In situ detection of cracks during laser powder bed fusion using acoustic emission monitoring

Autor: Mikhail Seleznev, Tobias Gustmann, Judith Miriam Friebel, Urs Alexander Peuker, Uta Kühn, Julia Kristin Hufenbach, Horst Biermann, Anja Weidner
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Additive Manufacturing Letters, Vol 3, Iss , Pp 100099- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2772-3690
DOI: 10.1016/j.addlet.2022.100099
Popis: Despite rapid development of laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) and its monitoring techniques, there is still a lack of in situ crack detection methods, among which acoustic emission (AE) is one of the most sensitive. To elaborate on this topic, in situ AE monitoring was applied to L-PBF manufacturing of a high-strength Al92Mn6Ce2 (at. %) alloy and combined with subsequent X-ray computed tomography. By using a structure borne high-frequency sensor, even a simple threshold-based monitoring was able to detect AE activity associated with cracking, which occurred not only during L-PBF itself, but also after the build job was completed, i.e. in the cooling phase. AE data analysis revealed that crack-related signals can easily be separated from the background noise (e.g. inert gas circulation pump) through their specific shape of a waveform, as well as their energy, skewness and kurtosis. Thus, AE was verified to be a promising method for L-PBF monitoring, enabling to detect formation of cracks regardless of their spatial and temporal occurrence.
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