X-ray microcomputed tomography in additive manufacturing: a review of the current technology and applications

A Du Plessis, I Yadroitsev, I Yadroitsava… - 3D Printing and …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
X-ray microcomputed tomography (microCT) has become an established method of testing
and analyzing additively manufactured parts in recent years, being especially useful and …

On the use of X-ray computed tomography in assessment of 3D-printed components

MR Khosravani, T Reinicke - Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, 2020 - Springer
Technical advantages of additive manufacturing (AM) have drawn great attention over the
past few years. This cost-effective manufacturing process proved its potential applications in …

X-ray computed tomography for additive manufacturing: a review

A Thompson, I Maskery, RK Leach - Measurement Science and …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
In this review, the use of x-ray computed tomography (XCT) is examined, identifying the
requirement for volumetric dimensional measurements in industrial verification of additively …

Standardized X-ray tomography testing of additively manufactured parts: A round robin test

A du Plessis, SG le Roux - Additive Manufacturing, 2018 - Elsevier
Micro computed tomography (microCT) allows non-destructive insights into the quality of
additively manufactured parts and the processes that produce them. MicroCT has been used …

[HTML][HTML] Standard method for microCT-based additive manufacturing quality control 1: Porosity analysis

A Du Plessis, P Sperling, A Beerlink, L Tshabalala… - MethodsX, 2018 - Elsevier
MicroCT is a well-established technique that is used to analyze the interior of objects non-
destructively, and it is especially useful for void or porosity analysis. Besides its widespread …

Structural imperfections in additive manufacturing perceived from the X-ray micro-tomography perspective

H Nouri, S Guessasma, S Belhabib - Journal of Materials Processing …, 2016 - Elsevier
Our concern is to reveal the extent of structural imperfections of Additive Manufacturing (AM)
by considering 3D imaging technique based on X-ray micro-tomography. Blocks of …

[HTML][HTML] Application of microCT to the non-destructive testing of an additive manufactured titanium component

A Du Plessis, SG le Roux, J Els, G Booysen… - Case Studies in …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this paper the application of X-ray microCT to the non-destructive testing of an additive
manufactured titanium alloy component of complex geometry is demonstrated. Additive …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of defects on mechanical properties in metal additive manufacturing: A review focusing on X-ray tomography insights

A Du Plessis, I Yadroitsava, I Yadroitsev - Materials & Design, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] High resolution pore size analysis in metallic powders by X-ray tomography

K Heim, F Bernier, R Pelletier, LP Lefebvre - Case Studies in …, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Not all scans are equal: X-ray tomography image quality evaluation

A Du Plessis, M Tshibalanganda… - Materials Today …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …