| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2022 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Advances in Titanium Technology
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| Presentation Title |
A Review on Impact Resistance of Partially Filled 3D Printed Titanium Matrix Composite Designed Aircraft Turbine Engine Fan Blade |
| Author(s) |
Daniel Ogochukwu Okanigbe, Shade Rouxzeta Van Der Merwe |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Daniel Ogochukwu Okanigbe |
| Abstract Scope |
The price competition forces airline operators to save costs. Hence, efforts are made to lower the acquisition costs and the operating costs, and one possibility to lower these operating costs is to reduce the fuel consumption of the aircraft. The use of lighter components to design aircraft components compliments this goal of reduced fuel consumption. Emerging use of 3D printing technology is prevalent in the aerospace amongst other industries to develop components. However, in order to achieve maximum tensile strength of 3D printed aircraft components, the infill is more often than not 100 % filled, thus, implying higher costs (i.e. in terms of time and material) and heavier components, which defeats the goal of maximizing profit in aerospace industry. Howbeit, the demand for a novel scientific idea is prompted; an idea that can impact positively on the overall economics of airline operations. Hence, critical review to determine gap of knowledge under the following sub-heading were conducted: impact tolerance of 3D printed Engineering Components, impact tolerance of 3D printed engineering components from Titanium and its alloys, impact tolerance of 3D printed engineering components from Titanium reinforced with metallurgical waste materials. It was concluded that a gap of knowledge exists in the area of determining the effect of infill density on impact tolerance of 3D printed Titanium components. Therefore it was recommended that future research work should focus on predicting the impact tolerance of a partially filled 3D printed titanium matrix composite for aerospace application. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Additive Manufacturing, Composites, Titanium |