MAE 6450

Additive Manufacturing: Fundamentals and Processes

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a rapid manufacturing technology capable of producing highly complex parts directly from a computer file. In this course, we provide a detailed overview of different AM processes. The fundamentals of each technology in terms of the process principals (e.g. whether it involves photopolymer curing, sintering, melting, high velocity impact, etc.), different design considerations, common defects and post processing steps will be covered. The second part of the course will focus on melt-based AM. Fundamentals of solidification and microstructure-property relationships in major classes of metallic materials including aluminum alloys, steels, titanium and nickel-based super alloys will be discussed.

When Offered Fall.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: graduate students.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: ENGRD 2020.

• Students will be able to learn the fundamentals of additive manufacturing (AM) of polymers, metals, and ceramics.
• Students will be able to understand the operating principles, capabilities, and limitations of state-of-the-art AM methods, including fused deposition modeling, photopolymerization, laser melting/sintering and material/binder jetting.
• Students will be able to understand properties of AM parts.
• Students will be able to realize industrial applications of AM.

View Enrollment Information