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Additive manufacturing provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 8 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

The Open University via OpenLearn
8 hours worth of material
Self Paced
Overview

  • This free course, Additive manufacturing, introduces you to its key concepts. It covers the fundamentals of the additive manufacturing (AM) process, the steps involved in creating a model and ...

Syllabus

    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Additive manufacturing: an overview
    • 1 Additive manufacturing: an overview
    • 1.1 History
    • 1.2 Why is this course not called 3D printing?
    • 2 Fundamentals of the process
    • 2 Fundamentals of the process
    • 2.1 Making shapes and structures
    • 2.2 Why additive manufacturing?
    • 2.3 Application of additive manufacturing
    • 3 Creating a model and building an artefact
    • 3 Creating a model and building an artefact
    • 3.1 Computer-aided design model
    • 3.2 Model produced by laser scanning
    • 3.3 Model produced by computer-aided design
    • 3.4 Machine positioning and control
    • 3.5 Build
    • 3.6 Final components
    • 4 Materials and techniques
    • 4 Materials and techniques
    • 4.1 Polymer materials
    • 4.2 Metallic materials
    • 4.3 Other materials
    • 5 Design implications
    • 5 Design implications
    • 5.1 Custom parts
    • 6 Finished parts
    • 6 Finished parts
    • 6.1 Surface finish and feature quality
    • 6.2 Microstructural properties
    • 6.3 Residual stress
    • Conclusion
    • References
    • Further reading
    • Glossary
    • Acknowledgements

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