ADDITIVELY MANUFACURED PARTS AND RELATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- additively manufacturing a metal part, the metal part configured with a first grain structure having a first amount of internal noise and a first amount of back wall signal attenuation when assessed via ultrasonic inspection;
imparting an amount of strain on the metal part to transform the first grain structure to a second grain structure having a second amount of internal noise and a second amount of back wall signal attenuation,wherein the first amount of internal noise is greater than the second amount of internal noise;
further wherein the first amount of back wall signal attenuation is greater than the second amount of back wall signal attenuation; and
ultrasonically inspecting the metal part to obtain a result, wherein the imparting step configures the metal part with the second grain structure, which with the second amount of internal noise and second amount of back wall signal attenuation, is configured for ultrasonic evaluation.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, an exemplary method directed toward non-destructive methods of inspecting additively manufactured parts includes: additively manufacturing a metal part, the metal part configured with an additive manufacturing grain structure indicative of the type of additive process utilized to construct the metal part, wherein the grain structure is configured with a first ultrasonic signal attenuation level when assessed via ultrasonic inspection; imparting an amount of strain on the metal part to transform the additive manufacturing grain structure having a first ultrasonic signal attenuation level to a grain structure having second ultrasonic signal attenuation level, wherein the second ultrasonic signal attenuation level is lower than the first ultrasonic signal attenuation level; and inspecting the metal part via a non-destructive testing evaluation method to confirm whether the metal part passes a part build specification.
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1. A method, comprising:
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additively manufacturing a metal part, the metal part configured with a first grain structure having a first amount of internal noise and a first amount of back wall signal attenuation when assessed via ultrasonic inspection; imparting an amount of strain on the metal part to transform the first grain structure to a second grain structure having a second amount of internal noise and a second amount of back wall signal attenuation, wherein the first amount of internal noise is greater than the second amount of internal noise; further wherein the first amount of back wall signal attenuation is greater than the second amount of back wall signal attenuation; and ultrasonically inspecting the metal part to obtain a result, wherein the imparting step configures the metal part with the second grain structure, which with the second amount of internal noise and second amount of back wall signal attenuation, is configured for ultrasonic evaluation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method, comprising:
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additively manufacturing a metal part, the metal part configured with an additive manufacturing grain structure indicative of the type of additive process utilized to construct the metal part, wherein the additive manufacturing grain structure is configured with a first ultrasonic signal attenuation level when assessed via ultrasonic inspection; imparting an amount of strain on the metal part to transform the additive manufacturing grain structure having a first ultrasonic signal attenuation level to a grain structure having a second ultrasonic signal attenuation level, wherein the second ultrasonic signal attenuation level is lower than the first ultrasonic signal attenuation level; and inspecting the metal part via a non-destructive testing evaluation method to confirm whether the metal part passes a part build specification. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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additively manufacturing a metal part, the metal part configured with an additive manufacturing grain structure indicative of the type of additive manufacturing process utilized to construct the metal part, wherein the grain structure is configured with a high ultrasonic signal attenuation when assessed via ultrasonic inspection; imparting a sufficient amount of strain on the metal part to transform the grain structure from an additively manufactured grain structure to a grain structure having reduced back wall signal attenuation in the metal part; and evaluating the metal part via an ultrasonic inspection to assess whether the part meets specifications; wherein the metal part is evaluable via the ultrasonic inspection via the imparting step. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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