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Design and Calibration of the Fundamentals of Laser-Matter Interaction (FLaMI) Powder Bed Fusion Testbed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

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Author(s)

David Deisenroth, Sergey Mekhontsev, Steven Grantham

Abstract

The advantages of additive manufacturing of metal components through laser-based powder bed fusion of metals (PBF-LB/M) have been increasingly embraced across a variety of industries and applications. But, broader adoption of this manufacturing technology requires that computational models and in-situ monitoring of such processes be experimentally validated under highly controlled conditions with advanced metrology. Such validation of models and in-situ monitoring systems are especially important for critical for applications that require qualification and certification. Such controlled conditions and advanced metrology cannot be readily implemented in commercial PBF-LB/M machines due to a variety of constraints and unknowns about machine performance. Therefore, a laboratory testbed has been develop to study the Fundamentals of Laser-Matter Interaction (FLaMI) at NIST. This paper outlines the materials and methods to develop such a system, as well as to accurately calibrate and characterize the machine performance.
Citation
Advanced Manufacturing Series (NIST AMS) - 100-66
Report Number
100-66

Keywords

Metal additive manufacturing, laser powder bed fusion, machine qualification, process monitoring, laser beam metrology

Citation

Deisenroth, D. , Mekhontsev, S. and Grantham, S. (2025), Design and Calibration of the Fundamentals of Laser-Matter Interaction (FLaMI) Powder Bed Fusion Testbed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Advanced Manufacturing Series (NIST AMS), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.AMS.100-66, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=959358 (Accessed April 1, 2025)

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Created February 21, 2025, Updated February 25, 2025