Metal additive manufacturing has seen extensive research and rapidly growing applications
for its high precision, efficiency, flexibility, etc. However, the appealing advantages are still …

Powder-bed additive manufacturing, including powder bed fusion and binder jetting, has a
wide range of applications in various industries. Powder spreading is a critical step of …

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 …

Abstract Laser-Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) has been extensively utilized by a broad range of
manufacturing industries in recent years. Fabricating parts with high mechanical properties …

Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a popular metal additive manufacturing technique.
Generally, the materials employed for LPBF are discrete and particulate metal matters. Thus …

This review aims to build a coherent picture of the problem of powder spreading and
spreadability in metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) because of its impact on ensuring highly …

The formation of pores can severely deteriorate the quality of parts fabricated by laser
powder bed fusion (LPBF) technology. However, how the pores formation relates to melt …

Improving the quality of the powder bed is of great interest in the powder bed fusion-based
additive manufacturing (PBF-AM) process to reduce micro-defects in the final product. We …

The dependence of powder flowability on particle cohesion can often be captured by a
dimensionless Bond number, however, whether the same is true for powder spreadability …

Understanding and controlling the thermal behavior during laser powder bed fusion (LPBF)
additive manufacturing (AM) is crucial to improve the quality of the printed layer and the …