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#19135, Limitations of Ni718 Produced Via Low-Cost Fused Filament Fabrication

Many Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes have been marketed to individual consumers, though they are typically limited to producing components with polymer materials. While metals have been frequently produced using AM processes, the majority of the processes available are quite expensive to the average consumer. In this research, Ni718 bound with PLA, will be produced using a low capital
cost method, Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF). The resulting material will be produced as specified by the manufacturer and oxidized, where a portion of the suggested ambient environment shielding material will be removed. This oxidization, among other contaminants, will be quantified and compared to the standard manufacturing process using Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) to evaluate the contributions of these contaminant sources originating from the ambient environment or residual binder material left in the material from the thermal process.

Scott Downard   Ohio University
Hammad Rehman   Ohio University
Cheosung O'Brien   Ohio University
Brian Wisner   Ohio University