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Insights into drop-on-demand metal additive manufacturing through an integrated experimental and computational study

Gilani, N.; Aboulkhair, N. T.; Simonelli, M.; East, M.; Ashcroft, I.; Hague, R. J.M.

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Authors

N. T. Aboulkhair

M. East

IAN ASHCROFT IAN.ASHCROFT@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Mechanics of Solids

RICHARD HAGUE RICHARD.HAGUE@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Additive Manufacturing



Abstract

Drop-on-demand metal jetting is a recent additive manufacturing technology opening new opportunities for the fabrication of complex single and multi-metal components. MetalJet, the Océ developed technique used in this study, has the capacity to produce molten micro-droplets (60–80 µm) at temperatures up to 2000 °C to form single and multi-material objects. Applications for this technology include flexible circuits, advanced electronic components and biotechnologies. However, full exploitation of this technology is impeded by a lack of understanding of various aspects of the process, including droplet bonding and interface formation, residual stress development and the evolution of microstructure. This paper uses an integrated numerical and experimental approach to provide insights into these research questions. Thermal models were used to investigate droplet-to-substrate adhesion and explain the experimentally-observed morphology of droplets. Thermo-mechanical modelling was used to investigate residual stress development and its role in the observed droplet warping and delamination. The knowledge obtained from this study can be used to underpin the development of functional multi-material printing.

Citation

Gilani, N., Aboulkhair, N. T., Simonelli, M., East, M., Ashcroft, I., & Hague, R. J. (2021). Insights into drop-on-demand metal additive manufacturing through an integrated experimental and computational study. Additive Manufacturing, 48(Part B), Article 102402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.102402

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 9, 2021
Online Publication Date Oct 15, 2021
Publication Date Dec 1, 2021
Deposit Date Oct 21, 2021
Publicly Available Date Nov 23, 2021
Journal Additive Manufacturing
Print ISSN 2214-7810
Electronic ISSN 2214-8604
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 48
Issue Part B
Article Number 102402
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.102402
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/6506207
Publisher URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214860421005558

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