This course covers the comprehensive understanding of lasers and their application in metal additive manufacturing. It starts with the basics of lasers, their types, and properties, and how they are used in different methods of metal additive manufacturing such as powder bed fusion, directed energy deposition, and binder jetting. The course also emphasizes the importance of safety when working with lasers due to their high energy density. It further explores the system setup of additive manufacturing machines, the fundamentals of laser theory, and the components of lasers. The course also discusses the properties of laser beams and their impact on the additive manufacturing process. Lastly, the course delves into the comparison between laser and electron beam processes, their applications in powder bed fusion techniques, and the importance of process optimization in developing different metal alloy powders.
This course has been developed by Prof. Janakranjan Ramkumar, Prof. Amandeep Singh Oberoi from IIT Kanpur for NPTEL. It is now accessible through Ansys Innovation Space courtesy of the partnership between Ansys and NPTEL, under the CC BY-SA license. For more details, visit https://nptel.ac.in/courses/112104312.
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Cost: FREE
- Course Duration: 2-4 HOURS
- Skill Level: Intermediate
- Skills Gained: Lasers in Additive Manufacturing, Electron Beam Processing
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