Science, Technology and Applications of Metal Additive Manufacturing provides a holistic picture of metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) that encompasses the science, technology and applications for the use of metal AM. Users will find design aspects, various metal AM technologies commercially available, a focus on merits and demerits, implications for qualification and certification, applications, cost modeling of AM, and future directions. This book serves as an educational guide, providing a holistic picture of metal AM that encompasses science, technology and applications for the real-life use of metal AM.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Acknowledgments - p. ix 6. Chapter 1. Metal additive manufacturing - p. 1 7. Chapter 2. Additive manufacturing technology - p. 11 8. Chapter 3. Comparison of various additive manufacturing technologies - p. 55 9. Chapter 4. Raw materials for metal additive manufacturing - p. 77 10. Chapter 5. Microstructure and properties of additive manufacturing builds - p. 93 11. Chapter 6. Metal additive manufacturing process modeling and simulation - p. 145 12. Chapter 7. Design for metal additive manufacturing - p. 193 13. Chapter 8. Qualification for metal additive manufacturing - p. 245 14. Chapter 9. Markets, applications, and costs - p. 309 15. Index - p. 333
Science, Technology and Applications of Metal Additive Manufacturing provides a holistic picture of metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) that encompasses the science, technology and applications for the use of metal AM. Users will find design aspects, various metal AM technologies commercially available, a focus on merits and demerits, implications for qualification and certification, applications, cost modeling of AM, and future directions. This book serves as an educational guide, providing a holistic picture of metal AM that encompasses science, technology and applications for the real-life use of metal AM.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Acknowledgments - p. ix 6. Chapter 1. Metal additive manufacturing - p. 1 7. Chapter 2. Additive manufacturing technology - p. 11 8. Chapter 3. Comparison of various additive manufacturing technologies - p. 55 9. Chapter 4. Raw materials for metal additive manufacturing - p. 77 10. Chapter 5. Microstructure and properties of additive manufacturing builds - p. 93 11. Chapter 6. Metal additive manufacturing process modeling and simulation - p. 145 12. Chapter 7. Design for metal additive manufacturing - p. 193 13. Chapter 8. Qualification for metal additive manufacturing - p. 245 14. Chapter 9. Markets, applications, and costs - p. 309 15. Index - p. 333
