A review on selective laser sintering/melting (SLS/SLM) of aluminium alloy powders: Processing, microstructure, and properties

EO Olakanmi, RF Cochrane, KW Dalgarno - Progress in materials science, 2015 - Elsevier
Manufacturing businesses aiming to deliver their new customised products more quickly and
gain more consumer markets for their products will increasingly employ selective laser …

A review of SLMed magnesium alloys: Processing, properties, alloying elements and postprocessing

S Liu, H Guo - Metals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Selective laser melting (SLM) is an additive manufacturing method with rapid solidification
properties, which is conducive to the preparation of alloys with fine microstructures and …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic effects of Mn and B on iron-rich intermetallic modification of recycled Al alloy

D Song, Y Zhao, Y Jia, X Li, Y Fu, W Zhang - Journal of Materials Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Individual manganese (Mn) modification cannot prevent the formation of coarse and blocky
Iron-rich phases in recycled Al–Si alloys. In the present work, scanning/transmission …

Correlation between ultimate tensile strength and solidification microstructure for the sand cast A357 aluminium alloy

L Ceschini, A Morri, A Morri, A Gamberini, S Messieri - Materials & Design, 2009 - Elsevier
Many studies have demonstrated a relationship between secondary dendrite arm spacing
(SDAS) and the mechanical behaviour of cast aluminium–silicon alloys, both for tensile and …

Effect of trace yttrium addition on the microstructure and tensile properties of recycled Al–7Si–0.3 Mg–1.0 Fe casting alloys

B Wan, W Chen, L Liu, X Cao, L Zhou, Z Fu - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the present work, the effect of yttrium (Y) addition (0, 0.15, 0.3, 0.5 and 0.7 wt%) on the
microstructure and tensile properties of recycled A356 cast alloys containing 1.0 wt% Fe has …

Strengthening die-cast Al-Mg and Al-Mg-Mn alloys with Fe as a beneficial element

X Zhu, P Blake, K Dou, S Ji - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2018 - Elsevier
The effect of Fe and Mn on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a series of Al-5
wt% Mg alloys processed by high pressure die casting (HPDC) was investigated. The …

[HTML][HTML] Microscopic mechanism of mechanical property improvement of the casted Al-7Si-0.4 Mg-0.3 Y alloy

K Ye, X Cai, B Sun, L Zhou, S Ma, Y Yue, F Xu… - Journal of Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effect of different casting conditions on the microstructure of Al-
7Si-0.4 Mg alloys with 0.3 wt.% rare earth Y addition and the effect of T6 heat treatment on …

Cluster-assisted nucleation of silicon phase in hypoeutectic Al–Si alloy with further inoculation

Y Zhang, H Zheng, Y Liu, L Shi, R Xu, X Tian - Acta Materialia, 2014 - Elsevier
The paper discusses the responses of eutectic silicon and eutectic cells in Al–10Si alloy
upon inoculation with an Al–10Si–2Fe master alloy. The further inoculation hardly destroys …

Effect of Fe, Si and cooling rate on the formation of Fe-and Mn-rich intermetallics in Al–5Mg–0.8 Mn alloy

Y Liu, L Luo, C Han, L Ou, J Wang, C Liu - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2016 - Elsevier
The Fe-and Mn-rich intermetallics are of great effect on the mechanical properties of the
AA5083 type alloy (Al–5Mg–0.8 Mn). The effect of Fe, Si and cooling rate on the formation of …

Strontium Effects on the Formation of Iron-Intermetallic Phases in Secondary Al–9Si–0.6 Fe Alloys

N Balasubramani, M Moodispaw, E Cinkilic… - … Materials Transactions A, 2024 - Springer
The presence and morphology of Fe-containing intermetallic phases affect the mechanical
properties of aluminum alloys, especially in secondary Al–Si-based cast alloys. Although …