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physics.app-ph2022
Quantitative analysis of thin metal powder layers via transmission X-ray imaging and discrete element simulation: Blade-based spreading approaches
Ryan W. Penny, Daniel Oropeza, Patrick M. Praegla +4
Spreading uniform and dense layers is of paramount importance to creating high-quality components using powder bed additive manufacturing (AM). Blade-like tools are often employed…
physics.app-ph2022
Quantitative analysis of thin metal powder layers via transmission X-ray imaging and discrete element simulation: Roller-based spreading approaches
Ryan W. Penny, Daniel Oropeza, Reimar Weissbach +4
A variety of tools can be used for spreading metal, ceramic, and polymer feedstocks in powder bed additive manufacturing methods. Rollers are often employed when spreading powders…
physics.app-ph2021
Spatial Mapping of Powder Layer Density for Metal Additive Manufacturing via X-ray Microscopy
Ryan W. Penny, Patrick M. Praegla, Marvin Ochsenius +4
Uniform powder spreading is a requisite for creating consistent, high-quality components via powder bed additive manufacturing (AM), wherein layer density and uniformity are comple…