Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC

Nicholas Barta

Chad Yates

Thomas Dobrowolski

Mackenzie Dreese

Satya Rama Naga Lakshmi Ganti

A process for producing a powder witness coupon including additively manufacturing a container simultaneously with a primary part, filling at least a portion of the container with a feed material employed for the part simultaneously with the additive manufacturing of the primary part, and sealing the container during the additive manufacturing of the primary part. An in-situ feed material powder witness coupon including a container additively manufactured simultaneously with a primary part, and a plurality of individual chambers within the container, at least one of the chambers being removable intact from the container. Further, a method for enhancing examination of feed material in an additively manufactured part including additively manufacturing a container simultaneously with a primary part, capturing feed material, density and environment in the container, and sealing the container.

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Nicholas Barta