Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace Application

Abstract:

Additive manufacturing (AM) offers a potential for time and cost savings, especially for aerospace components made from costly titanium alloys. Owning to advantages such as its ability to form complex component, good surface quality, fine microstructure, excellent property, etc, it is attracting increasing attention. Much work has been done in recent years, including manufacturing facility, processing technology and specification. Here we summarize the development and status of AM technology, the underlying problems and its application perspective on civil aircraft.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 798)
• Pages: 457-461
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.798.457
• Online since: October 2015
• Authors: Ming Qiang Chu*, Lei Wang, Hong Yu Ding, Zhong Gang Sun
• Keywords: Additive Manufacturing (AM), Civil Aircraft, Titanium Alloys

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