Metal Powder-Based Additive Manufacturing

introduces the fundamentals of powder preparation processes and metal powder?based AM techniques while emphasizing their significance in various industrial applications.

INTRODUCTION
History and fundamentals of AM
AM techniques
Metal powder?based AM
Post-processing
Powder properties and characterization methods
Challenges and future trends of metal powder?based AM
Summary
METAL POWDER PREPARATION PROCESSES
Atomization
Mechanical mixing
Reduction process
Powder modification
Summary
 
LASER POWDER BED FUSION
History
Fundamentals
Printing process
Metallurgical defects
Powder materials
Equipment
Typical materials used in LPBF
Mechanical metamaterials for LPBF
Summary
 
ELECTRON BEAM MELTING
History
Fundamentals
Preheating and melting processes
Metallurgical defects
Powder materials
Equipment
Microstructures and mechanical properties
Summary
 
LASER-BASED DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION
History
Fundamentals
Deposition process
Metallurgical defects
Powder materials
Equipment
Microstructure and mechanical properties
Summary
 
METAL BINDER JETTING
History
Fundamentals
Printing process
Raw materials
Equipment
Microstructure and mechanical properties
Summary
 
APPLICATIONS
Aerospace
Biomedical
Automotive
Molding and tooling
Energy
Jewelry
Marine, oil, and gas
Challenges and risks
 

• By (author) Kun Zhou
• By (author) Changjun Han