| 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 |
Qualification of Low-criticality AM Components in an Expeditionary Environment |
| Author(s) |
Jacob Aljundi, Jonathan Torres, Aditya Pulipaka |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Jacob Aljundi |
| Abstract Scope |
The Department of the Navy has interest in the adaptability of additive manufacturing (AM) for custom small volume production. Tactical environments often have limited margin for delays in receiving needed parts. By implementing AM, fleet users can fabricate mission-specific components in expeditionary environments while maintaining minimal delays. Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) seeks to develop techniques to qualify low-critical AM components. Production of metal components in expeditionary environments requires increased confidence in the mechanical performance of AM materials. Qualification for low-critical AM components should be affordable and simple while still rigorous enough to provide field users with confidence that low-criticality parts will perform as intended. To address the lack of qualification process for low criticality, field generated AM components, the project team seeks to assess existing methods for field qualification of welded structural components, as well as reduced-sized sample test methods such as the small punch test. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: Post-meeting proceedings |