Additive manufacturing for the aerospace industry

• Other Authors: Froes, Francis (Editor), Boyer, Rodney (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2019]
• Subjects: Additive manufacturing.; Aerospace engineering.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780128140635; 0128140631; 0128140623; 9780128140628
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 volume)

Additive Manufacturing for the Aerospace Industry explores the design, processing, metallurgy and applications of additive manufacturing (AM) within the aerospace industry. The book's editors have assembled an international team of experts who discuss recent developments and the future prospect...

Table of Contents:

• Front Cover; Additive Manufacturing for the Aerospace Industry; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; 1 Introduction to aerospace materials requirements and the role of additive manufacturing; 1.1 Aerospace materials and their requirements; 1.2 Additive manufacturing; 1.3 Additive manufacturing fabrication of various types of materials; 1.4 Contents of this book; References; 2 Review of additive manufacturing technologies and applications in the aerospace industry; 2.1 Aerospace requirements and opportunities for additive manufacturing; 2.1.1 Design requirements
• 2.1.1.1 Structural design2.1.1.2 Functional complexity; 2.1.1.3 Property requirements; 2.1.2 Manufacturing capabilities and benefits; 2.1.2.1 Part consolidation; 2.1.2.2 Material economy; 2.1.2.3 Small production runs and turnaround time; 2.2 Additive manufacturing technologies; 2.2.1 Additive metal technologies; 2.2.1.1 Directed energy deposition; 2.2.1.2 Powder bed fusion; 2.2.1.3 Other relevant additive metal technologies; 2.2.2 Additive nonmetal technologies; 2.2.2.1 Selective laser sintering; 2.2.2.2 Stereolithography; 2.2.2.3 PolyJet; 2.2.2.4 Fused deposition modeling
• 2.3 Additive manufacturing applications2.3.1 Direct digital manufacturing; 2.3.1.1 Direct metal part fabrication; 2.3.1.2 Fixtures and accessories; 2.3.2 Rapid tooling; 2.3.3 Rapid prototyping; 2.3.4 Repair; 2.3.4.1 Geometry restoration; 2.3.4.2 Structural integrity restoration; 2.4 Challenges and potential future applications; 2.4.1 Challenges; 2.4.1.1 Manufacturing limitations; 2.4.1.2 Postprocessing realities; 2.4.1.3 Specification and standard development; 2.4.2 Potential future applications; References
• 3 Qualification and certification of metal additive manufactured hardware for aerospace applications3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Special considerations for fracture-critical hardware; 3.3 Current qualification and certification state-of-the-art and gap analysis; 3.3.1 Standardization gaps related to qualification and certification; 3.3.2 Recent directions in qualification, certification, and quality control for additive manufacturing; 3.4 Industry qualification and certification approaches; 3.4.1 General Electric qualification and certification approach; 3.4.1.1 Qualification of additive materials
• 3.4.1.2 Certification of additive materials3.4.1.3 Quality control in additive materials; 3.4.2 Lockheed Martin qualification and certification approach; 3.5 Government agency approaches; 3.5.1 National aeronautics and space administration qualification and certification approach; 3.5.1.1 General qualification requirements; 3.5.1.2 Additive manufacturing part categories; 3.5.1.3 Integrated structural integrity rationale; 3.5.1.4 Influence of mission classification; 3.5.1.5 Tailoring approach; 3.5.1.6 Industry standards; 3.5.1.7 Process specifications; 3.5.1.8 Procurement specifications