Technical Problems and Perspectives of Implementing the Selective Laser Melting Method for Producing Structural Components for Aircraft

2015 ◽  
Vol 834 ◽  
pp. 29-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Vasilievna Tarasova ◽  
Anastasia Aleksandrovna Filatova ◽  
Evgenia Yurievna Dolzhikova
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Melting Method ◽  
Additive Manufacturing Technology ◽  
Literary Sources ◽  
Aircraft Production ◽  
Technology Processes

The article touches upon the technical problems and perspectives of implementing the Selective Laser Melting method for producing structural components for aircraft. The possibilities of additive manufacturing technology processes and their advantages in comparison with traditional methods of part formation are shown. Issues of standardization in the field of additive manufacturing, as well as terms and definitions adopted at the present time, are considered. Based on the analysis of literary sources, the necessity of developing selective laser melting methods for the specific steels and alloys used in aircraft production is shown.

Fabrication of flapping-wing micromechanism assembly using selective laser melting and aerodynamic performance measures

2021 ◽  
pp. 146442072110354
Author(s):  
Surendar Ganesan ◽  
Balasubramanian Esakki ◽  
Lung-Jieh Yang ◽  
D Rajamani ◽  
M Silambarsan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Electrical Discharge Machining ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Manufacturing Technology ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Additive Manufacturing Technology

The development of a flapping wing microaerial vehicle mechanism with a high strength-to-weight ratio to withstand high flapping frequency is of significant interest in aerospace applications. The traditional manufacturing methods such as injection moulding and wire-cut electrical discharge machining suffer from high cost, labour intensiveness, and time-to-market. However, the present disruptive additive manufacturing technology is considered a viable replacement for manufacturing micromechanism components. Significantly to withstand high cyclic loads, metal-based high strength-to-weight ratio flapping wing microaerial vehicle components are the need of the hour. Hence, the present work focused on the fabrication of flapping wing microaerial vehicle micromechanism components using selective laser melting with AlSi10Mg alloy. The manufactured micromechanism components attained 99% of dimensional accuracy, and the total weight of the Evans mechanism assembly is 4 g. The scanning electron microscopy analysis revealed the laser melting surface characteristics of the Al alloy. The assembled mechanism is tested in static and dynamic environments to ensure structural rigidity. Aerodynamic forces are measured using a wind tunnel setup, and 7.5 lift and 1.2 N thrust forces are experienced that will be sufficient enough to carry a payload of 1 g camera on-board for surveillance missions. The study suggested that the metal additive manufacturing technology is a prominent solution to realize the micromechanism components effortlessly compared to conventional subtractive manufacturing.

Cold spray deposition for additive manufacturing of freeform structural components compared to selective laser melting

2018 ◽  
Vol 721 ◽  
pp. 339-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Bagherifard ◽  
Stefano Monti ◽  
Maria Vittoria Zuccoli ◽  
Martina Riccio ◽  
Ján Kondás ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Cold Spray ◽  
Spray Deposition ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Laser Melting

Qualität steigern mit Selective Laser Melting/Quality improvement with selective laser melting – An approach to manage requirements with additive manufacturing

2015 ◽  
Vol 105 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 793-797
Author(s):  
J. C. Aurich ◽  
M. Burkhart
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
High Accuracy ◽  
Manufacturing Technology ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Additive Manufacturing Technology ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies ◽  
Design Freedom

Additive Manufacturing (AM) ist der Überbegriff für unterschiedliche Fertigungsverfahren, welche durch das schichtweise Aufbringen von Werkstoff die Herstellung von Bauteilen ermöglichen. Selective Laser Melting (SLM) ist ein additives Fertigungsverfahren zur Herstellung von Produkten mit hoher Detailgenauigkeit und Designfreiheit. Der Fachbeitrag stellt ein Konzept vor, bei dem durch systematisches Vorgehen untersucht wird, ob Produktanforderungen mit SLM besser erfüllt werden können als mit konventionellen Fertigungsverfahren.   Additive Manufacturing (AM) is the term for various manufacturing technologies that enable manufacturing of components by adding layer after layer of material. Selective Laser Melting (SLM) is an additive manufacturing technology that allows to manufacture products with high accuracy and design freedom. In this article an approach is presented to systematically examine, if product requirements can be fulfilled better with SLM than with conventional manufacturing technologies.

scholarly journals REVIEW OF MANUFACTURING AND REPAIR OF AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE PARTS BASED ON COLD SPRAYING TECHNOLOGY AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

2020 ◽  
pp. 53-70
Author(s):  
Kun Tan ◽  
Sergii Markovych ◽  
Wenjie Hu ◽  
Oleksandr Shorinov ◽  
Yurong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Cold Spray ◽  
Critical Speed ◽  
Cold Spraying ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Melting Technology ◽  
Additive Manufacturing Technology

Cold spray technology is a method of deposited metal coatings by high-speed particle impact, especially in the preparation of metal alloy materials (Cu alloys, Ti alloys, Al alloys, Ni-based alloys, Mg alloys, stainless steels, and high-temperature alloys, etc.) The performance is particularly outstanding. The sprayed materials have better mechanical properties, mechanical properties, and service life, such as tensile strength, fatigue strength, and corrosion resistance. Cold spray technology can prepare corrosion-resistant coatings and high-temperature coatings, Wear-resistant coatings, conductive coatings, and anti-oxidation coatings and other functional coatings. From the perspective of process technology and equipment design, cold spray technology can be applied to the field of additive manufacturing technology, which not only reflects the repair function but also the manufacturing function, and applies cold spray technology and repairs the parts produced by additive manufacturing – Selective Laser Melting technology. The defects and problems are of great significance. This article summarizes the repair process and technical characteristics of cold spray technology, and repairs and protects the Cu, Ti, Al, Ni, Mg, and stainless steel and other metals and their alloys from corrosion, fatigue, and wear. The maintenance is reviewed, and the application of combining cold spray technology with additive manufacturing – Selective Laser Melting technology is proposed. Many materials can be used in the field of cold spray technology and Additive Manufacturing – Selective Laser Melting technology. In the communication between the two, the combination of technology and method is of great significance; the influence of spraying parameters of cold spraying technology (such as powder particle shape, spraying angle, spraying distance, critical speed and temperature of particles and substrate, etc.) on spraying effect and efficiency are proposed. Finally, the development of cold spray technology: post-processing of parts, critical speed and numerical simulation are possible.

scholarly journals Improving surface quality in selective laser melting based tool making

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filippo Simoni ◽  
Andrea Huxol ◽  
Franz-Josef Villmer
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Surface Quality ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Melting Process ◽  
Laser Remelting ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Great Cost ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Processing Techniques

AbstractIn the last years, Additive Manufacturing, thanks to its capability of continuous improvements in performance and cost-efficiency, was able to partly replace and redefine well-established manufacturing processes. This research is based on the idea to achieve great cost and operational benefits especially in the field of tool making for injection molding by combining traditional and additive manufacturing in one process chain. Special attention is given to the surface quality in terms of surface roughness and its optimization directly in the Selective Laser Melting process. This article presents the possibility for a remelting process of the SLM parts as a way to optimize the surfaces of the produced parts. The influence of laser remelting on the surface roughness of the parts is analyzed while varying machine parameters like laser power and scan settings. Laser remelting with optimized parameter settings considerably improves the surface quality of SLM parts and is a great starting point for further post-processing techniques, which require a low initial value of surface roughness.

scholarly journals Directionally-Dependent Mechanical Properties of Ti6Al4V Manufactured by Electron Beam Melting (EBM) and Selective Laser Melting (SLM)

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3603
Author(s):  
Tim Pasang ◽  
Benny Tavlovich ◽  
Omry Yannay ◽  
Ben Jakson ◽  
Mike Fry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Electron Beam ◽  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Electron Beam Melting ◽  
Rolling Direction ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Plate Rolling

An investigation of mechanical properties of Ti6Al4V produced by additive manufacturing (AM) in the as-printed condition have been conducted and compared with wrought alloys. The AM samples were built by Selective Laser Melting (SLM) and Electron Beam Melting (EBM) in 0°, 45° and 90°—relative to horizontal direction. Similarly, the wrought samples were also cut and tested in the same directions relative to the plate rolling direction. The microstructures of the samples were significantly different on all samples. α′ martensite was observed on the SLM, acicular α on EBM and combination of both on the wrought alloy. EBM samples had higher surface roughness (Ra) compared with both SLM and wrought alloy. SLM samples were comparatively harder than wrought alloy and EBM. Tensile strength of the wrought alloy was higher in all directions except for 45°, where SLM samples showed higher strength than both EBM and wrought alloy on that direction. The ductility of the wrought alloy was consistently higher than both SLM and EBM indicated by clear necking feature on the wrought alloy samples. Dimples were observed on all fracture surfaces.

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