Exploration of Small-Scale Solid-State Additive Manufacturing for the Repair of Metal Alloys

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dc.contributor.authorGottwald, Ryan Brinken
dc.contributor.committeechairYu, Hangen
dc.contributor.committeememberZuo, Leien
dc.contributor.committeememberSuchicital, Carlos T. A.en
dc.contributor.departmentMaterials Science and Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-31T09:00:25Zen
dc.date.available2023-01-31T09:00:25Zen
dc.date.issued2023-01-30en
dc.description.abstractgeneralAs parts in any device age, something inevitably breaks. When dealing with a broken metallic part, one can either replace it or repair it. Repairing is generally preferred so long as it is not too costly. Unfortunately, repairing a component is often more expensive due to the material being difficult to work with or the geometry being too intricate to fix. Additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing, allows precise placement of material to build a part and has allowed the repair of complex parts. However, some materials are severely weakened using traditional additive manufacturing technologies, which melt small amounts of material and force it to cool in place quickly. To combat this, methods that do not require the material to melt could be used. Currently, these methods place a large amount of material at once, causing significant waste if the excess needs to be removed. Therefore, this work aims to create a small-scale device using a traditional milling machine. It was shown to be capable of placing small amounts of material while offering the advantage of not melting the metal. In the future, it could provide an avenue to repair previously unreachable.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:36370en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/113576en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectAdditive Manufacturingen
dc.subjectSolid-Stateen
dc.subjectRepairen
dc.subjectSmall-Scaleen
dc.subjectSteelen
dc.subjectMetalen
dc.titleExploration of Small-Scale Solid-State Additive Manufacturing for the Repair of Metal Alloysen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineMaterials Science and Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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