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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
David M. Dietrich, St. Peters, MO (US);
Michael W. Hayes, Belleville, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/08 (2006.01); B29C 67/00 (2017.01); B22F 3/105 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/08 (2013.01); B29C 67/0092 (2013.01); B22F 2003/1058 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); G01N 2203/0282 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0476 (2013.01); Y10T 428/21 (2015.01); Y10T 428/216 (2015.01);
Abstract
A Z-axis test coupon structure and method for additive manufacturing process are disclosed. An example method of fabricating Z-axis test coupons for additive manufacturing processes, includes fabricating tensile specimens, the fabricating of the tensile specimens including providing a web between adjacent ones of the tensile specimens, and the fabricating of the tensile specimens including using an additive manufacturing process, removing the web from between the adjacent ones of the tensile specimens, and testing a tensile strength of one of the tensile specimens.