Metal Additive Manufacturing 3

Catalog description

Builds upon metal additive techniques learned in MFG 251. Involves printing parts requiring more specific final dimensions, engaging in more rigorous model preparations required to mitigate problems associated with close tolerance geometry. Explores production strategies to achieve tightly toleranced part dimensions, starting with additive techniques and moving on to reductive finishing methods. Introduces strategies to print at near net shape, with excess material on critical surfaces to be cut with precision reductive CNC machines. Includes printing in highly challenging materials, such as titanium, which require specific powder handling techniques and model preparations due to metallurgical properties such as thermal expansion/ contraction, conductivity/ dissipation. Prerequisite: MFG 251. Audit available.