Abstract
We present methods to quantify sample shapes and generate sample mounts as motivated by the needs of neutron scattering experiments. The 3D sample scanning was performed using photogrammetry and laser scanning, and a comparison is made between the two techniques. The aluminum alloy AlSi10Mg is shown to have favorable properties for many types of mounts used in neutron scattering. Parts were first prototyped with 3D plastic printers, and then, 3D AlSi10Mg prints were made. The final additively manufactured part holds the sample with more points of contact than is possible with traditional manufacturing. The goodness of fit between the mount and sample was measured by x-ray tomography.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 8599 |
| Journal | Review of Scientific Instruments |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2020 |
Bibliographical note
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Funding
We thank Jonaaron Jones and Devon Burkle for printing the AlSi10Mg parts. We thank Ercan Cakmak for performing the x-ray tomography scans. We thank Andrey A. Podlesnyak for providing the crystal and discussing the needs of the holder. We thank Zachary B. Nolan for preliminary testing. We thank Douglas Bruce, Richard Schwartz, and Paris Cornwell for guidance in laser scanning. D.M.P., Y.Z., J.B., P.C., V.F., M.S., and A.M.S. were supported through the Scientific User Facilities Division of the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, sponsored by the Basic Energy Science (BES) Program, DOE Office of Science. This research was supported in part (for RN) by an appointment to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory HERE Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. This research used resources at the Spallation Neutron Source, and the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, both being DOE Office of Science User Facilities operated by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the U.S. Department of Energy. The United States Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the United States Government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, world-wide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for United States Government purposes. The Department of Energy will provide public access to these results of the federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan).
| Funders | Funder number |
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| U.S. Department of Energy | |
| Office of Science | |
| Basic Energy Sciences | |
| Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education | DE-AC05-00OR22725 |