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JOM
Volume 69, Issue 3, Pages 456-465Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-016-2226-1
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- National Science Foundation [DMR-1307138, DMR-1507830]
- John and Claire Bertucci Foundation
- Division Of Materials Research
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien [1307138, 1507830] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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By applying computer vision and machine learning methods, we develop a system to characterize powder feedstock materials for metal additive manufacturing (AM). Feature detection and description algorithms are applied to create a microstructural scale image representation that can be used to cluster, compare, and analyze powder micrographs. When applied to eight commercial feedstock powders, the system classifies powder images into the correct material systems with greater than 95% accuracy. The system also identifies both representative and atypical powder images. These results suggest the possibility of measuring variations in powders as a function of processing history, relating microstructural features of powders to properties relevant to their performance in AM processes, and defining objective material standards based on visual images. A significant advantage of the computer vision approach is that it is autonomous, objective, and repeatable.
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