Microstructure and mechanical property considerations in additive manufacturing of aluminum alloys

Y Ding, JA Muñiz-Lerma, M Trask, S Chou, A Walker… - MRS Bulletin, 2016 - Springer
Aluminum alloys are in high demand for additive manufacturing (AM) processing. However,
the physical properties of Al alloys are less favorable for the production of repeatable and …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructural control in metal laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing using laser beam shaping strategy

R Shi, SA Khairallah, TT Roehling, TW Heo… - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) promises to revolutionize manufacturing by producing complex
parts with tailored mechanical properties through local microstructure control. The main …

Controlling microstructure and mechanical properties of additively manufactured high-strength steels by tailored solidification

P Köhnen, S Ewald, JH Schleifenbaum, A Belyakov… - Additive …, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of novel alloys specifically designed for additive manufacturing (AM) is a
key factor in using the full potential of AM. This study addresses the design of advanced high …

Numerical modeling of heat-transfer and the influence of process parameters on tailoring the grain morphology of IN718 in electron beam additive manufacturing

N Raghavan, R Dehoff, S Pannala, S Simunovic… - Acta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
The fabrication of 3-D parts from CAD models by additive manufacturing (AM) is a disruptive
technology that is transforming the metal manufacturing industry. The correlation between …

Mesostructure engineering in additive manufacturing of alloys

S Wei, C Hutchinson, U Ramamurty - Scripta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
While there is considerable interest in additive manufacturing of alloys and their resulting
properties, the 'bottom up'approach of fabricating components—point by point, line by line …

[HTML][HTML] Layer-wise engineering of grain orientation (LEGO) in laser powder bed fusion of stainless steel 316L

KA Sofinowski, S Raman, X Wang, B Gaskey… - Additive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) has opened new possibilities for site-specific microstructure
control of metal alloys. In laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) AM, the microstructure can be …

[HTML][HTML] Alloy design via additive manufacturing: Advantages, challenges, applications and perspectives

A Bandyopadhyay, KD Traxel, M Lang, M Juhasz… - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) has rapidly changed both large-and small-scale production
environments across many industries. By re-envisioning parts from the ground up, not …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Towards understanding grain nucleation under Additive Manufacturing solidification conditions

A Prasad, L Yuan, P Lee, M Patel, D Qiu, M Easton… - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper provides insights into the effect of high thermal gradients and cooling rates on
equiaxed grain nucleation and growth in conditions similar to those experienced during …

[HTML][HTML] A cellular automaton finite volume method for microstructure evolution during additive manufacturing

Y Lian, Z Gan, C Yu, D Kats, WK Liu, GJ Wagner - Materials & Design, 2019 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) processes produce unique microstructures compared with
other manufacturing processes because of the large thermal gradient, high solidification rate …