Volume 16, Issue 8 (2019) | American Journal of Applied Sciences

Thermoelectric and Optical Properties of Advanced Thermoelectric Devices from Different Multilayer Thin Films

Mebougna Drabo — 2019-08-29

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 29 August 2019; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2019.225.237

Thermoelectric devices were prepared using different multilayered thin film structures in the order of Ge/Si+Ge, Si+Ge, Si, Sb+Ge, Ge and SiO2/SiO2+Ge by DC/RF Magnetron Sputtering. The thickness of t...

Investigating Rapid Thermoform Tooling Via Additive Manufacturing (3d Printing)

Gene Haeberle — 2019-10-09

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 9 October 2019; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2019.238.243

Additive Manufacturing (AM) has matured from a prototyping tool to a soft production tooling in recent years. This research elaborates the role of AM technology (3D printing) in the design, prototypin...

A Comprehensive Review of Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing): Processes, Applications and Future Potential

Santosh Kumar Parupelli — 2019-10-09

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 9 October 2019; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2019.244.272

Additive manufacturing (AM) also known as 3D printing is a technology that builds three-dimensional (3-D) solid objects. Customized 3D objects with complex geometries and integrated functional designs...

Comparative Analysis of Risk Management Strategies for Additive Manufacturing Supply Chains

Bandar Altubaishe — 2019-10-17

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 17 October 2019; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2019.273.282

Supplier selection is an important strategic decision to be made in additive manufacturing supply chains. This paper presents a hybrid Analytic Hierarchy Process-Preference Ranking Organization Method...