Profilometer | Profiling of powder bed | Easy installation | High cost |
Infrared camera | Thermal radiation of molten pool | Intuitive results with rich information retrieval | High resolution, high equipment cost |
Pyrometer | Thermal radiation of molten pool | High accuracy and rapid response | High cost |
High-speed camera | Molten pool morphology, thermal images, and geometric dimensions | Lower cost and extended measurement range | Optical filters required |
Acoustic emission | Defects | High sensitivity, nondestructive monitoring, and low cost | Lower accuracy in high-noise conditions |
Synchrotron X-ray | Dynamic behavior of molten pool | Real-time observation | High cost, complex equipment, limited commercial viability |
Spectrometer | Spattering | Wide measurement range | High cost |