Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Prerequisites: for UG: APL102 and for PG: Basics of phase transformations, thermodynamics and kinetics
Description
Introduction to various types of additive manufacturing processes for polymers, metals and ceramics, Basics of polymer printing, Basics of powder metal printing of metals, Welding metallurgy applied to electron and laser based powder bed/wire feed, and powder feed methods, Metal powder making, Solidification, Microstructure formation at high cooling rates, Defects in metal 3D printing, Characterization of 3D printed materials, Mechanical behavior of 3D printed metals, Special topics: Ti, Inconel, steel and Al 3D printing, Basics of ceramic 3D printing, Applications of 3D printed materials.