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Additive Manufacturing Essentials

Review Questions

Additive Manufacturing EssentialsReview Questions

Review Questions

1 .
Which of the following would not be expected for qualification of a wire/plasma DED facility?
  1. Quality management system
  2. Wire feedstock source qualification
  3. Wire/Plasma machine qualification
  4. NDT lab
2 .
Which of the following is out of order for qualification?
  1. Installation qualification
  2. Operational qualification
  3. Part qualification
  4. Factory acceptance testing
3 .
Which is not a feature of operational qualification?
  1. Multiple feedstock lots of the specified material
  2. Encompassing a defined portion of build volume
  3. Multiple machine operators
  4. Multiple coupon orientations
  5. Material properties
4 .
Which is generally the most involved and expensive form of part qualification?
  1. Lot acceptance testing
  2. First article testing
  3. Component testing
  4. Destructive testing
5 .
Which of the following is false?
  1. A given feedstock can be qualified to multiple overlapping specifications
  2. All industries only allow feedstock manufacturing facilities to be qualified
  3. Feedstock qualification often requires analysis of multiple lots
  4. Feedstock qualification can involve a full range of properties beyond chemistry
6 .
Which of the following is not an example of lot acceptance testing?
  1. Checking the chemistry of a witness coupon
  2. Tensile testing in the X and Z directions
  3. Review of build and heat treat data to ensure conformity to specification
  4. Radiographic inspection of every part in the build
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