b'Additive ManufacturingMechanical properties of additive manufactured parts can be tailored for specific Control of Defects attributes by controlling build parameters.T his project used an Optomec Laser Engineered Net Shaping additive manufacturing system to fabricate parts with repeatable process parameters by employing closed-loop process control. The process control used in situ optical and infrared imaging of the melt pool. Part defects were classified layer-by-layer using computed tomography scanning to correlate a part TOTAL APPROVED AMOUNT:build. Controlling specific build parameters resulted in desired mechanical properties.$125,000 over 1 yearPROJECT NUMBER: 20A1047-048FPPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Natalie PinkhamCO-INVESTIGATOR:Thomas Walters, INLDefect evaluation of an additive manufactured specimen.125'