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Material Evaluation Framework of Additive Manufactured Aluminum Alloys for Space Optical Instruments
Ist Teil von
Light Metals 2023, p.478-487
Ort / Verlag
Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
A framework for additive manufacturingAdditive manufacturingaluminum alloyAluminum alloys selection was developed to determine the preferred composition and process parametersProcess parameters from which to fabricate topology-optimized optical instrument housings and light-weighted freeform mirrors for the Compact Hyperspectral Air Pollution Sensor (CHAPS). In recent years, a number of high-strength laser powder bed fusionLaser-powder bed fusionaluminum alloysAluminum alloys have become commercially available, which are attractive for aerospace applications due to their high specific strength. Three aluminum alloysAluminum alloys were selected for a three-Round experimental comparison. Each Round used a down-selected subset of alloys and parameter sets (candidates) from the previous Round. Round 1 screened a wide range of laserLaser parameter sets for those that produced the highest density and tensile yield strength. Round 2 evaluated build quality using test geometries representative of CHAPS and assessed compatibility with post-processingProcessing, including optically black coatingCoating for the optical housings and nickelNickelphosphorus plating for the mirrors. Round 3 characterized anisotropyAnisotropy in tensile and thermal properties. A rating system was developed which involved assigning priority weighting for CHAPS-specific criteria and binning test results into scoring categories to give a comparison score for each candidate which was used in the down-selection between Rounds. The framework selection process enabled a comparison of the relative strengths and weaknesses of each candidate and resulted in the selection of Scalmalloy as the preferred alloy for CHAPS. The selected candidate was used to develop designDesign allowables for the topology optimization of CHAPS prototype housings, which were then fabricated.