Wire arc additive manufacturing: A brief review on advancements in addressing industrial challenges incurred with processing metallic alloys

Whenever there is a need for manufacturing products with higher deposition rates (usually more than 10 kg per hour) different alloys of primary metal materials such as titanium, nickel, aluminum, steel and other superalloys, wire arc additive often considered the best AM (additive manufacturing) technology from state art technologies around practice. This practice usually incorporates usage feedstock material standard tools used welding. The perks associated material, low wastage equipment costs combined structure intactness makes it an irresistible process to override traditional billeting forging methods ranging medium complex products. Large applications can be seen in existence help this assembly line automobile sectors, wing ribs aerospace industry, wind tunnels hydraulic sector. paper discusses usual complexities faced managing residual stress manufactured product, also prime focus on improving mechanical properties compared while eliminating defects porosity distortions are widely discussed detail. Finally, prospects post machining operations carried over product non-destructive testing, in-situ monitoring assessed.