Homogenization of material properties in additively manufactured structures
Title | Homogenization of material properties in additively manufactured structures |
Publication Type | Patent |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Authors | Shapiro, V., & Liu X. |
Published in | US Patent 10353378 |
Application Number | 15240689 |
Date Published | 07/2019 |
Abstract | A method for estimating a material characteristic of an article includes receiving a material property tensor having an associated reference direction. A tool path model of an additive manufacturing process for manufacturing the article is received. A geometric model is generated based on the tool path model defining a plurality of roads arranged in layers. For each of the roads, the material property tensor is rotated to align the reference direction with a direction of a selected road and an estimated material property value is assigned to the selected road to generate a first geometry-material model of the article. |