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Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing
Ultrasonic Consolidation (UC) or Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) is a low temperature additive manufacturing or 3D printing technique for metals. The process works by scrubbing metal foils together with ultrasonic vibrations under pressure in a continuous fashion, i.e., sheet lamination classification in additive manufacturing. Melting is not the formation mechanism. Instead, metals are joined in the solid-state via disruption of surface oxide films between the metals, i.e. ultrasonic metal welding mechanisms. CNC contour milling is used interchangeably with the additive stage of the process to introduce internal features and add detail to the metal part. UAM has the ability to join multiple metal types together, i.e., dissimilar metal joining, with no or minimal intermetallic formation and allows the embedment of temperature sensitive materials at relatively low temperature—typically less than 50% of the metal matrix melting temperature. History The Ultrasonic Consoli ...
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Additive Manufacturing
3D printing or additive manufacturing is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer control, with material being added together (such as plastics, liquids or powder grains being fused), typically layer by layer. In the 1980s, 3D printing techniques were considered suitable only for the production of functional or aesthetic prototypes, and a more appropriate term for it at the time was rapid prototyping. , the precision, repeatability, and material range of 3D printing have increased to the point that some 3D printing processes are considered viable as an industrial-production technology, whereby the term ''additive manufacturing'' can be used synonymously with ''3D printing''. One of the key advantages of 3D printing is the ability to produce very complex shapes or geometries that would be otherwise impossible to construct ...
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UAM or Uam may refer to: Universities * Arturo Michelena University (''Universidad Arturo Michelena''), Valencia, Venezuela *Autonomous University of Madrid (''Universidad Autonóma de Madrid''), Spain *Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico * University Art Museum, Santa Barbara, University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S. *University of Arkansas at Monticello, Monticello, Arkansas, U.S. *Adam Mickiewicz University (''Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza''), Poznań, Poland *University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria Computing * Universal Access Method, an authentication method for a WiFi or wired network * User activity monitoring * Unified access management Other uses *African and Malagasy Union (''Union Africaine et Malgache'') *The French Union of Modern Artists (''Union des Artistes Moderne'') * Uam, a 2009 album by Scottish musician Julie Fowlis *Ultrasonic additive manufacturing, an additive manufacturing technology *Unión Atlético Maracaibo, a Venezuelan pro ...
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Metal
A metal (from Greek μέταλλον ''métallon'', "mine, quarry, metal") is a material that, when freshly prepared, polished, or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well. Metals are typically ductile (can be drawn into wires) and malleable (they can be hammered into thin sheets). These properties are the result of the ''metallic bond'' between the atoms or molecules of the metal. A metal may be a chemical element such as iron; an alloy such as stainless steel; or a molecular compound such as polymeric sulfur nitride. In physics, a metal is generally regarded as any substance capable of conducting electricity at a temperature of absolute zero. Many elements and compounds that are not normally classified as metals become metallic under high pressures. For example, the nonmetal iodine gradually becomes a metal at a pressure of between 40 and 170 thousand times atmospheric pressure. Equally, some materials regarded as metals c ...
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Temperature
Temperature is a physical quantity that expresses quantitatively the perceptions of hotness and coldness. Temperature is measurement, measured with a thermometer. Thermometers are calibrated in various Conversion of units of temperature, temperature scales that historically have relied on various reference points and thermometric substances for definition. The most common scales are the Celsius scale with the unit symbol °C (formerly called ''centigrade''), the Fahrenheit scale (°F), and the Kelvin scale (K), the latter being used predominantly for scientific purposes. The kelvin is one of the seven base units in the International System of Units (SI). Absolute zero, i.e., zero kelvin or −273.15 °C, is the lowest point in the thermodynamic temperature scale. Experimentally, it can be approached very closely but not actually reached, as recognized in the third law of thermodynamics. It would be impossible to extract energy as heat from a body at that temperature. Tem ...
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UAM MultiMetal
UAM or Uam may refer to: Universities * Arturo Michelena University (''Universidad Arturo Michelena''), Valencia, Venezuela *Autonomous University of Madrid (''Universidad Autonóma de Madrid''), Spain *Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico * University Art Museum, Santa Barbara, University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S. *University of Arkansas at Monticello, Monticello, Arkansas, U.S. *Adam Mickiewicz University (''Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza''), Poznań, Poland *University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria Computing * Universal Access Method, an authentication method for a WiFi or wired network * User activity monitoring * Unified access management Other uses *African and Malagasy Union (''Union Africaine et Malgache'') *The French Union of Modern Artists (''Union des Artistes Moderne'') * Uam, a 2009 album by Scottish musician Julie Fowlis *Ultrasonic additive manufacturing, an additive manufacturing technology *Unión Atlético Maracaibo, a Venezuelan pro ...
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UAM EmbeddedFiberOpticCable
UAM or Uam may refer to: Universities * Arturo Michelena University (''Universidad Arturo Michelena''), Valencia, Venezuela *Autonomous University of Madrid (''Universidad Autonóma de Madrid''), Spain *Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico * University Art Museum, Santa Barbara, University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S. *University of Arkansas at Monticello, Monticello, Arkansas, U.S. *Adam Mickiewicz University (''Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza''), Poznań, Poland *University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria Computing * Universal Access Method, an authentication method for a WiFi or wired network * User activity monitoring * Unified access management Other uses *African and Malagasy Union (''Union Africaine et Malgache'') *The French Union of Modern Artists (''Union des Artistes Moderne'') * Uam, a 2009 album by Scottish musician Julie Fowlis *Ultrasonic additive manufacturing, an additive manufacturing technology *Unión Atlético Maracaibo, a Venezuelan pro ...
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Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public universities in the United States. Founded in 1870 as the state's land-grant university and the ninth university in Ohio with the Morrill Act of 1862, Ohio State was originally known as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College and focused on various agricultural and mechanical disciplines, but it developed into a comprehensive university under the direction of then-Governor and later U.S. president Rutherford B. Hayes, and in 1878, the Ohio General Assembly passed a law changing the name to "the Ohio State University" and broadening the scope of the university. Admission standards tightened and became greatly more selective throughout the 2000s and 2010s. Ohio State's political science department and faculty have greatly contri ...
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CAD Model
Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computers (or ) to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communications through documentation, and to create a database for manufacturing. Designs made through CAD software are helpful in protecting products and inventions when used in patent applications. CAD output is often in the form of electronic files for print, machining, or other manufacturing operations. The terms computer-aided drafting (CAD) and computer aided design and drafting (CADD) are also used. Its use in designing electronic systems is known as ''electronic design automation'' (''EDA''). In mechanical design it is known as ''mechanical design automation'' (''MDA''), which includes the process of creating a technical drawing with the use of computer software. CAD software for mechanical design uses either vector-based graphics ...
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UAM Process
UAM or Uam may refer to: Universities * Arturo Michelena University (''Universidad Arturo Michelena''), Valencia, Venezuela *Autonomous University of Madrid (''Universidad Autonóma de Madrid''), Spain *Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico * University Art Museum, Santa Barbara, University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S. *University of Arkansas at Monticello, Monticello, Arkansas, U.S. *Adam Mickiewicz University (''Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza''), Poznań, Poland *University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria Computing * Universal Access Method, an authentication method for a WiFi or wired network * User activity monitoring * Unified access management Other uses *African and Malagasy Union (''Union Africaine et Malgache'') *The French Union of Modern Artists (''Union des Artistes Moderne'') * Uam, a 2009 album by Scottish musician Julie Fowlis *Ultrasonic additive manufacturing, an additive manufacturing technology *Unión Atlético Maracaibo, a Venezuelan pro ...
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Anvil
An anvil is a metalworking tool consisting of a large block of metal (usually forged or cast steel), with a flattened top surface, upon which another object is struck (or "worked"). Anvils are as massive as practical, because the higher their inertia, the more efficiently they cause the energy of striking tools to be transferred to the work piece. In most cases the anvil is used as a forging tool. Before the advent of modern welding technology, it was the primary tool of metal workers. The great majority of modern anvils are made of cast steel that has been heat treated by either flame or electric induction. Inexpensive anvils have been made of cast iron and low quality steel, but are considered unsuitable for serious use as they deform and lack rebound when struck. Structure The primary work surface of the anvil is known as the face. It is generally made of hardened steel and should be flat and smooth with rounded edges for most work. Any marks on the face w ...
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Sonotrode
In ultrasonic machining, welding and mixing, a sonotrode is a tool that creates ultrasonic vibrations and applies this vibrational energy to a gas, liquid, solid or tissue. A sonotrode usually consists of a stack of piezoelectric transducers attached to a tapering metal rod. The end of the rod is applied to the working material. An alternating current oscillating at ultrasonic frequency is applied by a separate power supply unit to the piezoelectric transducers. The current causes them to expand and contract. The frequency of the current is chosen to be the resonant frequency of the tool, so the entire sonotrode acts as a half-wavelength resonator, vibrating lengthwise with standing waves at its resonant frequency. The standard frequencies used with ultrasonic sonotrodes range from 20 kHz to 70 kHz. The amplitude of the vibration is small, about 13 to 130 micrometres. Sonotrodes are made of titanium, aluminium or steel, with or without heat treatment (carbide ...
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Surface Finish
Surface finish, also known as surface texture or surface topography, is the nature of a surface as defined by the three characteristics of lay, surface roughness, and waviness.. It comprises the small, local deviations of a surface from the perfectly flat ideal (a true plane). Surface texture is one of the important factors that control friction and transfer layer formation during sliding. Considerable efforts have been made to study the influence of surface texture on friction and wear during sliding conditions. Surface textures can be isotropic or anisotropic. Sometimes, stick-slip friction phenomena can be observed during sliding, depending on surface texture. Each manufacturing process (such as the many kinds of machining) produces a surface texture. The process is usually optimized to ensure that the resulting texture is usable. If necessary, an additional process will be added to modify the initial texture. The latter process may be grinding (abrasive cutting), polis ...
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