The recent attention towards additive manufacturing (AM) of metallic alloys, particularly Al-Si
alloys, has been significant due to its important role in the design and development of …

Additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing is a promising industrial technology that enables
rapid prototyping of complex configurations. Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) is one of the most …

Volumetric defect is a significant factor that influences the fatigue life assessment accuracy
in additive manufactured (AM) metals. In order to accurately assess the effects of volumetric …

The fatigue behavior and life of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V are very dependent on its
heterogeneous microstructure, which in turn results from its fabrication process. In this …

Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies are at the forefront of technological development
in machine design as they allow the production of complex parts with high stiffness-to-weight …

Abstract Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) is a popular technique for making intricate parts
in various fields. Assessing the load-bearing capacity of components fabricated through L …

As the reliability and lifespan requirements of modern equipment continues to escalate, the
problems with very high cycle fatigue (VHCF) has obtained increasingly widespread …

This study compares the fatigue crack growth (FCG) behavior of Ti6Al4V parts fabricated by
laser powder bed melting (LPBF) with four build directions (0°, 30°, 60°, and 90°) and two …

The formation mechanism of crack initiation region of selective laser melted (SLM) Ti-6Al-4V
in very-high-cycle fatigue (VHCF) was investigated by using the novel approach of …

Featured Application This work presents a typical case of using advanced material
characterization techniques such as focused ion beam (FIB), scanning electron microscopy …