| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2023 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2023)
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| Symposium
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2023 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2023)
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| Presentation Title |
Comparison of Surface Texture from Various Surface Morphology Techniques for Evaluating As-built Ti6Al4V Laser Powder Bed Fusion |
| Author(s) |
Alex De La Cruz, Luke Weston, Thao Gibson, Fank Medina, Edel Arrieta, Mark Benedict |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Alex De La Cruz |
| Abstract Scope |
Without post-processing, AM components contain a variety of flaws, such as surface roughness and porosity. Surface roughness is a flaw present for every as-built AM surface that serves as an array of sites for material failure to initiate. Common surface roughness measurements involve the use of optical and contact stylus profilometry. However, x-ray Computed Tomography (xCT) is already the most widely used method of analyzing AM parts for porosity, inclusions, and a variety of other flaws.
In this study, we compared three surface characterization technologies, xCT, optical profilometry, and contact stylus profilometry. The comparison of these technologies is being done on as-built Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-BPF) Ti6AI4V four-point bending fatigue samples. Preliminary results show Sa, Sz, Sv, and Sku values are comparable between the three methods. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: Post-meeting proceedings |