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Evaluating Material Property Variations in Components with Difficult Geometries
Proceedings of the ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (2017, Tampa, FL)
  • Tarak A. Amine
  • Joseph William Newkirk, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Ronald J. O'Malley, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

All manufacturing methods produce components which have some degree of inhomogeneous properties. Part properties may vary with location in most fabrication methods including additive manufacturing, casting, forging, welding, and surface modifications. Standard tensile test specimens cannot provide a good map of the properties of the material, except for only the largest of components or simplest of geometries. For example, simple curved shapes, such as pipes cannot be reliably evaluated by straight tensile specimens unless the pipe diameter is large enough to have a sufficiently low curvature from which flat specimens can be machined. This paper will look at part property variations in various components made by different fabrication methods, which include selective laser melting, press and sinter powder metallurgy, rolling and casting. Subsize tensile specimens developed at the Missouri University of Science and Technology have been used to map out material properties with location. This method of mapping out properties provides new information which could be valuable to quality control, process control, and design of components.

Meeting Name
ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2017 (2017: Nov. 3-9, Tampa, FL)
Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
  • 3D Printers,
  • Manufacture,
  • Powder Metallurgy,
  • Risk Analysis,
  • Risk Assessment,
  • Rolling,
  • Safety Engineering,
  • Tensile Testing,
  • Fabrication Method,
  • Inhomogeneous Property,
  • Manufacturing Methods,
  • Press-And-Sinter Powder Metallurgy,
  • Science and Technology,
  • Selective Laser Melting,
  • Tensile Specimens,
  • Test Specimens,
  • Quality Control
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-0-7918-5849-3
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2017 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
11-1-2017
Publication Date
01 Nov 2017
Citation Information
Tarak A. Amine, Joseph William Newkirk and Ronald J. O'Malley. "Evaluating Material Property Variations in Components with Difficult Geometries" Proceedings of the ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (2017, Tampa, FL) Vol. 14 (2017) p. 1 - 8
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ronald-omalley/36/