Dr. Enrique J. Lavernia, M. Katherine Banks Chair and Dr. Julie M. Schoenung, Wofford Cain Chair III, both of whom are professors in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, and in the Mike J. Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, have joined forces to write “Metallic Powders for Additive Manufacturing: Science and Applications,” published by Wiley, Inc.
Additive manufacturing refers to the process of creating and building an object one layer at a time. The most common example of this is 3D printing. The recent explosive interest in 3D printing — one of the most common forms of additive manufacturing (AM) — has fueled the need to understand and implement the atomization of metal powder. Many AM processes require metal powders to create the final objects. Atomization refers to the process of transforming liquid metal into a powder.
“Given our active involvement in this field, we saw the need for a book dedicated to the exploration of metal powders within the framework of additive manufacturing,” Lavernia said.