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PROJECTS/PROGRAMS

Additive Manufacturing Fatigue and Fracture

Description

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

FACILITIES and CAPABILITIES

PUBLICATIONS - see individual staff webpages on right

POST-DOCTORAL OPPORTUNITIES - jump to section below

Metal additive manufacturing (AM) is not used in fatigue and fracture critical applications despite industrial need. The goal of this project is to enable confident use of metal AM in critical applications through:

Advancing metrological practice for AM-specific performance metrics encompassing the full processing-structure-properties-performance spectrum and the full AM lifecycle
Developing process and post-process control methods to reduce material variability and improve performance
Developing new non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques that are fast, inexpensive, precise, and capable of inspecting larger parts with complex geometries common in AM
Developing a rapid qualification framework based on digital twin to reduce cost and time to production
Developing consensus AM standards with key stakeholders and various standards development organizations

Post-DocTORAL OPPORTUNITIES

This project normally has 2-year post-doctoral fellowships with competitive pay available for US citizens (see links to specific opportunities below). These fellowships are through the competitive, proposal-based National Research Council Research Associateship Program (NRC-RAP). NIST participates in two of the application cycles (Feb 1 and August 1) each year. Applicants should plan to work closely with NIST staff to develop their research proposals in order to ensure programmatic fit and suitable resources for the proposed work.