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An open-access curriculum module and interactive learning object covering layer-by-layer additive manufacturing, melt-pool laser thermodynamics, Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), and industrial process metallurgy. Features an interactive build kinetics and Volumetric Energy Density (VED) canvas simulator, step-by-step worked engineering calculations (VED melt-pool thresholds, 1D Rosenthal solidification cooling rates ~10^6 K/s, thermal residual stresses, build layer counts, FDM job duration, raw material scrap savings, break-even batch analysis, and TPMS gyroid lattice lightweighting), a fixed-column systems trade-off matrix, and comprehensive self-assessment practice modules aligned with ABET/CEAB accreditation standards.

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