Coherence scanning interferometry for additive manufacture

Additive manufacture (AM) of metal components is a rapidly maturing technology; but given the large number of interrelated process parameters, it remains difficult to control to high precision. It has been observed that processing conditions may be associated with specific features in the surface te...

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Main Authors: Gomez, Carlos, Thompson, Adam, DiSciacca, Jack, Lawes, Simon, Leach, Richard
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44024/
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author Gomez, Carlos
Thompson, Adam
DiSciacca, Jack
Lawes, Simon
Leach, Richard
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Thompson, Adam
DiSciacca, Jack
Lawes, Simon
Leach, Richard
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description Additive manufacture (AM) of metal components is a rapidly maturing technology; but given the large number of interrelated process parameters, it remains difficult to control to high precision. It has been observed that processing conditions may be associated with specific features in the surface texture [1], creating a drive to achieve fast, and reliable topographic measurement of metal AM surfaces. One of the most developed metal AM processes, selective laser melting (SLM), still produces parts that exhibit rough surface textures with dense distributions of features at a wide range of lateral and vertical scales, aspect ratios, and reflective properties; with the additional complication of the presence of high slopes, undercuts and surface recesses. These features make metal AM surfaces challenging to measure by both tactile and optical means [2,3].
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spelling nottingham-440242020-05-04T18:51:36Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44024/ Coherence scanning interferometry for additive manufacture Gomez, Carlos Thompson, Adam DiSciacca, Jack Lawes, Simon Leach, Richard Additive manufacture (AM) of metal components is a rapidly maturing technology; but given the large number of interrelated process parameters, it remains difficult to control to high precision. It has been observed that processing conditions may be associated with specific features in the surface texture [1], creating a drive to achieve fast, and reliable topographic measurement of metal AM surfaces. One of the most developed metal AM processes, selective laser melting (SLM), still produces parts that exhibit rough surface textures with dense distributions of features at a wide range of lateral and vertical scales, aspect ratios, and reflective properties; with the additional complication of the presence of high slopes, undercuts and surface recesses. These features make metal AM surfaces challenging to measure by both tactile and optical means [2,3]. 2017-06-27 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Gomez, Carlos, Thompson, Adam, DiSciacca, Jack, Lawes, Simon and Leach, Richard (2017) Coherence scanning interferometry for additive manufacture. In: 16th Conference on Metrology and properties of Engineering Surfaces, 27-29 June 2017, Göteborg, Sweden. Coherence scanning interferometry additive manufacturing surface topography roughness metrology
spellingShingle Coherence scanning interferometry
additive manufacturing
surface topography
roughness
metrology
Gomez, Carlos
Thompson, Adam
DiSciacca, Jack
Lawes, Simon
Leach, Richard
Coherence scanning interferometry for additive manufacture
title Coherence scanning interferometry for additive manufacture
title_full Coherence scanning interferometry for additive manufacture
title_fullStr Coherence scanning interferometry for additive manufacture
title_full_unstemmed Coherence scanning interferometry for additive manufacture
title_short Coherence scanning interferometry for additive manufacture
title_sort coherence scanning interferometry for additive manufacture
topic Coherence scanning interferometry
additive manufacturing
surface topography
roughness
metrology
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44024/