Stress Modeling of the WAAM Process

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Date Published:

May 22, 2026

Abstract:

A thermal model was previously developed and executed to simulate the Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) process, using the Goldak Flux Distribution to model the welding heat source [1]. The present work focuses on the next step of the modeling process, the stress model.

Author:

Jason Meyer

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