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 …

Towards high-temperature applications of aluminium alloys enabled by additive manufacturing

RA Michi, A Plotkowski, A Shyam… - International …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Research on powder-based additive manufacturing of aluminium alloys is rapidly
increasing, and recent breakthroughs in printing of defect-free parts promise substantial …

Alloy development and process innovations for light metals casting

AA Luo, AK Sachdev, D Apelian - Journal of Materials Processing …, 2022 - Elsevier
The combination of light metals (aluminum, magnesium and titanium) and innovative casting
processes provides cost-effective technologies to produce lightweight components and …

Microstructure and properties of a high temperature Al–Ce–Mn alloy produced by additive manufacturing

A Plotkowski, K Sisco, S Bahl, A Shyam, Y Yang… - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract An Al–10Ce-8Mn (wt%) alloy was designed and fabricated by laser powder bed
fusion additive manufacturing (AM). The rapid cooling rates of the AM process produced a …

A creep-resistant additively manufactured Al-Ce-Ni-Mn alloy

RA Michi, K Sisco, S Bahl, Y Yang, JD Poplawsky… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Existing additively manufactured aluminum alloys exhibit poor creep resistance due to
coarsening of their strengthening phases and refined grain structures. In this paper, we …

Design approaches for printability-performance synergy in Al alloys for laser-powder bed additive manufacturing

RS Mishra, S Thapliyal - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
The unprecedented increase in component design space has led to significant focus on
fusion-based additive manufacturing (AM) technologies. The new design possibilities …

An additively manufactured heat-resistant Al-Ce-Sc-Zr alloy: microstructure, mechanical properties and thermal stability

Z Yang, C Chen, D Li, Y Wu, Z Geng, V Konakov… - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a high-strength and heat-resistant Al–Ce–Sc–Zr alloy was designed and
fabricated by additive manufacturing. The as-built alloy shows an excellent combination of …

Microstructure and mechanical properties of cast Al-Ce-Sc-Zr-(Er) alloys strengthened by Al11Ce3 micro-platelets and L12 Al3 (Sc, Zr, Er) nano-precipitates

CN Ekaputra, JU Rakhmonov, D Weiss, JE Mogonye… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
The microstructure and mechanical properties of two die-cast hypoeutectic Al-Ce-based
alloys modified with Sc, Zr and Er micro-additions–Al-1.5 Ce-0.14 Sc-0.03 Zr with high Sc …

Cerium in aluminum alloys

F Czerwinski - Journal of materials science, 2020 - Springer
Rare-earth metals create unique opportunities in improving properties of aluminum alloys.
For over a century, there have been attempts to explore cerium for aluminum alloying …

Solidification microstructure, aging evolution and creep resistance of laser powder-bed fused Al-7Ce-8Mg (wt%)

JU Rakhmonov, D Weiss, DC Dunand - Additive Manufacturing, 2022 - Elsevier
The solidification microstructure and the aging-and creep-resistances of a laser powder-bed
fused (LPBF) hypoeutectic Al-7.3 Ce-7.7 Mg (wt%) alloy were investigated. Optimized …