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Additive manufacturing

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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.

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

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