Characterization Methodologies for Additive Manufacturing

Chapter 4 Characterization Methodologies for Additive Manufacturing From Feedstock to the Final Component Koduru Venkatesh, Koduru Venkatesh Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorA. Muthuchamy, A. Muthuchamy Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorV. Karthik, V. Karthik Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSearch for more papers by this author Koduru Venkatesh, Koduru Venkatesh Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorA. Muthuchamy, A. Muthuchamy Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorV. Karthik, V. Karthik Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):R. Rajasekar, R. Rajasekar Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorC. Moganapriya, C. Moganapriya Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorP. Sathish Kumar, P. Sathish Kumar The Sirindhorn Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering, King Mongkut's University of Technology, Bangkok, ThailandSearch for more papers by this author First published: 16 February 2024 https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394198085.ch4 AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Summary Additive manufacturing (AM) processes provide new possibilities in the fabrication of complex structures with reduced material costs and defects, and they may become the primary manufacturing route in the near future. It has been reported that the quality of feedstock used in AM influences the quality of the manufactured parts. Therefore, knowing the quality of feedstock and fabricated part helps us understand the optimum conditions required for AM techniques. 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