TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This paper aims to present an experimental and theoretical study oriented to investigate the potential use of localized microwave-heating (LMH) in 3D-printing and additive-manufacturing (AM) processes.Design/methodology/approach Following a previous study by the authors, a magnetic confinement technique is developed here as a non-contact support for the incremental solidification by LMH of small metal-powder batches. This approach, which saves the need for a mechanic support in contact with the powder-batch during the microwave heating, may significantly simplify the LMH–AM process.Findings The powder properties are characterized, and a theoretical LMH model is used to simulate the LMH mechanism dominated here by magnetic eddy currents.Originality/value The experimental products are analyzed, and their hardness, porosity and oxidation are evaluated. Practical considerations and further improvements of the non-contact LMH–AM process are discussed.
VL  - 37
IS  - 6
SN  - 0332-1649
DO  - 10.1108/COMPEL-04-2017-0153
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/COMPEL-04-2017-0153
AU  - Fugenfirov Mihael
AU  - Meir Yehuda
AU  - Shelef Amir
AU  - Nerovny Yuri
AU  - Aharoni Eli
AU  - Jerby Eli
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Incremental solidification (toward 3D-printing) of magnetically-confined metal-powder by localized microwave heating
T2  - COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 1918
EP  - 1932
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -