Abstract
Wire and arc additive manufacturing has unique process characteristics, which make it have great potential in many fields, but the large amount of heat input brought by this feature limits its practical application. The influence of heat input on the performance of parts has been extensively studied, but the quantitative description of the influence of heat input on the surface quality of parts by wire and arc additive manufacturing has not received enough attention. According to different heat input, select the appropriate process parameters for wire and arc additive manufacturing, reversely shape the profile model, select the appropriate function model to establish the ideal profile model according to the principle of minimum error, and compare the two models to analyze the effect of heat input on the surface quality of the parts manufactured by wire and arc additive manufacturing. The results show that, when the heat input is high or low, the standard deviation value and the root mean square value reach 1.908 and 1.963, respectively. The actual profile is larger than the ideal profile. When the heat input is moderate, the standard deviation value and the root mean square value are only 1.634 and 1.713, respectively, and the actual contour is in good agreement with the ideal contour. Combined with the analysis of the transverse and longitudinal sections, it is shown that the heat input has a high degree of influence on the surface quality of the specimen manufactured by wire and arc additive manufacturing, and higher or lower heat input is disadvantageous to it.
Highlights
Wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) is a new manufacturing method that uses electric arc as a heat source and wire as raw materials to form parts in a layered manner [1]
In WAAM, the high deposition rate is the main advantage of the process, and the cost of this advantage is a large amount of heat input [11]
A single-layer single-channel aluminum alloy sample was fabricated by WAAM under different heat inputs by changing process parameters, and temperature changes during the forming process were monitored by thermocouple, and an evaluation method was established based on 3D scanning data
Summary
Wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) is a new manufacturing method that uses electric arc as a heat source and wire as raw materials to form parts in a layered manner [1]. A single-layer single-channel aluminum alloy sample was fabricated by WAAM under different heat inputs by changing process parameters, and temperature changes during the forming process were monitored by thermocouple, and an evaluation method was established based on 3D scanning data. Using this quantitative evaluation method, it is found that heat input has a higher degree of influence on the surface quality of arc additive manufacturing samples, and higher or lower heat input has an adverse effect
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