Additive Manufacturing for Designers : A Primer / Amy Elliott, Cindy Waters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elliott, Amy, author.

Waters, Cindy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Additive manufacturing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 79 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Additive Manufacturing for Designers

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, Pennsylvania : SAE International, [2019]

Summary:

Discusses the topics needed for designers to gain a holistic understanding of the micro and macro components of the world of AM, or 3D printing. The book offers a brief history of AM, a discussion of the difference between rapid prototyping and AM, and standard terminology for each type of AM technology. The role and impact of standards is also presented.

Contents:

Cover

Table of contents

Acknowledgements

CHAPTER 1 Introduction

1.1 A Brief History of Additive Manufacturing

1.2 SAE AMS7000 Series Standards

1.3 ASTM F42

1.4 Rapid Prototyping versus Additive Manufacturing

1.5 The 10 Principles of Additive Manufacturing

CHAPTER 2 Overview of AM Technologies

2.1 Seven Main AM Technologies

2.1.1 Vat Photopolymerization

2.1.2 Material Extrusion

2.1.3 Powder Bed Fusion

2.1.4 Binder Jet

2.1.5 Directed Energy Deposition

2.1.6 Sheet Lamination

2.1.7 Material Jetting

CHAPTER 3 Proper Use of Additive Manufacturing: Where to Begin?

3.1 Cost of Additive

3.2 Tools for Deciding When to Use Additive Manufacturing

3.2.1 Automotive Industry Usage

3.2.2 Aerospace Industry Usage

3.3 Features and Processes Only Possible with AM

3.3.1 3D Lattices/Cellular Structures

3.3.1.1 Chainmail

3.3.1.2 Lattice Geometries

3.3.2 Curved Channels

3.3.3 Reduced Assemblies

3.3.4 High Performance Heat Exchange Geometries

3.3.5 Complex Manifolds/Single Piece

3.3.6 Optimized Topologies

3.4 Design for Additive Manufacturing

3.4.1 General Terminology

3.4.2 DfAM Overview

3.4.3 Exploring the Design Order: Material and Process Selection

3.4.4 Additional AM Process Selection Points

CHAPTER 4 Getting Down to Design

4.1 Designing for Basic Features in AM

4.2 Size and Aspect Ratio of a Part

4.3 Extruded Features/Bosses

4.3.1 Shapes and Orientation of Bosses

4.3.2 Minimum Boss Sizes and Aspect Ratio

4.4 Walls and Connecting Features

4.5 Holes and Channels

4.5.1 Minimum Hole Sizes per AM Technology

4.5.2 Hole Shape and Orientation

4.5.3 Blind Holes

4.6 Cavities

4.7 Accuracy and Resolution

4.8 Features to Avoid

4.8.1 Flat Overhangs and Bridges

4.8.2 Sharp Corners (Inside and Out).

CHAPTER 5 Design for Support Structure

5.1 Shapes of Support Structure

5.1.1 Lattices

5.1.2 Pins and Columns

5.1.3 Advanced Support

5.2 Unavoidable Support Structures

5.2.1 Anchoring Support

5.2.2 Thermal Support Structures

5.2.3 Support Types for Each AM System

5.3 Avoidable Support Structures-Overhanging Features

5.3.1 Cantilevered Features

5.3.2 Bridges

5.3.3 Cavities

Summary

CHAPTER 6 Drivers for Adoption

6.1 Freedom of Design

6.2 Enhanced Performance

6.3 Reduction in Assembled Parts: No Assembly Required

6.4 Precise Replication

6.5 Research and Development

6.6 Tooling

References

About the Authors.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781523124183

1523124180

OCLC:

1112609289