Cassidy Silbernagel
Electrical resistivity of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg for use in electric motors
Silbernagel, Cassidy; Ashcroft, Ian; Dickens, Phill; Galea, Michael
Authors
IAN ASHCROFT IAN.ASHCROFT@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Mechanics of Solids
Phill Dickens
Michael Galea
Abstract
Additive manufacturing (AM) opens up a design freedom beyond the limits of traditional manufacturing techniques. Electrical windings created through AM could lead to more powerful and compact electric motors, but only if the electrical properties of the AM printed part can be shown to be similar to conventionally manufactured systems. Until now, no study has reported on the suitability of AM parts for electrical applications as there are few appropriate materials available to AM for this purpose. AlSi10Mg is a relatively good electrical conductor that does not have the same reported issues associated with processing pure aluminium or copper via selective laser melting (SLM). Here, experiments were conducted to test the effects of geometry and heat treatments on the resistivity of AlSi10Mg processed by SLM. It was found that post heat treatments resulted in a resistivity that was 33% lower than the as-built material. The heat treatment also eliminated variance in the resistivity of as-built parts due to initial build orientation. By conducting these tests, it was found that, with this material, there is no penalty in terms of higher resistivity for using AM in electrical applications, thus allowing more design freedom in future electrical applications.
Citation
Silbernagel, C., Ashcroft, I., Dickens, P., & Galea, M. (2018). Electrical resistivity of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg for use in electric motors. Additive Manufacturing, 21, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2018.03.027
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 28, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 30, 2018 |
Publication Date | May 31, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Mar 29, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 31, 2019 |
Journal | Additive Manufacturing |
Print ISSN | 2214-8604 |
Electronic ISSN | 2214-8604 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 21 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2018.03.027 |
Keywords | electrical resistivity; electrical conductivity; selective laser melting; additive manufacturing; 3D printing; aluminum alloy |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/936028 |
Publisher URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214860418300769 |
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