Additive Manufacturing of High-Performance Metallic Materials

Additive Manufacturing of High-Performance Metallic Materials outlines the state-of-the-art on AM in high performance materials utilizing the two most industrially interesting routes of powder bed fusion (PBF) and directed energy deposition (DED). The book delves into Feedstock, Processing, Monitoring and control, Modeling and simulation, and Surface and thermal post-treatments. It specifically addresses materials and the most relevant and high performance applications, namely Ni-based alloys and Titanium alloys, and also provides insights into potential applications through illustrative case studies. With each chapter contributed by experts in the field, this work will serve as a comprehensive resource for graduate students and practitioners alike. - Covers the entire value chain relevant to additive manufacturing spanning feedstock, processing, monitoring, post-treatment, testing and applications - Includes the fundamental understanding of varied associated aspects derived from both extensive experimental knowledge and theoretical investigations - Addresses key materials relevant to varied high performance applications, namely Superalloys and Ni-based alloys

Professor Robert Pederson is professor in Engineering Materials and head of Division of Subtractive and Additive Manufacturing at University West. Robert has 20 years of experience within research and development of advanced metallic materials for aerospace and space applications. He received his PhD in 2004 in a project on titanium alloys in close collaboration with Volvo Aero Corporation (which became GKN Aerospace Engines Systems Sweden in 2012). Between 2004-2016, Robert worked at Volvo/GKN as research cluster leader, company specialist in materials technology, project leader, project manager, and responsible materials application engineer in a number of projects related with civilian aero engines as well as space rocket applications. In 2013 he became Associate Professor (Docent) at Chalmers University of Technology, and in 2015 he became Adjunct Professor at Luleå University of Technology. He has supervised 6 PhD students to doctors degree and is currently supervising 3 PhD students. The research work is focused on exploring and improving the understanding of the relationship between thermo-mechanical processing - microstructure - mechanical properties for titanium alloys and other metallic alloys and the key technologies of welding and additive manufacturing processes used by the aerospace and space industry.