Residual Stress Development and Deformation of Wire-Arc Direct Energy Deposition Parts

Nasirov, Aslan [ORNL]; Dong, Wen [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)]; Fancher, Christopher [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000239525168); Prabhune, Bhagyashree [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000263147718); Anzalone, Jerry [Granularity, LLC]; Stein, Russell [Granularity, LLC]; Nycz, Andrzej [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000174156559); Simunovic, Srdjan [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000177668293); Lee, Yousub [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000255630419)

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Residual Stress Development and Deformation of Wire-Arc Direct Energy Deposition Parts

Nasirov, Aslan [ORNL]·Dong, Wen [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)]·Fancher, Christopher [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000239525168)·Prabhune, Bhagyashree [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000263147718)·Anzalone, Jerry [Granularity, LLC]·Stein, Russell [Granularity, LLC]·Nycz, Andrzej [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000174156559)·Simunovic, Srdjan [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000177668293)·Lee, Yousub [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000255630419)

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Nasirov, Aslan [ORNL], Dong, Wen [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)], Fancher, Christopher [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000239525168), Prabhune, Bhagyashree [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000263147718), Anzalone, Jerry [Granularity, LLC], Stein, Russell [Granularity, LLC], Nycz, Andrzej [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000174156559), Simunovic, Srdjan [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000177668293), Lee, Yousub [ORNL] (ORCID:0000000255630419). 2027-03-01. Residual Stress Development and Deformation of Wire-Arc Direct Energy Deposition Parts. https://doi.org/10.2172/3451997

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