A review of ultrasonic testing applications in additive manufacturing: Defect evaluation, material characterization, and process control

F Honarvar, A Varvani-Farahani - Ultrasonics, 2020 - Elsevier
Ultrasonic testing (UT) techniques are highly capable of detecting defects in engineering
components. The present manuscript intends to review the ultrasonic testing techniques …

[HTML][HTML] In-process non-destructive evaluation of metal additive manufactured components at build using ultrasound and eddy-current approaches

R Zimermann, E Mohseni, EA Foster, M Vasilev… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metal additive manufacturing is rapidly gaining popularity and interest from sectors aiming to
produce larger-scale high-value components cost-effectively. To ensure each component is …

Multi-layer ultrasonic imaging of as-built wire+ arc additive manufactured components

R Zimermann, E Mohseni, D Lines, RKW Vithanage… - Additive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) of metal Additively Manufactured (AM)
components is crucial for the identification of any potential defects. Ultrasonic testing is …

Collaborative robotic wire+ arc additive manufacture and sensor-enabled in-process ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation

R Zimermann, E Mohseni, M Vasilev, C Loukas… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The demand for cost-efficient manufacturing of complex metal components has driven
research for metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) such as Wire+ Arc Additive Manufacturing …

Ultrasonic and phased-array inspection in titanium-based alloys: A review

H Shi, M Ebrahimi, P Zhou… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Ultrasonic testing procedures are among the most extensively used techniques in non-
destructive testing and non-destructive evaluation systems. Meanwhile, phased array …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing the speed of automated ultrasonic inspection of as-built additive manufacturing components by the adoption of virtual source aperture

R Zimermann, E Mohseni, RKW Vithanage, D Lines… - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Wire+ Arc Additive Manufacture (WAAM) is an economical manufacturing technique
to build components. To maintain the commercial and technical benefits, inspection is …

Automated ultrasound in-process NDE of wire+ arc additive manufacture

R Zimermann - 2022 - stax.strath.ac.uk
Abstract The global metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) market was valued at€ 2.02 billion in
2019 and is expected to increase at a rate of up to 27.9% annually until 2024. In the latest …

Ultrasonic phased array inspection of defects in additive manufactured aluminum alloy considering velocity anisotropy

X Wang, X Guan - 12th International Conference on Quality …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The detection of defect in additive manufactured (AM) metal materials is of great importance
for industrial applications, and remains a challenge due to the heterogeneity and anisotropic …

A model-based study of transmit-receive longitudinal arrays for inspection of subsurface defects

E Mohseni, C Macleod, Y Javadi… - Journal of …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Dual matrix transmit-receive longitudinal (TRL) arrays have been shown to provide an
improved signal to noise ratio in the near field zone which makes them the most suitable …