Lightweight aluminum (Al) alloys have been widely used in frontier fields like aerospace and
automotive industries, which attracts great interest in additive manufacturing (AM) to process …

The application of aluminum alloys in high-performance engines is challenging because
they soften severely at high temperatures (above 300° C). In this paper, a new aluminum …

Large-scale components of steel and aluminum alloys (Fe-Al) with high bonding strength
are highly needed from space exploration to the fabrication of transportation systems. The …

Hatch spacing is a crucial parameter for achieving superior mechanical properties during
the process of laser directed energy deposition (L-DED) process. However, the optimum …

Functionally graded materials directly bonded with various alloys may result in high internal
stress and defects at the interface due to the mutation of the component elements, thus …

Laser-directed energy deposition (LDED) additive manufacturing of 7075 aluminum (Al)
alloy is highly challenging due to the inherent poor printability and high cracking tendency …

The trade-off between strength and toughness is a long-term challenge for engineering
metal structural materials. However, natural materials overcome the inverse relationship …

The CALPHAD (calculation of phase diagrams) method was applied to facilitate the design
of a crack-free Al-Mg-Si-Ti alloy fabricated by laser-powder bed fusion (L-PBF). Calculation …

Slurry erosion and cavitation erosion are the primary causes of failure in pass flow
components, and preventive maintenance can effectively extend their service life. In this …

Al-Mg alloys fabricated by laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) usually suffer from poor
processability and strength response. In this work, the effect of Yb and Zr in Al-Mg alloys was …