Cross section scan trace planning based on arc additive manufacturing

In the context of additive manufacturing processes, the influence of specimen deformation from different welding paths is conducted by using CMT-AM. A least-squares method was used to quantitatively measure specimen deformation. The values of S (i.e., the sum of the distance from each feature point in a plane to the ideal plane)from different welding paths had significant influence on deformation of deposited layer.With the value of S increasing, the deformation of deposited layer gradually increased. With this result, a suitable welding trace plan was ascertained, which was successfully used to acquire well-formed and densely organized specimens during the arc-welding additive manufacturing process. Our results provide a foundation for experiments based on deposited layer scanning trace planning.