielding gas, and trailing gas was also tested. Then those materials were compared to wrought Al 6061 through the use of metallography, tensile testing, and hardness testing. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Post-meeting proceedings |