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dc.contributor.advisorWichers, J.H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBester, Duwan Casperen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-21T14:51:04Z
dc.date.available2020-02-21T14:51:04Z
dc.date.issued2019en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8632-873en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/34143
dc.descriptionMEng (Mechanical Engineering), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus
dc.description.abstractPowder Bed Fusion (PBF) is an Additive Manufacturing process which builds parts, layer by layer, by melting the cross-section of the part onto a powder layer. Aeroswift is a PBF machine, designed and built in South Africa. A carbon fibre brush powder scraper was designed for Aeroswift, which would be flexible, work for extended periods of time and have the ability to operate at high temperatures. Uncertainty regarding the quality of the powder layer produced by this scraper called for the need of an evaluation method. Different methods of evaluating the quality of a powder layer were investigated. A Laser Line Scanner proved to be the best option due to its accuracy and quantitative evaluation abilities. Different powder scrapers we used to scrape layers, which was measured with a Laser Line Scanner. Results showed this method could indeed be used for a quantitative evaluation of a powder scraper and as a result be used to compare and qualify a powder scraper. A conclusion was drawn that the Aeroswift designed powder scraper performs comparably to a commercial carbon fibre brush scraper and produces a satisfactory powder layer.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNorth-West University (South Africa)en_US
dc.subjectAdditive manufacturingen_US
dc.subjectPowder bed fusionen_US
dc.subjectSelective laser meltingen_US
dc.subjectAeroswiften_US
dc.subjectpowder layer evaluationen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of carbon fibre powder scrapers used in metal additive manufacturingen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.thesistypeMastersen_US
dc.contributor.researchID10065350 - Wichers, Jacob Harm (Supervisor)en_US


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