ME463 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
| Course Code: | 5690463 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will be able to
- Learn the current AM technologies, their operating principles, and their characteristics;
- Select the most appropriate AM process for the given task;
- Use various software to obtain trajectory files for AM processes;
- Interpret and modify the generated trajectory files;
- Compare conventional manufacturing processes with AM technologies; and
- Design objects by using Design for AM principles.
Course Content
Comparison of additive manufacturing (AM) with conventional manufacturing processes,
basics of AM, software issues of AM technologies, photopolymerization processes,
powder bed fusion processes, extrusion-based systems, printing processes, sheet
lamination processes, beam deposition processes, direct write technologies, design for
AM, multi-materials in AM, future trends.
Course Learning Outcomes
Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles, history, and significance of additive manufacturing technologies
- compare various additive manufacturing methods, including material extrusion, powder bed fusion, directed energy deposition, vat photopolymerization, sheet lamination, material jetting and binder jetting
- identify and evaluate different materials used in additive manufacturing processes, focusing on metals, polymers, and composites
- apply design principles specific to AM, including topology optimization, lightweight structures, and complex geometries not achievable by traditional manufacturing
- analyze the key process parameters in AM and their influence on the final part's quality, dimensional accuracy, and mechanical properties
- explain post-processing methods such as heat treatments, surface finishing, and support removal in the context of additive manufacturing
- understand non-destructive testing and evaluation techniques for quality assurance of AM components
- assess the environmental and economic impacts of additive manufacturing, including material efficiency, energy use, and cost-effectiveness
- explore real-world applications of additive manufacturing across various industries, such as aerospace, healthcare, automotive, and tooling
- engage in hands-on projects and research activities to innovate and solve practical problems using additive manufacturing techniques
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Ability to find and interpret information | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Recognition of the need to keep oneself up to date in his/her profession | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Possession of written and oral communication skills | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary) | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Ability to produce original solutions | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Openness to all that is new | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Ability to conduct experiments | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Ability to do engineering design | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Ability to take societal, environmental and economical considerations into account in professional activities | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession | ✔ | |||