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In his doctoral dissertation, MSc (Eng) Atte Antikainen developed methods to accelerate the development of metal alloys suitable for 3D printing. Established metal alloys were originally developed with other manufacturing methods in mind, and their properties are not necessarily optimal when printed. In his research, Antikainen investigated experimental and computational methods that can be used to assess the suitability of metal alloys for 3D printing at an early stage of material development. In particular, he examined the causes of and methods for predicting cracks that form during printing, and demonstrated two ways to prevent cracking in challenging and brittle metal alloys. The findings can be used to improve the quality, performance and manufacturability of 3D-printed metal components for applications in, for example, industry, the energy sector, and the aerospace and engineering industries.
The doctoral dissertation titled Assessing additive manufacturability of alloys with rapid experimental and computational methods by MSc (Eng) Atte Antikainen will be publicly examined in the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at Tampere University on 25 September 2026. The dissertation is in the field of Materials Science.
The Opponent will be Professor Ehsan Ghassemali from Jönköping University in Sweden. The Custos will be Professor Pasi Peura from the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences.