Abstract
The assessment of safety-critical components for fatigue applications is a key requirement for metal additive manufacturing (AM) applications. Material anomalies play a relevant role in determining the fatigue resistance properties of a component. X-ray computed tomography (CT) helps collect important information on these flaws, such as their size and position within a part. In this study, we discuss how to employ anomaly data detected on an AlSi10Mg bracket manufactured by laser-powder bed fusion to describe the prospective allowable life of a component under a given operating condition. A statistical analysis was conducted on the specimens and component to derive the correlation between different resolution scans and analyze the uncertainties of the micro-CT measurements. The full-scale non-destructive evaluation (NDE) can be constrained to large voxel sizes. Eventually, the authors proposed a fully probabilistic route for assessment instead of a simple deterministic assessment based on safety factors. This assessment enables designers to consider the uncertainties of the assessment (uncertainties of micro-CT detection and the model for fatigue strength).
Translated title of the contribution | Erkennung von Anomalien mittels Röntgen-Comptertomographie und probabilistische Ermüdungsbewertung von additiv-gefertigten Aluminium-Bauteilen |
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Original language | English |
Article number | 113467 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-14 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Materials and Design |
Volume | 248 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 19 Nov 2024 |
Keywords
- Additive manufacturing
- AlSi10Mg
- Fatigue assessment
- Probability of detection
- Sizing error
- X-ray computed tomography