An extended cellular automaton finite volume method for grain nucleation–growth–coarsening during the wire-based additive manufacturing process

F Xiong, Y Lian, MJ Li, J Ouyang, Y Liu - Additive Manufacturing, 2023 - Elsevier
Among various metal additive manufacturing (AM) processes, the wire-based AM process
has gained increasing attention in heavy industries due to its potential to overcome size and …

In-situ experimental and high-fidelity modelling tools to advance understanding of metal additive manufacturing

L Wang, Q Guo, L Chen, W Yan - International Journal of Machine Tools …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metal additive manufacturing has seen extensive research and rapidly growing applications
for its high precision, efficiency, flexibility, etc. However, the appealing advantages are still …

Predicting the microstructural evolution of electron beam melting of alloy 718 with phase-field modeling

C Kumara, D Deng, F Hanning, M Raanes… - … Materials Transactions A, 2019 - Springer
Electron beam melting (EBM) is a powder bed additive manufacturing process where a
powder material is melted selectively in a layer-by-layer approach using an electron beam …

Grain refinement mechanisms in additively manufactured nano-functionalized aluminum

JH Martin, B Yahata, J Mayer, R Mone, E Stonkevitch… - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a new and promising production methodology adept at
producing complex geometries, which can be optimized for lower weight and enhanced …

Microstructure modelling for metallic additive manufacturing: a review

JHK Tan, SL Sing, WY Yeong - Virtual and Physical Prototyping, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The microstructure of metals depends on the additive manufacturing (AM) process and the
process parameters. However, experimentation on different process parameters for different …

Predicting grain structure in high pressure die casting of aluminum alloys: A coupled cellular automaton and process model

C Gu, Y Lu, E Cinkilic, J Miao, A Klarner, X Yan… - Computational Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Grain structure is one of the most important factors that affect the mechanical properties of
metallic alloys. Accurate prediction of as-cast grain structure is critical in the design and …

The challenges associated with the formation of equiaxed grains during additive manufacturing of titanium alloys

DH St John, SD McDonald… - Key Engineering …, 2018 - Trans Tech Publ
It is well established that columnar grain structures usually form when metal alloys are used
to additively manufacture components. A challenging goal is to produce an equiaxed grain …

Adjusting microstructure and improving mechanical property of additive manufacturing 316L based on process optimization

K Xu, B Li, C Jiang - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2023 - Elsevier
In additive manufacturing (AM), printing defects or columnar-coarse grains due to an
inappropriate process parameter often damage the mechanical properties of AM metals …

Solidification microstructure simulation of Ti-6Al-4V in metal additive manufacturing: A review

J Li, X Zhou, M Brochu, N Provatas, YF Zhao - Additive Manufacturing, 2020 - Elsevier
Metal additive manufacturing (MAM) technology is now changing the pattern of the high-end
manufacturing industry, among which microstructure simulation gradually shows its …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical microstructure prediction by a coupled finite element cellular automaton model for selective electron beam melting

JA Koepf, D Soldner, M Ramsperger… - Computational Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Selective Electron Beam Melting (SEBM) refers to an additive manufacturing
process of building near net shaped components layer wise by iteratively melting of metal …