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What AM post-processing technique is used to improve the physical and mechanical
properties of metal parts? - ANSWER Heat treatment
What term refers to manufacturers using AM as an intermediary step during a traditional
manufacturing operation? - ANSWER Secondary process
What additive manufacturing method involves depositing droplets of an adhesive
material into a powdered material to create a part? - ANSWER Binder jetting
What is one potential advantage of using a larger, more expensive AM machine over a
smaller machine? - ANSWER The ability to create high-quality end-use parts.
What is an advantage of additive manufacturing? Additive manufacturing: - ANSWER
Allows for optimization in part design.
How does traditional manufacturing differ from additive manufacturing? Traditional
manufacturing: - ANSWER Shapes or removes material to create a final part.
What AM material is available in powders and wire and used in powder bed fusion
(PBF) and directed energy deposition (DED)? - ANSWER Metal
What is a drawback of STL files? STL files: - ANSWER Limit possible changes in part
material and microstructure.
What software takes an STL file and generates G code files for an AM procedure? -
ANSWER Slicer
What type of AM layer construction method involves creating an entire layer at once? -
ANSWER 2D channel
Which AM process did manufacturers develop in the 1980s that allowed them to
produce metal parts? - ANSWER Powder bed fusion
What term describes the positioning of an AM part to maximize part quality and build
rate? - ANSWER Part orientation
What is one aspect of a final part that engineers or operators select when creating the
CAD model? - ANSWER Resolution
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING 111
ACCURATE 100%
What AM post-processing technique is used to improve the physical and mechanical
properties of metal parts? - ANSWER Heat treatment
What term refers to manufacturers using AM as an intermediary step during a traditional
manufacturing operation? - ANSWER Secondary process
What additive manufacturing method involves depositing droplets of an adhesive
material into a powdered material to create a part? - ANSWER Binder jetting
What is one potential advantage of using a larger, more expensive AM machine over a
smaller machine? - ANSWER The ability to create high-quality end-use parts.
What is an advantage of additive manufacturing? Additive manufacturing: - ANSWER
Allows for optimization in part design.
How does traditional manufacturing differ from additive manufacturing? Traditional
manufacturing: - ANSWER Shapes or removes material to create a final part.
What AM material is available in powders and wire and used in powder bed fusion
(PBF) and directed energy deposition (DED)? - ANSWER Metal
What is a drawback of STL files? STL files: - ANSWER Limit possible changes in part
material and microstructure.
What software takes an STL file and generates G code files for an AM procedure? -
ANSWER Slicer
What type of AM layer construction method involves creating an entire layer at once? -
ANSWER 2D channel
Which AM process did manufacturers develop in the 1980s that allowed them to
produce metal parts? - ANSWER Powder bed fusion
What term describes the positioning of an AM part to maximize part quality and build
rate? - ANSWER Part orientation
What is one aspect of a final part that engineers or operators select when creating the
CAD model? - ANSWER Resolution
