Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 29 Issue 3

Microstructure simulation and experimental evaluation of the anisotropy of 316 L stainless steel manufactured by laser powder bed fusion

Germán Omar Barrionuevo, Jorge Andrés Ramos-Grez, Magdalena Walczak, Xavier Sánchez-Sánchez, Carolina Guerra, Alexis Debut, Edison Haro

The effect of processing parameters on the microstructure of steel produced by laser-based powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a recognized opportunity for property design through…

Inkjet four-dimensional printing of shape memory polymers: a review

Manikandan Nachimuthu, Rajesh P.K.

This paper aims to provide a review of four-dimensional (4D) printing of shape memory polymers using inkjet printing technology. 4D printing refers to the three-dimensional (3D…

On 3D printing of customized multi-root dental implants for the strategic tooth of canine by direct metal laser sintering

Rupinder Singh, Anish Das, Arun Anand

This study aims to design and fabricate a customized multi-rooted dental implant (MRDI) for a canine strategic tooth to reduce surgical time/effort, and better assembly features…

Thermo-fluid flow behavior of the IN718 molten pool in the laser directed energy deposition process under magnetic field

Yang Zhou, Wenying Qu, Fan Zhou, Xinggang Li, Lijun Song, Qiang Zhu

This paper aims to understand the magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) mechanism in the molten pool under different modes of magnetic field. The comparison focuses on the Lorenz force…

Customized production based on trusted 3D printing services in the cloud context

Khalil Mustafa Abdulkarem Algunaid, Jichang Liu

This study aims to develop a system framework to organise, manage and evaluate 3D printing (3DP) services in the cloud and help users select the best service according to…

Prediction and validation of composite mechanical properties resulting from voxel-based microstructural design in material jetting

Dorcas Kaweesa, Lourdes Bobbio, Allison M. Beese, Nicholas Alexander Meisel

This study aims to investigate the tensile strength and elastic modulus of custom-designed polymer composites developed using voxel-based design. This study also evaluates…

A comprehensive review on surface quality improvement methods for additively manufactured parts

Abdul Wahab Hashmi, Harlal Singh Mali, Anoj Meena

The purpose of this paper is to study the functionality of additively manufactured (AM) parts, mainly depending on their dimensional accuracy and surface finish. However, the…

Additive manufacturing of Ti-Al functionally graded material by laser based directed energy deposition

Bo Chen, Tao Wang, Xin Xi, Caiwang Tan, Xiaoguo Song

Ti-Al composite plates have been used in aerospace and other important fields for specific purposes in recent years. However, relatively few studies have concentrated on Ti-Al…

Compressive behavior of hollow triply periodic minimal surface cellular structures manufactured by selective laser melting

Mingkang Zhang, Meizhen Xu, Jinwei Li, Wenqing Shi, Yangzhi Chen

This study aims to explore the compressive behavior of hollow triply periodic minimal surface (HTPMS) cellular structures by selective laser melting (SLM).

Preliminary color characterization of HP Multi Jet Fusion additive manufacturing with different orientations and surface finish

Faizan Badar, Lionel T. Dean, Jennifer Loy, Michael Redmond, Luigi-Jules Vandi, James I. Novak

This study aims to evaluate the color accuracy of HP Jet Fusion 580 3D printing, comparing 3D-printed outcomes against original digital input colors.

Effect of post-treatment on local mechanical properties of additively manufactured impellers made of maraging steel

Srinivasan Raghavan, Jan Dzugan, Sylwia Rzepa, Pavel Podany, Norman Soh, Lim Jia Hao, Niaz Khan

This study aims to investigate the effect of the wall thickness, deposition orientation and two different post-processing methods on the local mechanical properties and…

Compensation of sintering deformation for components manufactured by metal binder jetting using numerical simulations

Shahrooz Sadeghi Borujeni, Gursimran Singh Saluja, Vasily Ploshikhin

This study aims at compensating for sintering deformation of components manufactured by metal binder jetting (MBJ) technology.

Impact of zirconia slurry in steel powder on melt pool characteristics in laser powder bed fusion

Taylor Davis, Tracy W. Nelson, Nathan B. Crane

dding dopants to a powder bed could be a cost-effective method for spatially varying the material properties in laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) or for evaluating new materials and…

A sustainable formwork system based on ice pattern and sand mould for fabricating customised concrete components

Wei Li, Xiaoshan Lin, Yi Min Xie

Optimised concrete components are often of complex geometries, which are difficult and costly to cast using traditional formworks. This paper aims to propose an innovative…

A view similarity-based shape complexity metric to guide part selection for additive manufacturing

Jayakrishnan Jayapal, Senthilkumaran Kumaraguru, Sudhir Varadarajan

This paper aims to propose a view similarity-based shape complexity metric to guide part selection for additive manufacturing (AM) and advance the goals of design for AM. The…