Printed-part porosity
Porosity fraction with lack-of-fusion versus gas-pore classification from a cross-section.
Example outputs shown for illustration. Numbers depend on your samples and protocol.
Image: Illustrative rendering (AI-generated), not a micrograph
What you get
The measurement, today
Porosity is often a single density number from an Archimedes measurement. It says how much, never what kind or where, and the two pore types have different causes and fixes.
What it costs
Gas pores point at the powder; lack-of-fusion points at the laser parameters. Reporting only a percentage leaves engineers guessing which knob to turn.
From image to reviewed result
- 1
Image the section
Load a polished cross-section or a CT slice of the printed part.
- 2
Threshold the pores
Pores are separated from solid metal by adaptive thresholding.
- 3
Classify by shape
Rounded pores are labelled gas; irregular pores are labelled lack-of-fusion.
- 4
Report and map
Porosity fraction, pore size distribution, and a location map are exported.
Scope: Classifies pores by shape from a 2D cross-section: rounded as gas, irregular as lack-of-fusion. A single plane samples the part; confirm bulk porosity by CT or Archimedes.
Related applications
Additive manufacturing QC
From powder morphology to post-build cross-sections: layer anomalies and pore maps.
Metal powder feedstock QC
Particle size, sphericity, and satellite fraction for metal AM feedstock.
Coating thickness & porosity
Thickness profiles and sub-surface porosity from polished coating cross-sections.
Send a sample image and a measurement goal
We will show the closest ConductVision workflow and flag what needs custom validation for your images.
