Fast authentication of metal additive manufacturing

Sharon Flank, Abdalla R. Nassar, Timothy W. Simpson, Nathan Valentine, Edmond Elburn

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Abstract

Feasibility in metals has been demonstrated for a fast, accurate method for authenticating three-dimensional printed products. The method relies on spectral signatures produced from chemical taggants, yielding covert material-based fingerprinting. Fingerprints were created using a directed energy deposition multimaterial additive manufacturing system, and detected with x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)143-147
Number of pages5
Journal3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing
Volume4
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2017

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Materials Science (miscellaneous)
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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