About this Abstract | 
  
   
    | Meeting | 
    2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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    | Symposium 
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    Algorithm Development in Materials Science and Engineering
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    | Presentation Title | 
    “Sintering” Models and Measurements: Data Assimilation for Microstructure Prediction of Nylon Component SLS Additive Manufacturing | 
  
   
    | Author(s) | 
    William  Rosenthal, Francesca C. Grogan, Yulan  Li, Erin I. Barker, Josef  Christ, Timothy  Pope, Tamas  Varga, Chris  Barrett, Mathew  Thomas, Noah  Oblath, Kevin  Fox, Malachi  Schram, Marvin  Warner, Amra  Peles | 
  
   
    | On-Site Speaker (Planned) | 
    William  Rosenthal | 
  
   
    | Abstract Scope | 
    
Selective laser sintering (SLS) printers drive high-throughput polymer additive manufacturing. However, thermal, feedstock, and exposure variations can introduce significant microstructure variability in the same batch of components. Phase-field models have been developed to simulate material microstructure evolution and kinetics during synthesis. We develop sensitivity analyses and introduce an adaptive sampling Bayesian algorithm to estimate significant parameters and uncertainties in a 3D phase-field model for nylon-12 polymer synthesis, including system free energy, interfacial energy, and sintering kinetics. In a high-throughput DIRAC-automated computational design loop, we validate the model through comparison to high-resolution 3D CT images of components built with varying orientations throughout the build chamber, as well as to partial sintering artifacts identified by laser exposure metadata. We quantify uncertainties in phase-field initial and operating conditions by developing a stochastic feedstock model from laser diffractometry and 3D CT imaging, and by analyzing real-time infrared thermographic movies taken throughout the build process. | 
  
   
    | Proceedings Inclusion? | 
    Planned: Supplemental Proceedings volume |