An Introduction to Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing

This book covers the fundamentals of wire arc additive manufacturing processes including principles and processing procedures for developing near-net shape components and their applications. It further addresses wire arc additive manufacturing of titanium, aluminium, Nickel based alloys, stainless steel, copper, bronze, and iron-based alloys backed by case studies and illustrations. It explains the metallurgical and mechanical features of the wire arc additively manufactured components.

• Overviews directed energy deposition processes and fundamentals of Wire arc additive manufacturing process.
• Deals with most successful additive manufacturing process to create large-scale components.
• Provides the comparison of productivity between Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing and other Additive Manufacturing processes for various materials.
• Discusses solidification process, thermal gradient and microstructural features
• Includes real time case studies and numerous illustrations.

This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in manufacturing and materials science engineering, welding, and additive manufacturing.