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Fall 2024 (B. Sc. or M. Sc.)
Additive manufacturing (AM) consists of the fabrication of parts layer-by-layer or point-by-point. The most common AM processes designed to build metallic parts use high energy sources such as a laser, an electron beam or a plasma, generally to melt and solidify powder. This allows the manufacturing of complex and bespoke geometries; however, the high-power consumption (…)
During this semester project, the student will have the opportunity to study titanium samples produced by a new ultrafast sintering process, with different levels of commercial purity: Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4. The main difference between the three grades is the level of oxygen. The goal of this semester project is to determine the (…)
Additive manufacturing (AM) consists of the fabrication of parts layer-by-layer or point-by-point. The most common AM processes designed to build metallic parts use high energy sources such as a laser, an electron beam or a plasma, generally to melt and solidify powder. This allows the manufacturing of complex and bespoke geometries; however, the high-power consumption (…)
Non-metallic inclusions, including oxide, sulphides and nitrides, are commonly found in steels as a direct result of steelmaking and thermal treatment processes. Despite representing a small percentage of the steel’s composition, inclusions have a significant influence, generally detrimental, on the mechanical properties of steel. The structure and composition of non-metallic inclusions in steels are a (…)
Controlling the composition, size and microstructure of oxide inclusions, whose presence is practically unavoidable in steels, is a major goal within the steelmaking industry. It is well known that the amount and type of non-metallic inclusions have a direct influence on the physical and mechanical properties of steel properties like strength, fatigue, ductile-brittle fracture, welding, (…)