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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

9. Design for Metal AM

Authors : Olaf Diegel, Axel Nordin, Damien Motte

Published in: A Practical Guide to Design for Additive Manufacturing

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

Metal powder bed fusion (e.g., direct metal laser sintering, selective laser melting, and electron beam melting) is an AM process in which thermal energy selectively fuses regions of a powder bed. Materials used include stainless steel, tool steel, aluminium, titanium alloys, nickel-based alloys, cobalt chrome, and precious metals such as gold. The part being constructed normally requires supports (sometimes called anchors) to be added, built from the same material as the part. These supports are removed manually after the build process, so the designer must allow room for access to the supports. Also, care must be taken when creating small features that are attached to the supports because they can break off accidentally during support removal.

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Metadata
Title
Design for Metal AM
Authors
Olaf Diegel
Axel Nordin
Damien Motte
Copyright Year
2019
Publisher
Springer Singapore
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8281-9_9

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