Plastic and metal additive manufacturing technologies for hyperfrequency passive components up to Ka band

Author(s):  
Sence Johann ◽  
Feuray William ◽  
Perigaud Aurelien ◽  
Tantot Olivier ◽  
Delhote Nicolas ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 12036
Author(s):  
Tomasz Blachowicz ◽  
Guido Ehrmann ◽  
Andrea Ehrmann

The emerging technology of 3D printing can not only be used for rapid prototyping, but will also play an important role in space exploration. Additive manufactured parts can be used in diverse space applications, such as magnetic shields, heat pipes, thrusters, etc. Three-dimensional printed parts offer reduced mass, high possible complexity, and fast printability of custom-made objects. On the other hand, materials which are not excessively damaged by the harsh conditions in space and are also printable by available technologies are not abundantly available. This review gives an overview of recent metal additive manufacturing technologies and their possible applications in space, with a focus on satellites and rockets, highlighting already applied technologies and materials and gives an outlook on possible future applications and challenges.


Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Hehr ◽  
Mark Norfolk ◽  
Dan Kominsky ◽  
Andrew Boulanger ◽  
Matthew Davis ◽  
...  

This paper discusses the development, processing steps, and evaluation of a smart build-plate or baseplate tool for metal additive manufacturing technologies. This tool uses an embedded high-definition fiber optic sensing fiber to measure strain states from temperature and residual stress within the build-plate for monitoring purposes. Monitoring entails quality tracking for consistency along with identifying defect formation and growth, i.e., delamination or crack events near the build-plate surface. An aluminum alloy 6061 build-plate was manufactured using ultrasonic additive manufacturing due to the process’ low formation temperature and capability of embedding fiber optic sensing fiber without damage. Laser-powder bed fusion (L-PBF) was then used to print problematic geometries onto the build-plate using AlSi10Mg for evaluation purposes. The tool identified heat generation, delamination onset, and delamination growth of the printed L-PBF parts.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 883
Author(s):  
Othman Laban ◽  
Elsadig Mahdi ◽  
Samahat Samim ◽  
John-John Cabibihan

Recent polymer and metal additive manufacturing technologies were proven capable of building complex structures with high accuracy. Although their final products differ significantly in terms of mechanical properties and building cost, many structural optimization studies were performed with either one without systematic justification. Therefore, this study investigated whether the Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) and Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) methodologies can provide similar conclusions when performing geometrical manipulations for optimizing structural crashworthiness. Two identical sets of four shapes of stiffened hexagonal cells were built and crushed under quasi-static loading. The results were compared in terms of collapsing behavior, load-carrying performance, and energy-absorption capability. Although the observed failure modes were different since the base-materials differ, similar improvement trends in performance were observed between both fabrication approaches. Therefore, FDM was recommended as a fabrication method to optimize thin-walled cellular hexagonal parameters since it was 80% more time-efficient and 53.6% cheaper than the DMLS technique.


2018 ◽  
Vol 278 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostafa Yakout ◽  
M.A. Elbestawi ◽  
Stephen C. Veldhuis

Additive manufacturing is a layer based manufacturing process aimed at producing parts directly from a 3D model. This paper provides a review of key technologies for metal additive manufacturing. It focuses on the effect of important process parameters on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the resulting part. Several materials are considered including aerospace alloys such as titanium (TiAl6V4 “UNS R56400”), aluminum (AlSi10Mg “UNS A03600”), iron-and nickel-based alloys (stainless steel 316L “UNS S31603”, Inconel 718 “UNS N07718”, and Invar 36 FeNi36 “UNS K93600”).


2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Damjan Klobčar ◽  
Sebastijan Baloš ◽  
Matija Bašić ◽  
Aleksija Djurić ◽  
Maja Lindič ◽  
...  

The paper presents an overview of metal additive manufacturing technologies. The emphasis is on unconventional emerging technologies with firm background on welding technologies such as Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing, Friction Additive Manufacturing, Thermal Spray Additive Manufacturing, Resistance Additive Manufacturing and Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing. The particular processes are explained in detail and their advantages and drawbacks are presented. Attention is made on materials used, possibilities to produce multi-material products and functionally graded materials, and typical applications of currently developed technologies. The state-of-the-art on the Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing is presented in more detail due to high research interests, it’s potential and widespread. The main differences between different arc additive manufacturing technologies are shown. An influence of processing parameters is discussed with respect to process stability and process control. The challenges related to path planning are shown together with the importance of post-processing. The main advantage of presented technologies is their ability of making larger and multi-material parts, with high deposition rate, which is difficult to achieve using conventional additive technologies.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 100032
Author(s):  
J.P.M. Pragana ◽  
R.F.V. Sampaio ◽  
I.M.F. Bragança ◽  
C.M.A. Silva ◽  
P.A.F. Martins

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