Analytical Estimation of Build Profile in Gas Metal Arc Directed Energy Deposition Process
摘要
Process parameters, such as wire feed rate, deposition travel speed and energy input per unit length, have a direct impact on controlling the dimensional consistency of the multi-layer components in the gas metal arc directed energy deposition (GMA-DED) process. The present investigation proposes a novel analytical methodology to estimate the build profile of single-track-multi-layer builds following mechanistic principles of energy balance and thermo-physical properties of the materials. The analytically estimated and the corresponding experimentally measured results for a range of process conditions considered in the present study have shown a fair agreement with a deviation of around 0.87%, 3.9% and 4% for build height, net build width and surface waviness, respectively. The present methodology can be employed to design the optimum process parameters for enhancing the reliability of GMA-DED components.