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In Situ Thermography of Single Scan Tracks Performed on Nickel Super Alloy 625 for the 2018 Additive Manufacturing Benchmark Test Series (AM-Bench 2018): Powder Bed Fusion Commercial Build Machine

Published by National Institute of Standards and Technology | National Institute of Standards and Technology | Catalog Last Checked: September 02, 2026 at 07:17 PM | Dataset Last Updated: May 18, 2018
These measurements were performed as part of the 2018 Additive Manufacturing Benchmark Test Series (AM-Bench), specifically supporting the melt pool geometry challenge (CHAL-AMB2018-02-MP) and cooling rate challenge (CHAL-AMB2018-02-CR). This dataset and the associated experiments are part of a continuing series of controlled benchmark tests, in conjunction with a conference series, with two initial goals, 1) to allow modelers of Additive Manufacturing processes to test their simulations against rigorous, highly controlled additive manufacturing benchmark test data, and 2) to encourage additive manufacturing practitioners to develop novel mitigation strategies for challenging build scenarios. More information regarding the AMBench 2018 study can be found at www.nist.gov/ambench. Multiple laser scan tracks were performed on bare nickel-based superalloy IN625 substrates using three different combinations of laser power and scan speed. A high-speed infrared camera was used to measure the infrared emissions during each scan track, allowing measurement of the melt pool length and cooling rate of the solidified material. Details related to this dataset are provided in the associated NIST Journal of Research article (in press).  The associated publication with experiment details and ex-situ characterization is Lane et. al. 2020 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s40192-020-00169-1). For dataset description article; refer to  https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.AMS.100-53

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  "fn": "Brandon Lane",
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description These measurements were performed as part of the 2018 Additive Manufacturing Benchmark Test Series (AM-Bench), specifically supporting the melt pool geometry challenge (CHAL-AMB2018-02-MP) and cooling rate challenge (CHAL-AMB2018-02-CR). This dataset and the associated experiments are part of a continuing series of controlled benchmark tests, in conjunction with a conference series, with two initial goals, 1) to allow modelers of Additive Manufacturing processes to test their simulations against rigorous, highly controlled additive manufacturing benchmark test data, and 2) to encourage additive manufacturing practitioners to develop novel mitigation strategies for challenging build scenarios. More information regarding the AMBench 2018 study can be found at www.nist.gov/ambench. Multiple laser scan tracks were performed on bare nickel-based superalloy IN625 substrates using three different combinations of laser power and scan speed. A high-speed infrared camera was used to measure the infrared emissions during each scan track, allowing measurement of the melt pool length and cooling rate of the solidified material. Details related to this dataset are provided in the associated NIST Journal of Research article (in press).  The associated publication with experiment details and ex-situ characterization is Lane et. al. 2020 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s40192-020-00169-1). For dataset description article; refer to  https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.AMS.100-53
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    "title": "DOI Access for In Situ Thermography  of Single Scan Tracks Performed on Nickel Super Alloy 625 for the 2018 Additive Manufacturing Benchmark Test Series (AM-Bench 2018): Powder Bed Fusion Commercial Build Machine",
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    "title": "Plots of the radiant temperature profiles from each test",
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    "description": "A compressed file containing plots containing the temperature profiles from each frame of each test. Plots are provided as both MATLAB figures (.fig) and images (.jpg).",
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    "description": "This Excel spreadsheet provides a summary and comparison of the melt pool length and cooling rate measurements.",
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    "title": "Raw IR camera files",
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    "description": "This compressed folder contains the raw camera files for each test. The .img files contain the raw camera signals as well as metadata for each frame. A special MATLAB function is required to read these files.",
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    "description": "This compressed folder contains videos of the radiant temperature measurements of each test. These videos are useful in understand the process and the data provided in the dataset. The videos can be recreated from the data using the NIST_DataSetPlot.m MATLAB function which is also provided.",
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    "description": "This is a MATLAB data file containing structure arrays for each test. These structures contain the radiant temperature data, relevant test information, and measurements.",
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    "description": "This is a MATLAB function that will recreate the radiant temperature profiles and infrared videos that are available in the dataset. The intention of this code is to provide context for the data available in the "CHAL-AMB2018-02-DataSet.mat" MATLAB data file. The function is commented.",
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identifier 6D6EC9B3A4147BE2E05324570681EEC91931
issued 2019-09-10
keyword 
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  "AMBench",
  "AMBench 2018",
  "Additive manufacturing",
  "IN625",
  "benchmark tests",
  "cooling rate",
  "melt pool length",
  "nickel super alloy 625",
  "powder bed fusion",
  "temperature measurement",
  "thermography"
]
landingPage https://data.nist.gov/od/id/mds2-1931
language 
[
  "en"
]
license https://www.nist.gov/open/license
modified 2018-05-18 00:00:00
programCode 
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publisher 
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  "name": "National Institute of Standards and Technology",
  "@type": "org:Organization"
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theme 
[
  "Manufacturing:Additive manufacturing",
  "Materials:Metals",
  "Mathematics and Statistics:Modeling and simulation research"
]
title In Situ Thermography of Single Scan Tracks Performed on Nickel Super Alloy 625 for the 2018 Additive Manufacturing Benchmark Test Series (AM-Bench 2018): Powder Bed Fusion Commercial Build Machine

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