Additive manufacturing of titanium alloys via selective laser melting: fabrication, microstructure, post-processing, performance and prospect

J Lu, L Zhuo - International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard …, 2023 - Elsevier
Growing maturity of SLM has enabled the use of rapid manufacturing technology on hard-to-
machine Ti alloys. In this review, selective laser melted titanium alloys are reviewed based …

[HTML][HTML] Grain refinement and crack inhibition of hard-to-weld Inconel 738 alloy by altering the scanning strategy during selective laser melting

J Xu, Y Ding, Y Gao, H Wang, Y Hu, D Zhang - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing of hard-to-weld nickel-based superalloys leads to the formation of
elongated columnar grain structures and hot cracks along the build direction. Changing the …

Functionally graded materials with grain-size gradients and heterogeneous microstructures achieved by additive manufacturing

Z Hu, Z Ma, L Yu, Y Liu - Scripta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, 316L/CuCrZr functionally graded materials were prepared by laser powder bed
fusion. Not only the strong bonding of 316L and CuCrZr was achieved, but more importantly …

In-situ tailoring microstructures to promote strength-ductility synergy in laser powder bed fusion of NiCoCr medium-entropy alloy

K Zhou, D Cui, Z Chai, Y Zhang, Z Yang, C Zhu… - Additive …, 2023 - Elsevier
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) has received widespread attention owing to its digital,
flexible, and controllable fabrication process, which opens new possibilities for the direct …

Effect of in-situ intrinsic heat treatment in metal additive manufacturing: a comprehensive review

S Munusamy, J Jerald - Metals and Materials International, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Metal Additive Manufacturing (MAM) produces high-strength and complex shape
components through a layer-by-layer metal deposition approach for aerospace, automobile …

Additive manufacturing of high strength copper alloy with heterogeneous grain structure through laser powder bed fusion

Y Liu, J Zhang, Q Tan, Y Yin, S Liu, M Li, M Li, Q Liu… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) additive manufacturing was utilized to fabricate high-
strength copper (Cu) alloys through inoculation of pure Cu powder with cobalt (Co) …

Bridging microstructure and crystallography with the crack propagation behavior in Ti-6Al-4V alloy fabricated via dual laser beam bilateral synchronous welding

T Yan, Y Liu, J Wang, Y Zheng, X Zhan - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2024 - Elsevier
The microstructure evolution and crack propagation behavior were systematically and
thoroughly investigated in α/β Ti-6Al-4V alloy obtained under the inhomogeneous heating …

Enhancing specific energy absorption of additively manufactured titanium lattice structures through simultaneous manipulation of architecture and constituent material

J Zhang, Y Liu, BB Babamiri, Y Zhou, M Dargusch… - Additive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Titanium lattice structures have found a wide range of lightweight applications. However,
lattice structures made from the commonly-used commercially pure titanium (CP− Ti) and Ti …

Remelting induced fully-equiaxed microstructures with anomalous eutectics in the additive manufactured Ni32Co30Cr10Fe10Al18 eutectic high-entropy alloy

K Zhou, J Li, Q Wu, Z Zhang, Z Wang, J Wang - Scripta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Large columnar grains with epitaxial growth are commonly obtained in the additive
manufacturing of alloys, resulting in anisotropic mechanical properties and even hot-tearing …

Antibacterial copper-bearing titanium alloy prepared by laser powder bed fusion for superior mechanical performance

H Liu, H Wang, L Ren, D Qiu, K Yang - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Copper element was added in pure titanium to produce a new biomedical titanium-copper
alloy by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). Addition of copper can eliminate the mismatch of …