SUMMARY
Hybrid manufacturing is a combination of additive (deposition) and subtractive (machining)manufacturing in a single machine tool. This laser metal deposition process can be used for near netshape manufacturing and component repair using either similar or dissimilar materials. Withcommercially available hybrid manufacturing systems capable of 5-axis deposition and subtraction, it isnow feasible to control the interfacial conditions between substrate and deposition. Other deposition processes require substrates to be planar, but hybrid manufacturing subtractive capability allows forunlimited surface structures and conditions. Industry implementation has already occurred in the moldand die repair industry, but it will quickly expand to other applications. This proposed dissertation willevaluate the use of various material and structure combinations to enhance the mechanical propertiesassociated with hybrid manufactured components.