Cracking behaviour of high-strength AA2024 aluminium alloy produced by Laser Powder Bed Fusion

G Del Guercio, DG McCartney, NT Aboulkhair… - Additive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Most wrought aluminium alloys of the 2000 series are difficult to manufacture by laser
powder bed fusion (L-PBF) due to the formation of cracks during building. To date, the …

Solidification crack propagation and morphology dependence on processing parameters in AA6061 from ultra-high-speed x-ray visualization

N Kouraytem, PJ Chiang, R Jiang, C Kantzos… - Additive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solidification or hot cracks are commonly observed defects in a number of metal alloys and
may lead to deterioration of additively manufactured parts quality. In this study, ultra-high …

Effect of micro solidification crack on mechanical performance of remote laser welded AA6063-T6 fillet lap joint in automotive battery tray construction

T Sun, P Franciosa, C Liu, F Pierro, D Ceglarek - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Remote laser welding (RLW) has shown a number of benefits of joining 6xxx aluminium
alloys such as high processing speed and process flexibility. However, the crack …

Effect of weld travel speed on solidification cracking behavior. Part 1: weld metal characteristics

N Coniglio, CE Cross - The International Journal of Advanced …, 2020 - Springer
Solidification cracking is a weld defect common to certain susceptible alloys rendering many
of them unweldable. It forms and grows continuously behind a moving weld pool within the …

New Insights into the Features of Hot Tearing Formation in High-Carbon Steel Under Tensile Loading

Z Lin, Y Zhao, T Li, Q Guo, Q Han, H Zhong… - … Materials Transactions B, 2023 - Springer
Critical conditions of hot tearing in a high-carbon steel were characterized using a newly
developed testing device. During the initial strain stage, a low modulus range was observed …

Strength mechanisms and tunability in Al-Ce-Mg ternary alloys enabled by additive manufacturing

S Nam, E Simsek, N Argibay, O Rios, HB Henderson… - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Al-Ce-based alloys are promising candidates for additive manufacturing (AM) due to their
hot-cracking resistance and because they do not require heat treatment to obtain …

Study on asymmetric forming and performance strengthening mechanisms of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy joints fabricated by oscillating laser based on keyhole …

J Cai, H Jin, Z Ouyang, K Guo, Y Wei, J Chen - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
The study intends to unravel the processes behind the particular forming and performance
improvement of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy joints by getting a thorough understanding of …

Practical approach to eliminate solidification cracks by supplementing AlMg4. 5Mn0. 7 with AlSi10Mg powder in laser powder bed fusion

C Böhm, M Werz, S Weihe - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The range of available aluminum alloy powders for laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is
restricted to mainly Al–Si based alloys. Currently aluminum alloy powders, designed for …

Effect of weld travel speed on solidification cracking behavior. Part 3: modeling

N Coniglio, CE Cross - The International Journal of Advanced …, 2020 - Springer
Solidification cracking is a weld defect common to certain susceptible alloys rendering many
of them unweldable. It forms and grows continuously behind a moving weld pool within the …

The influence of residual stresses on laser beam welding processes of aluminium sheets

C Hagenlocher, J Wagner, J Michel, R Weber… - Procedia CIRP, 2020 - Elsevier
Forming processes may lead to residual stresses remaining in the parts. Laser beam
welding leads to a local release of the present stresses, which finally results into strain rates …