The mechanical effects of deposition patterns in welding-based layered manufacturing

Abstract This paper presents a finite element (FE)-based three-dimensional analysis to study the structural effects of deposition patterns in welding-based layered manufacturing (LM). A commercial finite element software ANSYS is used to simulate the deposition incorporating a double ellipsoidal heat source, material addition, and temperature-dependent material properties. Simulations carried out with various deposition sequences revealed that the thermal and structural effects on the workpiece are different for different patterns. The sequence starting from outside and ending at the centre is identified as the one which produces minimum warpage.

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