RT Journal Article T1 Experimental study on the manufacturing of steel inclined walls by directed energy deposition based on dimensional and 3D surface roughness measurements A1 Pereira Domínguez, Alejandro A1 Carou Porto, Diego A1 Fenollera Bolíbar, Maria Inmaculada A1 Prado Cerqueira, Maria Teresa A1 Gapiński, Bartosz A1 Wieczorowski, Michal K1 3313.17 Operaciones Mecanizadas K1 3315.04 Fundiciones (General) K1 3310.05 Ingeniería de Procesos AB Robotic-directed energy deposition has attracted the attention of the research community and industry as a process capable of producing large metallic parts. The selection of the manufacturing conditions is a critical step in improving the process efficiency and quality of the produced parts. The present work aims at analyzing the geometry and surface topography of walls built using several conditions and inclination angles, without additional supports except for the substrate. The walls were made of AWS A5.18. ER70S-6 steel using the Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing process. The study used both dimensional and 3D topography measurements to analyze the results. As findings, the travel speed played an important role in the size of the cross-section due to the heat input to the welding zone. Heat accumulation was a critical factor in the size and accuracy of the beads. Moreover, intermediate cooling provided structures with more uniform dimensions, smaller width, and higher layer growth. The inclination of the pieces influenced the width and uniformity of the beads, generating minor imperfections on the downside of the pieces because of gravity. PB Materials SN 19961944 YR 2022 FD 2022-07-18 LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/3727 UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/3727 LA eng NO Materials, 15(14): 4994 (2022) DS Investigo RD 13-oct-2024