As important structural materials widely used in aerospace and automotive industries,
aluminum alloys are perfect candidates for development of laser metal additive …

In the recent decades, the laser-directed energy deposition (L-DED) of aluminium alloy has
encountered significant challenges owing to the defects and tensile residual stress. In this …

Abstract Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM) is a promising rapid prototyping technique that
is commonly used in aerospace and other areas due to its ability to manufacture complex …

Lattices based on triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS) have recently attracted increasing
interest, but their additive manufacturing (AM) is fraught with imperfections that compromise …

In this investigation, the optimization of mechanical properties with thermal post-processing
treatments was analyzed across a wide range of variants. A major aspect of additive …

Porosity and hot cracking still hinder the introduction of new additive manufactured alloys on
the market, which requires high reliability. Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) is thus commonly …

Directed energy deposition (DED) is a metal additive manufacturing technique often used for
larger-scale components and part repair. It can result in material performance that differs …

The fatigue crack initiation of as built (AB) laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) AlSi10Mg is
highly affected by the presence of large porosities inherent to the process. Hot isostatic …

In order to correctly understand the mechanical behavior, damage mode and damage
mechanism of AlSi10Mg optimized structure under compressive load, a series of …

The manufacturing of metal parts via powder-bed fusion is often still facing quality issues
due to microstructural porosity. Minimizing this porosity remains a priority and requires the …