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Webinario Leveraging the Power of the Microtrac Sync for Additive Manufacturing Applications Part I: Technique Comparison & Case Study on Powder from Recycled Material

The success of powder-based additive manufacturing (AM) processes relies on the control of powder feedstock, which in part stems from accurate and precise size-shape characterization. The present work surveyed several laser diffraction-based and image analysis-based techniques of particle size-shape analysis based out of both academic and industry lab settings to evaluate the viability for AM applications. Four AM powders were studied, and the results highlight that a disparity exists between results collected from different measurement method approaches, particularly when measuring fine and irregular particles. The results of this work can be used to inform which measurement methods can be utilized to collect particle size-shape data for successful AM processing. A case study utilizing these techniques with powder made from recycled material highlights the opportunity for novel powder development.

Topics

  • Laser Diffraction & Static Image Analysis-Based Techniques
  • Measurement Validation with Calibration Standard Testing
  • Size-Shape Analysis & Implications on Additive Manufacturing
  • A Case Study with Powder from Recycled Material

Presentado por:

Dr. Danielle Cote, Jack Grubbs, Chris Massar

Bios:
Dr. Danielle Cote is an Assistant Professor in Materials Science & Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). She received her B.S. from the University of New Hampshire in Chemical Engineering and M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering from WPI. Her current research involves computational thermodynamic and kinetic modeling for rapidly solidified materials, particularly applied to powder alloy development for additive manufacturing (AM) applications.

Jack Grubbs and Chris Massar are research assistants in Dr. Cote’s lab while pursuing their Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science & Engineering at WPI. Their research focuses on development of powders for AM applications using advanced characterization methods.

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Dr. Danielle Cote
Jack Grubbs
Chris Massar

To learn more about WPI’s Cote Lab, please visit https://labs.wpi.edu/cotegroup/