Shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators: The role of material, form, and scaling effects

MS Kim, JK Heo, H Rodrigue, HT Lee… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are smart materials that are widely used to create intelligent
devices because of their high energy density, actuation strain, and biocompatibility …

[HTML][HTML] Metal vaporization and its influence during laser powder bed fusion process

J Liu, P Wen - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a key metal additive manufacturing process and has
attracted increasing attention both in academia and industry. An essential physical issue …

[HTML][HTML] Wire and arc additive manufacturing of Fe-based shape memory alloys: Microstructure, mechanical and functional behavior

IO Felice, J Shen, AFC Barragan, IAB Moura, B Li… - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Shape memory alloys (SMA) are a class of smart materials with inherent shape memory and
superelastic characteristics. Unlike other SMAs, iron-based SMAs (Fe-SMA) offer cost …

[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing of Ni-based superalloys: Residual stress, mechanisms of crack formation and strategies for crack inhibition

C Guo, G Li, S Li, X Hu, H Lu, X Li, Z Xu, Y Chen… - Nano Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The additive manufacturing (AM) of Ni-based superalloys has attracted extensive interest
from both academia and industry due to its unique capabilities to fabricate complex and high …

Laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing of NiTi shape memory alloys: a review

S Wei, J Zhang, L Zhang, Y Zhang… - … Journal of Extreme …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
NiTi alloys have drawn significant attentions in biomedical and aerospace fields due to their
unique shape memory effect (SME), superelasticity (SE), damping characteristics, high …

New trends in 4D printing: a critical review

S Vatanparast, A Boschetto, L Bottini, P Gaudenzi - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
In a variety of industries, Additive Manufacturing has revolutionized the whole design–
fabrication cycle. Traditional 3D printing is typically employed to produce static components …

[HTML][HTML] The status, barriers, challenges, and future in design for 4D printing

F Demoly, ML Dunn, KL Wood, HJ Qi, JC André - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
The combination of scientific advances in additive manufacturing (AM) and smart materials
(SMs) has enabled the development of a new interdisciplinary research area: 4D printing …

Additive manufacturing post-processing treatments, a review with emphasis on mechanical characteristics

A Diniță, A Neacșa, AI Portoacă, M Tănase, CN Ilinca… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Additive manufacturing (AM) comes in various types of technologies and comparing it with
traditional fabrication methods provides the possibility of producing complex geometric parts …

Research progress in arc based additive manufacturing of aluminium alloys–A review

AK Sinha, S Pramanik, KP Yagati - Measurement, 2022 - Elsevier
Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) created aluminium alloy components are in high
demand across a wide range of industries. The WAAM deposits are weakened by the non …

An overview of 3D printed metal implants in orthopedic applications: Present and future perspectives

Y Wu, J Liu, L Kang, J Tian, X Zhang, J Hu, Y Huang… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
With the ability to produce components with complex and precise structures, additive
manufacturing or 3D printing techniques are now widely applied in both industry and …