Exam Review Flashcards
which one of the following processes can NOT print in full color?
a. material jetting
b. directed energy deposition
c. binder jetting
d. sheet lamination
b. DED
Which one of the following processes can NOT effectively print assemblies with functional kinematic joints?
a. selective laser sintering
b. extrusion
c. binder jetting
d. sheet lamination
d. sheet lamination
which one of the following is NOT a relative advantage of material jetting processes?
a. multi-material printing
b. speed
c. available material options
d. cost
e. color
c. available material options
In Material Jetting processes, the conversion of liquid material droplets to solid geometry
should occur during flight or soon after impact
T or F
T
Which of the following is NOT one of the technical challenges in material jetting processes?
a. droplet formation
b. droplet deposition control
c. droplet shape
d. droplet density
c. droplet shape
Which Material Jetting droplet creation mode uses timed pressure pulses created from
thermal, piezoelectric, electrostatic, or other actuation devices?
a. spray
b. continuous
c. direct
d. drop-on-demand
d. drop-on-demand
Which Material Jetting droplet formation mode can achieve higher placement accuracy?
drop-on-demand
Which Material Jetting droplet formation mode can achieve higher throughput?
continuous
In Material Jetting processes, a low value of the printing indicator means the flow is
dominated by viscosity
T or F
True
In Material Jetting processes, supports are required for any overhang geometry
T or F
T
A Material Jetting 3D printer could likely print a 0.5 mm pin feature projecting from a face.
T or F
T
In Binder Jetting processes, the unprinted powder is not recyclable
T or F
F
Parts built using a Binder Jetting process have better dimensional accuracy than parts built
using Powder Bed Fusion processes
T or F
F
Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good binder material?
a. easily printable
b. good adhesion
c. high thermal conductivity
c. high thermal conductivity
After high temperature sintering in metal Binder Jet post-processing, the part is fully dense.
T or F
F
Compared to fully dense parts of uniform composition Binder Jet printed parts with infiltrants
added in post-processing to achieve full density have
a. higher elongation (ductility)
b. lower elongation
b. lower
Which of the following is not an advantage of Binder Jet processes?
a. self-supported overhangs
b. parts nested
c. assemblies and kinematic joints printed
d. good accuracy and surface finish
e. range of material compositions
d. accuracy and surface finish
For Binder Jet processes, detail feature size is limited by part strength in the green state
rather than print resolution
T or F
T
In Binder Jetting processes, supports are required for overhang geometry
T or F
F
A Binder Jetting 3D printer could likely print a 0.5 mm pin feature projecting from a face.
T or F
F
Form-then-bond sheet lamination processes require an alignment system to ensure each
bonded layer is properly registered.
T or F
T
Bond-then-form sheet lamination processes exhibit homogeneous mechanical and thermal
properties
T or F
F
Bond-then-form sheet lamination processes require external supports for overhang features
T or F
F
In a bond-then-form sheet lamination process control of the part’s accuracy in the z-direction
(build direction) is difficult
T or F
T
Thermal residual stresses and thermally induced deformation due to resolidification of molten
metals are a major concern in Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing.
T or F
F
Which of the following is NOT a type of common defect that occurs in Ultrasonic Additive
Manufacturing
a. incomplete bond due to insufficient energy at layer/layer interface
b. broken bond due to excess energy at layer/layer interface
c. damage within foil within a layer
d. gaps/overlaps between adjacent foils within a layer
c
Which controllable Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing process parameter determines the
amount of energy available for bond formation?
oscillation amplitude
The primary measure of bond quality in Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing is
linear weld density
Which one of the following conditions is NOT necessary for high quality layer bonding in
Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing?
a. atomically clean metal surfaces
b. close contact between surfaces
c. high temperature
d. plastic deformation at foil interface
c