Spring 2027

Metal Additive Manufacturing

Metal additive manufacturing parts from the design stage to component application.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Dan Thoma3.8/5

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Design electronic build files, including support structures

  • Choose appropriate feedstock for synthesis

  • Predict process parameters for defect free material

  • Design thermodynamic and solidification routes during fabrication

  • Analyze processing, microstructure, and property maps

  • Choose appropriate post-processing requirements

  • Develop an undergraduate-level white paper (concept paper) proposal marketing a new component

  • Develop a graduate-level white paper (concept paper) proposal marketing a new component

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M S & E 350, 351,M E 311, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

ME/MS&E 515

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 450
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 450

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Metal additive manufacturing parts from the design stage to component application.

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Topics

  • Electronic build files and support structures
  • Feedstock selection for synthesis
  • Process parameters for defect-free material
  • Thermodynamic and solidification routes
  • Processing, microstructure, and property maps
  • Post-processing requirements
  • White paper proposals for new components

Skills

  • Design electronic build files, including support structures
  • Choose appropriate feedstock for synthesis
  • Predict process parameters for defect free material
  • Design thermodynamic and solidification routes during fabrication
  • Analyze processing, microstructure, and property maps
  • Choose appropriate post-processing requirements
  • Develop an undergraduate-level white paper (concept paper) proposal marketing a new component
  • Develop a graduate-level white paper (concept paper) proposal marketing a new component

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ME/MS&E 515 · Spring 2027

Metal Additive Manufacturing

Recorded 2026-10-14
ME/MS&E 515 · Spring 2027

Metal Additive Manufacturing

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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