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Research Laser additive manufacturing of
lightweight structures in TiAl6V4:
a design for manufacturing approach
Dipl.-Ing. Jannis Kranz
Dr.-Ing. D. Herzog
Prof. Dr.-Ing. C. Emmelmann
Munich
June 25, 2014
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LZN Laser Zentrum Nord GmbH and
Institute of Laser and System Technologies (iLAS)
City of Hamburg,
Germany
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agenda
1. Laser Additive Manufacturing
2. Design guidelines for LAM
3. Design process for LAM
4. Summary
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Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM):
basic principles
source: Leistner
one component materials
stainless steel, tool steel
aluminum
titanium and titanium alloys
(TiAl6Nb7,TiAl6V4)
slicing 3D-CAD
powder layer
application
exposure
lowering
part
extraction
recoaterlifting table
scannerpart
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Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM) - Advantages
simple data preparation directly out of CAD-files
simultaneous manufacturing of various
individual parts
net-shape-manufacturing
high material recyclability
reduction of time-to-market
freedom of geometry
– lightweight – design
– integration of functions
sae.org
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Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM):
new design freedom and challenges
conventional design freeform surfaces lattice structures
rise in design complexity
design know-how limitied to experts; lack of guidelines
part designs often influenced by conventional manufacturing restrictions
LAM requires process specific development method
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agenda
1. Laser Additive Manufacturing
2. Design guidelines for LAM
3. Design process for LAM
4. Summary
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Guideline catalogue for LAM:
identified challenges (excerpt)
Guideline focus: lightweight structures in TiAl6V4
bores
beam elements
roughness
post processing
hollow structures
walls
ribs
curvatures
beads
supports
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LAM guideline catalogue:
experimental investigation – thin walls
exploitation of manufacturing constraints
evaluation of various specimen orientations
specimen: straight square walls
– thickness variation; homogenious heigth and width of 10 mm
– 90° β 30° → 0.4 mm producible
– at β = 30° → 0.3 mm producible
α β
d=0,2 mm
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Guideline catalogue for LAM:
structure (excerpt)
Current catalogue includes more than 60 guidelines
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agenda
source: isgatec.de
1. Laser Additive Manufacturing
2. Design guidelines for LAM
3. Design process for LAM
4. Summary
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Design method for LAM:
General approach
structural
optimization
bionics
design
guidelines
LAM – specific
design method
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Design method for LAM:
basic structure
List of requirements 1
Determination of constraints 2
Topology optimization 3
Inspection of optimization result 4
Interpretation of optimization result 5
Selection of structural principles 6
Concept modelling 7
Design verification 8
Result documentation 9
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List of requirements 1
Determination of constraints 2
Topology optimization 3
Inspection of optimization result 4
Interpretation of optimization result 5
Selection of structural principles 6
CAD modelling 7
Design verification 8
Result documentation 9
Design method for LAM:
Demonstrator
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Design method for LAM:
Interpretation of optimization results
identification of sub-structures
interpretation of optimization results
priorization of sub-structures
determination of orientation
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interfaces, structural
volume and functionalities
analyzation of sub-structures
2. loading
interface 2
interface 1strut 1
strut 2
strut 3
shear field 1
shear field 2
shear field 3
strut 4
1. form
Structured optimization
result
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Design method for LAM:
structural definition
bionic catalogue, common
design principles collect structural principles
structural principles: search,
evaluation and selection
structural solutions
select solution principles
evaluate structural principles
define substructure
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DFM checklist
divide substructures manufacturing conflict
interface 2
interface 1strut 1
strut 2
strut 3
shear field 1
shear field 2
shear field 3
strut 4
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Design method for LAM:
design demonstrator
Weight saving approx. 20 %
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agenda
1. Laser Additive Manufacturing
2. Design guidelines for LAM
3. Design process for LAM
4. Summary
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summary
LAM facilitates new approaches for lightweight design
user guidance due to complex process restriction in design process needed
basic design restrictions for LAM in TiAl6V4 were explored
integration of bionics, structural optimization and manufacturing restrictions in
a LAM specific design method
further exploitation of process limitations in following projects
The research project “TiLight” on which the results are based is funded by the “Bundesministerium für
Bildung und Forschung" under the support code 03CL20A
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Thank you very much for your attention!
Dipl.-Ing. Jannis Kranz
Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg /iLAS
Am Schleusengraben 14
21029 Hamburg-Bergedorf