of AM parts. How? Analysis of witness specimens by computed tomography (CT) and
application of extreme value statistics. … • Large defects are caused by lack of fusion,
elongated perpendicularly to the build direction; • Comparable exponential distributions of
large defects; • POT is simple and yields good extreme value estimates; • Defects at the
origin of failure are well described by the distribution of the maxima in the gage volume; • …