Case Study: Additive Manufacturing of Aerospace Brackets

• DOI: 10.31399/asm.amp.2013-03.p019
• Publication Date: 2023-05-30T06:52:45Z
• Authors: Ryan Dehoff; Chad Duty; William Peter; Yukinori Yamamoto; Wei Chen; Craig Blue; Cory Tallman
• Keywords: Scrap; Aircraft Industry; Aerospace materials

Abstract This case study describes how electron-beam melting, a powder bed additive manufacturing technology, helped reduce the cost and material scrap associated with production of Ti-6Al-4V brackets used in hot side engine on Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter.