Additive Manufacturing for the Aerospace Industry

A review of the design, processing and application of additive manufacturing within the aerospace industry

Francis H. Froes (Edited by), Rodney Boyer (Edited by)

9780128140628

Paperback, published 19 February 2019

482 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 3 cm, 0.75 kg

"This collection is a useful tool for understanding the future of aerospace production techniques and does highlight accurately the challenges airframers and propulsion engineers will face. However, it is important to note that this area is moving so rapidly that I would expect a similar compilation to have a very different feel within two years. A good overview and reference for the curious reader but perhaps of limited value longer term in a rapidly maturing field." --The Aeronautical Journal

Additive Manufacturing for the Aerospace Industry explores the design, processing, metallurgy and applications of additive manufacturing (AM) within the aerospace industry. The book's editors have assembled an international team of experts who discuss recent developments and the future prospects of additive manufacturing. The work includes a review of the advantages of AM over conventionally subtractive fabrication, including cost considerations. Microstructures and mechanical properties are also presented, along with examples of components fabricated by AM. Readers will find information on a broad range of materials and processes used in additive manufacturing.

1. Introduction to Aerospace Materials Requirements and the Role of Additive Manufacturing2. Review of Additive Manufacturing Technologies and Applications in the Aerospace Industry3. Qualification of Metal Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace Applications4. High Quality Additive Manufactured Parts via Wire Feed/Plasma Arc Technology for Aerospace5. Design for Metal Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace Applications6. Structure formation in A.M. processes of Titanium and Ni-base alloys7. Measurement of Powder Characteristics and Quality for Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace Alloys8. The influence of processing and heat treatment parameters on selective laser melted aluminium alloy A3579. Novel process monitoring techniques and materials in Additive Manufacturing10. Fusion and/or Solid State Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace Applications11. Wire Feed Technology for Additive Manufacturing of Ti-6Al-4V 12. Profile Electron Beam 3-D Printing13. Additive Manufacturing of Titanium Aluminides14. Aerospace applications of the SLM process of functional and functional graded metal-matrix composites based on titanium or Ni-Cr15. Surface Roughness and Fatigue Properties of Selective Laser Melted Ti-6Al-4V Alloy as a Function of Processing Conditions16. AM Al alloys 17. Additive Manufacturing for the Aerospace Industry18. Surface Texture Characterization and Optimization for AM Produced Components forAerospace Applications 19. Applying ICME and Computational Tools to Predict the Performance of AM Aerospace Components20. NDE of AM Metal Parts, in-situ and Post Deposition 21. Combining Additive Manufacturing with Conventional Casting and Reduced Density Materials to Greatly Reduce the Weight of Airplane Components such as Passenger Seat Frames22. Stabilization of thickness in direct deposition of a layer by production for aerospace applications

Subject Areas: Aerospace & aviation technology [TRP], Materials science [TGM]