The deployment of additive manufacturing processes relies on part quality, specifically the
absence of internal defects. Some of those defects have been associated with porosities in …

To answer the need for efficient quality control protocols for additive manufacturing
processes and materials, specific testing methods for powder feedstocks should be …

X-ray tomography has emerged as a uniquely powerful and non-destructive tool to analyze
defects in additive manufacturing. Defects include unintended porosity, rough surfaces and …

Pore structures of additively manufactured metal parts were investigated with X-ray
Computed Tomography (XCT). Disks made of a cobalt-chrome alloy were produced using …

Metallic parts made by selective laser melting technology are evaluated for internal porosity.
The non-standardized pores segmentation is one of the key aspects to apply in order to …

This study presents a correlative characterization of internal porosity within a Ti-6Al-4V
(Ti64) additively manufactured sample. An x-ray computed tomography (XCT) reconstruction …

X-ray microtomography is widely used in materials science and engineering applications for
imaging and analysis of material structure and morphology. For this purpose, and especially …

X-ray computer tomography (CT) is fast becoming an accepted tool within the materials
science community for the acquisition of 3D images. Here the authors review the current …

Additively manufactured parts are characterized by metrological challenges and
complexities, due to several reasons, including the inherent presence of internal defects and …

In the field of metal additive manufacturing (AM), defect control and monitoring is a crucial
issue regarding recent developments for aeronautics and aerospace applications …