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TY - JOUR
T1 - Powder spreading and spreadability in the additive manufacturing of metallic materials
T2 - A critical review
AU - Capozzi, Luigi C.
AU - Sivo, Antonio
AU - Bassini, Emilio
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2022/10/31
Y1 - 2022/10/31
N2 - This review aims to build a coherent picture of the problem of powder spreading and spreadability in metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) because of its impact on ensuring highly consistent production, optimization of the process and reduction of the manufacturing costs. The review shows the current progress in understanding spreading dynamics, the role of powder characteristics, the spreading systems and the testing tools developed for assessing powder spreadability. The problem of finding appropriate quantitative metrics and the recent advances in the use of standardized methods to assess powder spreadability is critically discussed. Attention is given to future trends and research gaps and opportunities.
AB - This review aims to build a coherent picture of the problem of powder spreading and spreadability in metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) because of its impact on ensuring highly consistent production, optimization of the process and reduction of the manufacturing costs. The review shows the current progress in understanding spreading dynamics, the role of powder characteristics, the spreading systems and the testing tools developed for assessing powder spreadability. The problem of finding appropriate quantitative metrics and the recent advances in the use of standardized methods to assess powder spreadability is critically discussed. Attention is given to future trends and research gaps and opportunities.
KW - Electron Beam Melting (EBM)
KW - Flowability
KW - Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF)
KW - Spreadability
U2 - 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2022.117706
DO - 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2022.117706
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85133487614
VL - 308
JO - Journal of Materials Processing Technology
JF - Journal of Materials Processing Technology
SN - 0924-0136
M1 - 117706
ER -