This free course, Additive manufacturing, introduces you to its key concepts. It covers the fundamentals of the additive manufacturing (AM) process, the steps involved in creating a model and building an artefact, the materials and techniques used, as well as the design implications and the factors which affect the functionality of the finished parts.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Additive manufacturing: an overview
- 1 Additive manufacturing: an overview
- 1.1 History
- 1.2 Why is this course not called 3D printing?
- 2 Fundamentals of the process
- 2 Fundamentals of the process
- 2.1 Making shapes and structures
- 2.2 Why additive manufacturing?
- 2.3 Application of additive manufacturing
- 3 Creating a model and building an artefact
- 3 Creating a model and building an artefact
- 3.1 Computer-aided design model
- 3.2 Model produced by laser scanning
- 3.3 Model produced by computer-aided design
- 3.4 Machine positioning and control
- 3.5 Build
- 3.6 Final components
- 4 Materials and techniques
- 4 Materials and techniques
- 4.1 Polymer materials
- 4.2 Metallic materials
- 4.3 Other materials
- 5 Design implications
- 5 Design implications
- 5.1 Custom parts
- 6 Finished parts
- 6 Finished parts
- 6.1 Surface finish and feature quality
- 6.2 Microstructural properties
- 6.3 Residual stress
- Conclusion
- References
- Further reading
- Glossary
- Acknowledgements
