A review of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing of aluminium alloys: Microstructure and properties

HR Kotadia, G Gibbons, A Das, PD Howes - Additive Manufacturing, 2021 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) of metallic alloys for structural and functional applications has
attracted significant interest in the last two decades as it brings a step change in the …

Recent progress on the additive manufacturing of aluminum alloys and aluminum matrix composites: Microstructure, properties, and applications

Z Zhu, Z Hu, HL Seet, T Liu, W Liao… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Whilst the adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) of aluminum alloys is relatively slower
compared with that of steels and titanium alloys, it has undergone a flourishing trend in the …

Metallurgy, mechanistic models and machine learning in metal printing

T DebRoy, T Mukherjee, HL Wei, JW Elmer… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Additive manufacturing enables the printing of metallic parts, such as customized implants
for patients, durable single-crystal parts for use in harsh environments, and the printing of …

Methods and materials for additive manufacturing: A critical review on advancements and challenges

MB Kumar, P Sathiya - Thin-Walled Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Additive Manufacturing (AM) is the significantly progressing field in terms of methods,
materials, and performance of fabricated parts. Periodical evaluation on the understanding …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructure evolution and texture tailoring of reduced graphene oxide reinforced Zn scaffold

Y Yang, Y Cheng, S Peng, L Xu, C He, F Qi, M Zhao… - Bioactive Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Zinc (Zn) possesses desirable degradability and favorable biocompatibility, thus being
recognized as a promising bone implant material. Nevertheless, the insufficient mechanical …

Grain refinement of alloys in fusion-based additive manufacturing processes

D Zhang, A Prasad, MJ Bermingham, CJ Todaro… - … Materials Transactions A, 2020 - Springer
One of the less desirable aspects of fusion-based additive manufacturing is the propensity
for coarse columnar grain structures crossing build layers to form. This paper initially …

Hot cracking evolution and formation mechanism in 2195 Al-Li alloy printed by laser powder bed fusion

S Wu, Z Lei, B Li, J Liang, Y Chen - Additive Manufacturing, 2022 - Elsevier
Al-Li alloys printed by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) have huge potential for industrial
application due to their remarkable advantages. However, the high hot cracking …

Grain refinement and crack inhibition of selective laser melted AA2024 aluminum alloy via inoculation with TiC–TiH2

X Liu, Y Liu, Z Zhou, K Wang, Q Zhan, X Xiao - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
AA2024 aluminum alloy easily forms coarse columnar grains and cracks during selective
laser melting (SLM). Herein, a novel grain refiner composed of TiC nanoparticles and TiH 2 …

Alloy design and adaptation for additive manufacture

AT Clare, RS Mishra, M Merklein, H Tan, I Todd… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this review the authors provide a comprehensive insight into additive manufacturing
process mechanics which explore how thermodynamics give rise to characteristic …

Microstructure and mechanical properties of wire and arc additive manufactured AZ31 magnesium alloy using cold metal transfer process

X Yang, J Liu, Z Wang, X Lin, F Liu, W Huang… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), using cold metal transfer (CMT) as heat
source, exhibits a great potential for additive manufacturing of magnesium alloys due to low …