DIMENSIONAL COMPARISON OF A COLD SPRAY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SIMULATION TOOL
- Publisher:
- University of Texas
- Publication Type:
- Conference Proceeding
- Citation:
- SFF Symposium Preceedings, 2019, 2019, (1), pp. 1333-1339
- Issue Date:
- 2019-08-14
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High-velocity particle spray greatly increases metal additive manufacturing deposition speed over
other commercial methods. Accurate prediction and measurement of this process will improve process
control. A LightSPEE3D machine fabricated symmetric copper components. On-board software
predicts the build geometry (.stl) given the input geometry and the build settings. Assessment of
prediction accuracy is needed to enable rapid part design and print setting optimization. White-light
3D-scanning and high-fidelity optical microscopy scans are compared to the simulation and intended
20mm cubes using hausdorf distance:
1. Control-repeated scans: 0.38±0.48mm, max:2.25mm
2. Intended-original vs. scans: 1.42±1.58mm, max:6.72mm
3. Software-predicted vs. scans: 0.44±0.66mm, max:3.97mm
Discrepancies up to 6.72mm and asymmetric fabrication artifacts were identified. The reduction in the
hausdorf distance for simulation vs intended-original, and larger distance of the simulation compared
to control, indicate the simulation tool may enable rapid optimization given over/under spray
quantification. Recommendations for reducing asymmetric fabrication artifacts and over/underspray
are provided.
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