TY - JOUR
T1 - Single particle adhesion variability in additive manufacturing powders
AU - Vallabh, Chaitanya Krishna Prasad
AU - Cetinkaya, Cetin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The adhesion properties of powder particles could profoundly influence the quality of parts made by Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes. Accurate experimental characterization of adhesion and the spatial surface adhesion distribution of a single microparticle has been a significant challenge, due mainly to difficulties associated with the micro-scale handling/manipulation in a controllable manner and uncertainty in the nature of micro/nano-scale contacts. In current work, an approach for determining the spatial energy/adhesion distribution on the surfaces of single microparticles used in AM is introduced and demonstrated using Molybdenum (Mo) metal particles as model particles. Both ultrasonic base and Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW)-based excitation techniques coupled with laser Doppler vibrometry are utilized to excite and acquire the vibrational rocking motion and to drive the rolling motion of single Mo particles on a Silicon (Si) substrate in a controllable manner and, thereby determining the spatial adhesion distribution on the particle surfaces. Spatial surface energy distribution data of microparticles could be utilized in Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulations as a statistical input for simulating local powder bed dynamics with increased accuracy, which would potentially lead to more predictable AM processes.
AB - The adhesion properties of powder particles could profoundly influence the quality of parts made by Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes. Accurate experimental characterization of adhesion and the spatial surface adhesion distribution of a single microparticle has been a significant challenge, due mainly to difficulties associated with the micro-scale handling/manipulation in a controllable manner and uncertainty in the nature of micro/nano-scale contacts. In current work, an approach for determining the spatial energy/adhesion distribution on the surfaces of single microparticles used in AM is introduced and demonstrated using Molybdenum (Mo) metal particles as model particles. Both ultrasonic base and Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW)-based excitation techniques coupled with laser Doppler vibrometry are utilized to excite and acquire the vibrational rocking motion and to drive the rolling motion of single Mo particles on a Silicon (Si) substrate in a controllable manner and, thereby determining the spatial adhesion distribution on the particle surfaces. Spatial surface energy distribution data of microparticles could be utilized in Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulations as a statistical input for simulating local powder bed dynamics with increased accuracy, which would potentially lead to more predictable AM processes.
KW - Spatial adhesion mapping of single particles
KW - metal microparticles in additive manufacturing
KW - non-contact characterization
KW - single powder particles adhesion characterization
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U2 - 10.1080/00218464.2019.1622094
DO - 10.1080/00218464.2019.1622094
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85067674866
SN - 0021-8464
VL - 97
SP - 19
EP - 37
JO - Journal of Adhesion
JF - Journal of Adhesion
IS - 1
ER -