| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Additive Manufacturing for Energy Applications II
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| Presentation Title |
Progress in Additive Manufacturing in South Africa |
| Author(s) |
Sisa Pityana |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Sisa Pityana |
| Abstract Scope |
Additive Manufacturing (AM) has come to change the way products are designed and manufactured due to the flexibility it offered the designer. In the past, products were designed through proper consideration of ease of manufacturing the product. This gives the designer, the freedom of design with the sole concentration on the work ability of the product. The CSIR in South Africa has developed the worlds’ largest powder bed system, which is being tested and commissioning. The machine can produce parts as big as 2 m x 0.6 m x 0.6 m using a 5 kW laser. This talk will focus on the laser additively manufactured parts using mainly Ti6Al4V, paying attention on mechanical and metallurgical integrity of the components. Simulations and experimental work will be compared. This is to generate the needed knowledge on which manufacturing process to select at any particular point in time and for what application. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Supplemental Proceedings volume |