TY - JOUR A1 - Mohr, Gunther A1 - Chaudry, Mohsin Ali A1 - Scheuschner, Nils A1 - Blasón Gonzalez, Sergio A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - Thermal history transfer from complex components to representative test specimens in laser powder bed fusion N2 - Additively manufactured components are characterized by heterogeneous mechanical properties due to variations of the microstructure, flaws and residual stresses resulting from the inhomogeneous fabrication process. The large number of influencing factors poses a further challenge in understanding the correlation between material properties, process parameters and component geometry. Therefore, the qualification of components based on witness specimens produced within the same job is questionable. This work aims to present a new strategy for the characterization of PBF-LB/M components based on representative specimens. The key assumption is the feasibility of a transfer of the thermal history from a component to a specimen. It is assumed that similar material properties are determined for components and specimens produced adopting a similar thermal history. After the definition of a region of interest in the component, a combination of thermal analyses by means of finite elements and in-situ experimental determination of the thermal history through infrared thermography is used to produce test coupons with a similar thermal history. The effectiveness of the procedure is demonstrated on a pressure vessel for applications in the chemical industry. KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Heat accumulation KW - Thermal history KW - In situ monitoring KW - Process simulation KW - Representative specimens PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-602651 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40964-024-00689-8 SN - 2363-9512 SN - 2363-9520 SP - 1 EP - 16 PB - Springer CY - Cham, Switzerland AN - OPUS4-60265 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Chaudry, Mohsin Ali T1 - Simulation of heat accumulation during laser powder bed fusion of 316L stainless steel N2 - In this talk, a numerical study of the heat accumulation during LPBF based manufacturing of 316L steel parts is presented. For the simulation, a computationally efficient FEM model is used, where several layers are simultaneously exposed to a volumetric heat source. For the validation of the model, the temperature field from simulation is compared with emissivity-corrected temperature measurements, which are obtained using thermography during experiments. T2 - ACEX 2022 CY - Florence, Italy DA - 05.07.2022 KW - FEM KW - LPBF KW - Inter layer time PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-55523 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mohr, Gunther T1 - Development of representative test specimens by thermal history transfer in laser powder bed fusion N2 - The use of components manufactured by laser powder bed fusion (PBF LB/M) and subjected to fatigue loading is still hampered by the uncertainty about the homogeneity of the process results. Numerous influencing factors including the component’s geometry contribute to the risk of process instability and resulting inhomogeneity of properties. This drastically limits the comparability of different built parts and requires expensive full component testing. The thermal history as the spatiotemporal temperature distribution has been identified as a major cause for flaw formation. Therefore, it can be hypothesized that a similar thermal history between components and test specimens enhances their comparability. Following this assumption, a strategy is developed to transfer the intrinsic preheating temperature as a measure of comparability of thermal histories from a region of interest of a complex component to a simple test specimen. This transfer concept has been successfully proved by the use of FEM-based macroscale thermal simulations, validated by calibrated infrared thermography. An adoption of the specimen manufacturing process by the adjustment of the inter layer times was established to manufacture specimens which are representatives of a specific region of a large-scale component in terms of the thermal history similarity criterion. The concept is schematically illustrated in Figure 1 and was demonstrated using a pressure vessel geometry from the chemical industry. T2 - 4th Symposium on Materials and Additive Manufacturing CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 12.06.2024 KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Thermal history KW - Laboratory specimens KW - In situ monitoring KW - Representative specimens PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60260 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Merz, Benjamin T1 - Precise Position Detection for Repair of Gas Turbine Blades using PBF-LB/M N2 - Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies are becoming increasingly important, not only for the manufacture of parts, but also as repair technology that complement existing production technologies. Powder bed fusion of metals by laser beam (PBF-LB/M) combines the freedom in design with high achievable accuracy, making it ideal as a repair approach. However, there are still challenges in adapting process for repair applications. When mounting parts inside PBF-LB/M machines, their real position within the build volume is unknown. One goal of a repair process is to minimize the offset between the base component and the additively manufactured structure to reduce additional rework. For a minimum offset between component and additively manufactured structure, the actual position of the component has to be identified with high precision within the machine coordinate system (MCS). In this work a process setup is presented that allows the actual position of a gas turbine blade to be detected inside a PBF-LB/M machine. A high resolution camera with 65 megapixel is used for this purpose. The presented setup is implemented on a SLM 280 HL PBF-LB/M machine. In addition to the setup, a novel repair workflow using PBF-LB/M is presented. The developed setup and workflow consider inaccuracies in the component and camera mounting, as well as process inaccuracies. This includes keystone distortion correction by homography. The machine setup and workflow are used to repair a real gas turbine blade. Subsequently the offset between the turbine blade and the additivley manufactured structure is validated by 3D scanning the repaired part. The maximum offset is 160 µm. The presented approach can be extended to other geometries and PBF-LB/M machine manufacturers. The high-resolution camera approach is platform independent, which facilates the market penetration of PBF-LB/M repair processes. T2 - International Symposium Additive Manufacturing 2023 (ISAM 2023) CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 30.11.2023 KW - additive manufacturing KW - powder bed fusion of metals utilizing a laser beam KW - PBF-LB/M KW - hybrid repair KW - position detection KW - high-resolution camera PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-59193 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Merz, Benjamin A1 - Poka, Konstantin A1 - Mohr, Gunther A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai A1 - Polte, Julian T1 - Advanced camera calibration for lens distortion correction in hybrid manufacturing processes: An exemplary application in laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M) N2 - Hybrid additive manufacturing is becoming increasingly important in the field of additive manufacturing. Hybrid approaches combine at least two different manufacturing processes. The focus of this work is the build-up of geometries onto conventionally manufactured parts using Powder Bed Fusion with Laser Beam of Metals (PBF-LB/M). The hybrid build-up requires a precise position detection system inside the PBF-LB/M machines to determine the exact position of the existing component. For this purpose, high-resolution camera systems can be utilized. However, the use of a camera system is associated with several challenges. The captured images are subject to various distortions of the optical path. Due to these distortions, it is not possible to use the images for measurements and, therefore, it is not possible to calculate the positions of objects. In this study a homography matrix is calculated to correct keystone distortion in the images. Different calibration patterns have been tested for the calculation of the homography matrix. The influence of the number of calibration points on the precision of position detection of objects is determined. Furthermore, the influence of an additional camera calibration by using ChArUco boards is evaluated. The result is a camera calibration workflow with associated calibration pattern for a precise position detection of parts inside PBF-LB/M machines allowing a hybrid build-up with minimum physical offset between base component and build-up. T2 - euspen’s 24th International Conference & Exhibition CY - Dublin, Ireland DA - 10.06.2024 KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Hybrid build-up KW - Position detection KW - Camera calibration PY - 2024 SP - 1 EP - 4 AN - OPUS4-60599 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mohr, Gunther T1 - Effects of inter layer time and build height on resulting properties of 316L stainless steel processed by laser powder bed fusion N2 - Das pulverbettbasierte selektive Laserstrahlschmelzen (engl. laser powder bed fusion, L-PBF) ist die am weitesten verbreitete additive Fertigungstechnologie für die Herstellung metallischer Komponenten. Unter der Vielzahl an Einflussfaktoren auf die Qualität und die mechanischen Eigenschaften von L-PBF-Bauteilen hat die Zwischenlagenzeit (engl. inter layer time, ILT) bisher kaum Beachtung in der wissenschaftlichen Literatur gefunden, obwohl sie je nach Bauraumausnutzungsgrad stark variieren kann. In diesem Vortrag werden Ergebnisse einer Studie präsentiert, die den Einfluss der ILT in Kombination mit der Bauteilhöhe und unter Berücksichtigung verschiedener Volumenenergiedichten am Beispiel der austenitischen Stahllegierung AISI 316L untersucht. Die Fertigungsprozesse wurden in-situ mittels Thermographiekamera überwacht. Auf diese Weise konnten intrinsische Vorerwärmungstemperaturen während der Bauteilfertigung lagenweise extrahiert werden. Es wurden signifikante Effekte der ILT und der Bauteilhöhe auf Wärmeakkumulation, Mikrostruktur, Schmelzbadgeometrie und Härte festgestellt. Ferner konnte ein Anstieg von Defektdichten bei einem gegenseitigen Wechselspiel aus Bauteilhöhe und ILT aufgezeigt werden. Die Zwischenlagenzeit wurde somit als kritischer Faktor für die L-PBF-Fertigung von Realbauteilen identifiziert. T2 - 74th IIW Annual Assembly and International Conference CY - Online meeting DA - 07.07.2021 KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Laser powder bed fusion KW - In-situ process monitoring KW - Thermography KW - Preheating temperature KW - Inter layer time PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-52954 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Scheuschner, Nils T1 - In-situ temperature measurements of the LMD process by IR-spectroscopy and Thermography N2 - Temperature measurements of the LMD process by IR-spectroscopy and Thermography are presenet and compared. T2 - 2st Workshop on In-situ Monitoring and Microstructure Development in Additive Manufacturing CY - Online meeting DA - 19.04.2021 KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Thermography PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-52565 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Simón Muzás, Juan T1 - Laser Welding of L PBF AM Components of Inconel 718 N2 - With regard to efficient production, it is desirable to combine the respective advantages of additively and conventionally manufactured components. Particularly in the case of large-volume components that also include filigree or complex structures, it makes sense to divide the overall part into individual elements, which afterwards have to be joined by welding. The following research represents a first step in fundamentally investigating and characterizing the joint welding of Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) components made of Inconel 718. For this purpose, bead-on-plate welds were performed on plates manufactured using the L-PBF process and compared with the conventionally manufactured material. Conventional laser beam welding was used as welding process. The weld geometry was investigated as a function of the L-PBF build-up orientation. It was found that the welding depth and weld geometry differ depending on this orientation and in comparison to the conventional material. T2 - LANE-2022 Conference. 12th CIRP Conference on Photonic Technologies CY - Fürth, Germany DA - 04.09.2022 KW - Bead-on-plate welds KW - Laser Welding KW - L-PBF KW - Inconel 718 KW - Weld geometry PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-55745 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Jonathan T1 - High-resolution in-situ image analysis in laser powder bed fusion N2 - Visual images captured - in-situ - in laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M) provide valuable insights into process dynamics. This poster presents methods for analyzing high-resolution images with a spatial resolution of 17 µm/pixel and a size of 9344 × 7000 pixels. In the context of identifying microstructural anomalies, the relationship between the contrast values derived from the grey-level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM) of post-exposure images and ex situ measurements of surface roughness, porosity, and melt pool depth is illustrated. Furthermore, a workflow to detect process anomalies in post recoating images using an edge device is presented. T2 - BAM Advisory Council Meeting CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 25.06.2025 KW - Additive manufacturing KW - High resolution camera KW - Image processing KW - In situ monitoring KW - Powder bed fusion PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63990 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mohr, Gunther A1 - Sommer, Konstantin A1 - Knobloch, Tim A1 - Altenburg, Simon A1 - Recknagel, Sebastian A1 - Bettge, Dirk A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - Process Induced Preheating in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Monitored by Thermography and Its Influence on the Microstructure of 316L Stainless Steel Parts N2 - Undetected and undesired microstructural variations in components produced by laser powder bed fusion are a major challenge, especially for safety-critical components. In this study, an in-depth analysis of the microstructural features of 316L specimens produced by laser powder bed fusion at different levels of volumetric energy density and different levels of inter layer time is reported. The study has been conducted on specimens with an application relevant build height (>100 mm). Furthermore, the evolution of the intrinsic preheating temperature during the build-up of specimens was monitored using a thermographic in-situ monitoring set-up. By applying recently determined emissivity values of 316L powder layers, real temperatures could be quantified. Heat accumulation led to preheating temperatures of up to about 600 °C. Significant differences in the preheating temperatures were discussed with respect to the individual process parameter combinations, including the build height. A strong effect of the inter layer time on the heat accumulation was observed. A shorter inter layer time resulted in an increase of the preheating temperature by more than a factor of 2 in the upper part of the specimens compared to longer inter layer times. This, in turn, resulted in heterogeneity of the microstructure and differences in material properties within individual specimens. The resulting differences in the microstructure were analyzed using electron back scatter diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Results from chemical analysis as well as electron back scatter diffraction measurements indicated stable conditions in terms of chemical alloy composition and austenite phase content for the used set of parameter combinations. However, an increase of the average grain size by more than a factor of 2.5 could be revealed within individual specimens. Additionally, differences in feature size of the solidification cellular substructure were examined and a trend of increasing cell sizes was observed. This trend was attributed to differences in solidification rate and thermal gradients induced by differences in scanning velocity and preheating temperature. A change of the thermal history due to intrinsic preheating could be identified as the main cause of this heterogeneity. It was induced by critical combinations of the energy input and differences in heat transfer conditions by variations of the inter layer time. The microstructural variations were directly correlated to differences in hardness. KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Laser powder bed fusion KW - In-situ process monitoring KW - Thermography KW - Heat accumulation KW - Inter layer time KW - Cellular substructure PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-529240 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/met11071063 VL - 11 IS - 7 SP - 1063 PB - MDPI CY - Basel, Schweiz AN - OPUS4-52924 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Simón Muzás, Juan A1 - Brunner-Schwer, C. A1 - Rethmeier, Michael A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - Mitigation of liquation cracking in laser welding of pairs of L-PBF processed and wrought plates of Inconel 718 N2 - Laser welding is an appropriate technique for joining Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) parts together and to conventional wrought ones. The potential consists of profiting from synergies between additive and conventional manufacturing methods and overcoming the existing limitations of both. On the one hand, L-PBF is a widely spread metal-based additive manufacturing technique suitable for generating complex parts which can present intrinsic designed cavities, conformal cooling channels, and filigree structures contributing to sustainable manufacturing and efficiency-oriented designs. On the other hand, chamber sizes for producing L-PBF parts are limited, and the process is time-consuming. Thus, its employment is not for every geometry justified. Additionally, they are in most cases individual elements of a larger assembly and need to be joined together to conventionally fabricated parts. The present research suggests laser welding parameters to adequately bond pairs of wrought and L-PBF processed plates and two L-PBF plates of Inconel 718 in butt position. L-PBF samples are printed in three different build-up orientations. Additionally, the influence of as-built L-PBF roughness qualities and usual pre-weld preparations such as edge milling are examined. The effect of normed pre-weld heat treatments is also contemplated. Identified cracks are analyzed by means of EDS in order to confirm the present phases on the areas of interest. EBSD is also employed to obtain a clear depiction of the crystallographic texture and distribution of the hot cracks. The quality of the weldment was examined according to existing standards. Substantial differences in seam geometry and microstructure across different edge’s surface qualities and build directions of stress relieved L-PBF parts have not been detected. Nevertheless, even if no other irregularities are present in the seam, variability in liquation cracking susceptibility has been confirmed. This defect is prone to happen when parts made of this nickel-based superalloy are welded together when not enough precautions are taken. It has been determined that grain size and ductility of the material before welding play a crucial role and mitigating or intensifying these imperfections. Moreover, recommendations are presented to avoid this potential welding defect. T2 - IIW 2022 International Conference on Welding and Joining CY - Tokyo, Japan DA - 17.07.2022 KW - Hybrid Part KW - Liquation Cracking KW - Build-up Orientation KW - Pre-weld Preparation KW - Heat treatment KW - Inconel 718 KW - Laser Welding KW - Laser Powder Bed Fusion KW - Selective Laser Melting KW - SLM KW - L-PBF KW - PBF-LB/M KW - LW PY - 2022 UR - www.iiw2022.com SP - 372 EP - 375 PB - The International Institute of Welding (IIW) CY - Tokyo, Japan AN - OPUS4-56066 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Simón Muzás, Juan T1 - Mechanical properties of laser welded joints of wrought and heat treated PBF LB/M Inconel 718 parts depending on build direction N2 - Laser-based Powder Bed Fusion of Metal (PBF-LB/M) is a broadly used metal additive manufacturing (AM) method for fabricating complex metallic parts, whose sizes are however limited by the build envelope of PBF-LB/M machines. Laser welding arises as a valid joining method for effectively integrating these AM parts into larger assemblies. PBF-LB/M components must usually be stress-relieved before they can be separated from the build plate. An additional heat treatment can be beneficial for obtaining homogeneous mechanical properties across the seam or for the formation of desired precipitations in nickel-based-alloys. Therefore, the tensile performance of laser welded hybrid (AM/wrought) and AM-AM tensile samples of Inconel 718 is examined after undergoing three different heat treatments and considering three relevant build directions. It can be shown that the build orientation is an influencing factor on weld properties even after two applied heat treatments. T2 - Lasers in Manufacturing LiM 2023 CY - Munich, Germany DA - 26.06.2023 KW - Laser welding KW - PBF/LB-M KW - Hybrid components KW - Heat treatments KW - Build direction KW - Tensile performance KW - Inconel 718 PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58016 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kempf, A. A1 - Agudo Jácome, Leonardo A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - Influence of process-relevant parameters and heat treatments on the microstructure and resulting mechanical behavior of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg via Laser Powder Bed Fusion N2 - Within the group of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies for metals, laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) has a leading position. Nevertheless, reproducibility of part properties has not reached sufficient maturity hindering the use for industrial applications especially for safety-relevant components. This article presents the results of various experimental tests performed with the aluminium alloy AlSi10Mg identifying reasons for the high deviations in mechanical properties. Herein, it is discussed how microstructure is influenced by different process parameters (laser power, scanning speed, energy density, building height) and how it can be adjusted by suitable post process heat treatments. The impact of resulting changes in microstructure is shown by monotonic tensile and cyclic fatigue tests considering specimens manufactured with different L-PBF machines. T2 - LiM 2021 CY - Online meeting DA - 21.06.2021 KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Laser powder bed fusion KW - AlSi10Mg PY - 2021 SP - 1 EP - 9 AN - OPUS4-52991 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kempf, A. T1 - Influence of process-relevant parameters and heat treatments on the microstructure and resulting mechanical behavior of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg via Laser Powder Bed Fusion N2 - Within the group of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies for metals, laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) has a leading position. Nevertheless, reproducibility of part properties has not reached sufficient maturity hindering the use for industrial applications especially for safety-relevant components. This article presents the results of various experimental tests performed with the aluminium alloy AlSi10Mg identifying reasons for the high deviations in mechanical properties. Herein, it is discussed how microstructure is influenced by different process parameters (laser power, scanning speed, energy density, building height) and how it can be adjusted by suitable post process heat treatments. The impact of resulting changes in microstructure is shown by monotonic tensile and cyclic fatigue tests considering specimens manufactured with different L-PBF machines. T2 - LiM 2021 CY - Online meeting DA - 21.06.2021 KW - Additive manufacturing KW - AlSi10Mg KW - Laser powder bed fusion PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-53046 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Merz, Benjamin A1 - Schmidt, Jonathan A1 - Poka, Konstantin A1 - Mohr, Gunther A1 - Polte, Julian A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - Impact of illumination technique on the detectability of irregularities in high-resolution images of visual in-situ process monitoring in Laser Powder Bed Fusion N2 - The layerwise geometry build-up of additive manufacturing (AM) enables the possibility of in-situ process monitoring. The objective is the detection of irregularities during the build cycle, ensuring component quality and process stability. Focus of this work is the visual in-situ monitoring of the process of powder bed fusion with laser beam of metals (PBF-LB/M). Current state of the art visual monitoring systems for PBF-LB/M are limited by low resolution, allowing the detection of gross flaws. In this work a 65 Mpixel high-resolution monochrome camera is integrated into a commercial PBF-LB/M machine enabling a spatial resolution of approx. 17.2 µm/Pixel. The observed inhomogeneities are clustered into directly detectable irregularities, and indirectly detectable irregularities that can be inferred from the surface. In parallel, two different illumination techniques are realized in the process chamber and compared. The impact of the distinct illumination technique, direct light and dark field, on the identification of irregularities is evaluated. KW - Powder bed fusion with laser beam of metals KW - In-situ monitoring KW - High-resolution camera KW - Illumination technique PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-610929 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2024.08.079 SN - 2212-8271 VL - 124 SP - 98 EP - 103 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-61092 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Merz, Benjamin A1 - Knobloch, Tim A1 - Mohr, Gunther A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - Concepts for bridging voids in metal additive manufacturing for repair of gas turbine blades using laser powder bed fusion N2 - One of the main advantages of additive manufacturing (AM) processes such as laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M) is the possibility to manufacture complex near-net-shape components. Therefore, the PBF-LB/M process is becoming increasingly important for the manufacturing and repair of gas turbine blades. Despite the great freedom in design, there are also limitations to the process. Manufacturing overhangs or bridging voids are some of the main challenges. In the conventional PBF-LB/M process, overhangs with angles up to 45° can be manufactured. However, gas turbine blades feature voids for cooling, which have to be bridged when using PBF-LB/M. In this work, different concepts for bridging voids are developed for future application in gas turbine blade repair. For this purpose, a test geometry is derived from the tip area of a gas turbine blade as a reference. By changing the initial geometry of the reference body, different designs for bridging voids are developed based on the PBF-LB/M requirements. Subsequently, these distinct designs are manufactured by PBF-LB/M. The different approaches are compared with respect to their volume increase. In addition, the specimens are visually inspected for warpage, shrinkage and imperfections by overheating. Out of the seven concepts developed, three concepts can be recommended for gas turbine blade repair based on low volume increase, distortion and shrinkage. T2 - Metal Additive Manufacturing Conference - MAMC 2022 CY - Graz, Austria DA - 26.09.2022 KW - Repair of gas turbine blades KW - Laser Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB/M) KW - Selective Laser Melting (SLM) KW - Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) KW - Bridging voids KW - Supportless PY - 2022 SP - 19 EP - 28 PB - TU Graz CY - Graz AN - OPUS4-55868 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Merz, Benjamin A1 - Poka, Konstantin A1 - Nilsson, R. A1 - Mohr, Gunther A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - On the challenges of hybrid repair of gas turbine blades using laser powder bed fusion N2 - Additive manufacturing (AM) processes such as laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M) are rapidly gaining popularity in repair applications. Gas turbine components benefit from the hybrid repair process as only damaged areas are removed using conventional machining and rebuilt using an AM process. However, hybrid repair is associated with several challenges such as component fixation and precise geometry detection. This article introduces a novel fixturing system, including a sealing concept to prevent powder sag during the repair process. Furthermore, a high-resolution camera within an industrial PBF-LB/M machine is installed and used for object detection and laser recognition. Herein, process related inaccuracies such as PBF-LB/M laser drift is considered by detection of reference objects. This development is demonstrated by the repair of a representative gas turbine blade. The final offset between AM build-up and component is analysed. An approximate accuracy of 160 μm is achieved with the current setup. T2 - LiM 2023 CY - Munich, Germany DA - 26.06.2023 KW - Laser powder bed fusion KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Hybrid repair KW - Position detection KW - High-resolution camera PY - 2023 SP - 1 EP - 9 AN - OPUS4-57836 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Merz, Benjamin T1 - On the challenges of hybrid repair of gas turbine blades using laser powder bed fusion N2 - Additive manufacturing (AM) processes such as laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M) are rapidly gaining popularity in repair applications. Gas turbine components benefit from the hybrid repair process as only damaged areas are removed using conventional machining and rebuilt using an AM process. However, hybrid repair is associated with several challenges such as component fixation and precise geometry detection. This article introduces a novel fixturing system, including a sealing concept to prevent powder sag during the repair process. Furthermore, a high-resolution camera within an industrial PBF-LB/M machine is installed and used for object detection and laser recognition. Herein, process related inaccuracies such as PBF-LB/M laser drift is considered by detection of reference objects. This development is demonstrated by the repair of a representative gas turbine blade. The final offset between AM build-up and component is analysed. An approximate accuracy of 160 μm is achieved with the current setup. T2 - LiM 2023 CY - Munich, Germany DA - 26.06.2023 KW - Laser powder bed fusion KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Hybrid repair KW - Position detection KW - High-resolution camera PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57837 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Benjamin, Merz T1 - Advanced camera calibration for lens distortion correction in hybrid additive manufacturing processes N2 - Hybrid additive manufacturing is becoming increasingly important in the field of additive manufacturing. Hybrid approaches combine at least two different manufacturing processes. The focus of this work is the build-up of geometries onto conventionally manufactured parts using laser-based powder bed fusion of metals (PBF-LB/M). The hybrid build-up requires a precise position detection system inside the PBF-LB/M machines to determine the exact position of the existing component. For this purpose, high-resolution camera systems can be utilized. However, the use of a camera system is associated with several challenges. The captured images are subject to various distortions of the optical path. Due to these distortions, it is not possible to use the images for measurements and, therefore, it is not possible to calculate the positions of objects. In this study a homography matrix is calculated to correct keystone distortion in the images. Different calibration patterns have been tested for the calculation of the homography matrix. The influence of the number of calibration points on the precision of position detection of objects is determined. Furthermore, the influence of an additional camera calibration by using ChArUco boards is evaluated. The result is a camera calibration workflow with associated calibration pattern for a precise position detection of parts inside PBF-LB/M machines allowing a hybrid build-up with minimum physical offset between base component and build-up. T2 - euspen’s 24th International Conference & Exhibition CY - Dublin, Ireland DA - 10.06.2024 KW - Aditive Manufacturing KW - Hybrid build-up KW - Position detection KW - Camera calibration PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60600 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Scheuschner, Nils A1 - Oster, Simon A1 - Mohr, Gunther A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - Comparison of NIR and SWIR thermography for defect detection in Laser Powder Bed Fusion N2 - Since laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M) is prone to the formation of defects during the building process, a fundamental requirement for widespread application is to find ways to assure safety and reliability of the additively manufactured parts. A possible solution for this problem lies in the usage of in-situ thermographic monitoring for defect detection. In this contribution we investigate possibilities and limitations of the VIS/NIR wavelength range for defect detection. A VIS/NIR camera can be based on conventional silicon-based sensors which typically have much higher spatial and temporal resolution in the same price range but are more limited in the detectable temperature range than infrared sensors designed for longer wavelengths. To investigate the influence, we compared the thermographic signatures during the creation of artificially provoked defects by local parameter variations in test specimens made of a nickel alloy (UNS N07208) for two different wavelength ranges (~980 nm and ~1600 nm). KW - Laser powder bed fusion KW - PBF-LB/M KW - Thermography KW - Additive manufacturing KW - NDT PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-610380 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2024.08.122 VL - 124 SP - 301 EP - 304 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-61038 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Breese, Philipp Peter T1 - Comparison of NIR and SWIR thermography for defect detection in laser powder bed fusion N2 - Since laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M) is prone to the formation of defects during the building process, a fundamental requirement for widespread application is to find ways to assure safety and reliability of the additively manufactured parts. A possible solution for this problem lies in the usage of in-situ thermographic monitoring for defect detection. In this contribution we investigate possibilities and limitations of the VIS/NIR wavelength range for defect detection. A VIS/NIR camera can be based on conventional silicon-based sensors which typically have much higher spatial and temporal resolution in the same price range but are more limited in the detectable temperature range than infrared sensors designed for longer wavelengths. To investigate the influence, we compared the thermographic signatures during the creation of artificially provoked defects by local parameter variations in test specimens made of a nickel alloy (UNS N07208) for two different wavelength ranges (~980 nm and ~1600 nm). T2 - 13th CIRP Conference on Photonic Technologies - LANE 2024 CY - Fürth, Germany DA - 15.09.2024 KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Laser Powder Bed Fusion KW - Nondestructive Testing KW - Defect Detection KW - Thermography PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61285 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Chaudry, Mohsin Ali A1 - Mohr, Gunther A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - Experimental and numerical comparison of heat accumulation during laser powder bed fusion of 316L stainless steel N2 - Heat accumulation during laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) of metallic build parts can adversely affect their microstructure and mechanical properties. To study the heat accumulation during 316L steel based parts manufactured by LPBF, a finite element method (FEM) based numerical study is carried out. For the investigation, a computationally efficient FEM based model, where the whole layer is simultaneously exposed to a heat source, is used. The simulation results are compared with experimental results to validate the numerical model. While considering different influencing factors such as volumetric energy density (VED) and inter-layer time (ILT), the FEM model is shown to successfully simulate the process of heat accumulation during LPBF based manufacturing of a cuboidal shaped geometry. It is shown that ILT and VED have a significant effect on heat accumulation. The validated numerical model provides a good basis for the optimization of processing parameters and geometries for a future investigation of a reduction of heat accumulation effects. Furthermore, it can be used to quickly provide preheating boundary conditions for detailed investigations by different model approaches at a finer scale for future studies. KW - Laser powder bed fusion KW - Finite element method KW - Heat accumulation KW - Inter-layer time PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-545115 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40964-022-00282-x SP - 1 EP - 13 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-54511 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Jonathan A1 - Merz, Benjamin A1 - Poka, Konstantin A1 - Mohr, Gunther A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - Surface structure analysis using visual high-resolution in situ process monitoring in laser powder bed fusion N2 - Parameter studies are a common step in selecting process parameters for laser powder bed fusion of metals (PBF-LB/M). Density cubes are commonly used for this purpose. Density cubes manufactured with varied process parameters can exhibit distinguishable surface structures visible to the human eye. The layer-wise process enables such surface structures to be detected during manufacturing. However, industrial visual in situ monitoring systems for PBF-LB/M currently have limited resolution and are incapable of reliably capturing small differences in the surface structures. In this work, a 65 MPixel high-resolution monochrome camera was integrated into an industrial PBF-LB/M machine together with a high-intensity LED (light-emitting diode) bar. Post-exposure images were taken to analyse differences in light reflection of fused areas. It is revealed that the grey-level co-occurrence matrix can be used to quantify the visual surface structure of nickel-based superalloy Inconel®939 density cubes per layer. The properties of the grey-level co-occurrence matrix correlate to the energy input and the resulting porosity of density cubes. Low-energy samples containing lack of fusion flaws show an increased contrast in the grey-level co-occurrence matrix compared to specimens with optimal energy input. The potential of high-resolution images for quality assurance via in situ process monitoring in PBF-LB/M is further discussed. KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Powder bed fusion KW - In situ monitoring KW - Image processing KW - High resolution camera PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-626685 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-025-01955-1 SN - 1878-6669 SP - 1 EP - 15 PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC AN - OPUS4-62668 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mohr, Gunther T1 - Repräsentative Prüfkörper – Ein Beitrag zur Komponentensicherheit beim pulverbettbasierten Laserstrahlschmelzen (PBF-LB/M) N2 - Die thermische Historie beim additiven Aufbau von komplexen Realkomponenten und geometrisch primitiven Prüfkörpern unterscheidet sich signifikant. Daraus können Eigenschaftsunterschiede resultieren, die zu unterschiedlichem Materialverhalten führen können. In diesem Vortrag wird das Konzept repräsentativer Probekörper eingeführt, das eine Übertragung thermischer Historien von komplexen Geometrien auf einfache Geometrien ermöglicht und hierdurch zu einer besseren Vergleichbarkeit der Werkstoffeigenschaften führen soll. T2 - Schweißen - Österreichs Fachmesse für Füge-, Trenn- und Beschichtungstechnik CY - Wels, Austria DA - 23.04.2024 KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Thermal history KW - Laboratory specimens KW - In situ monitoring KW - Representative specimens PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60261 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -