Numerical simulations have recently shown their potential as a robust, cheap and reliable
tool for predicting the quality of components produced by metal additive manufacturing …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology is becoming a promising method for
fabricating highly complex ceramics owing to the arbitrary design and the infinite …

Additive manufacturing (AM) processes have proven to be a perfect match for topology
optimization (TO), as they are able to realize sophisticated geometries in a unique layer-by …

This review article provides a critical assessment of the progress made in computational
modelling of metal-based additive manufacturing (AM) with emphasis on its ability to predict …

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 …

Investigation of the temperature distribution law in molten pool during the laser cladding
process and the varying principle of the forming parts' cross section sizes to obtain optimum …

The discrete element method (DEM) and the finite volume method (FVM) were used to build
a 3D numerical model to simulate the selective laser melting process (SLM). The Marangoni …

Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) of copper and copper alloys remain a challenge because
of its low optical absorption and high thermal conductivity. L-PBF experiments were …

The multi-scale and nonlinear feature of additive manufacturing problems poses great
challenges to numerical algorithms regarding computational efficiency and fidelity. In this …

The implementation of additive manufacturing for ceramics is more challenging than for
other material classes, since most of the shaping methods require polymer binder. Laser …