The primary spacing is intrinsically linked with the mechanical behavior of directionally
solidified materials. Because of this relationship, a significant amount of solidification work is …

A parametric experimental study on the role played by the power (P), velocity (VL) and
profile (top-hat or Gaussian) of the laser on the porosity, inclusion content and …

Understanding the impact of thermo-solutal convection during alloy solidification is of central
importance in the casting industry. Convective flow generated from density variations in the …

Sliver is a common but easily neglected defect in single crystal Ni-based superalloy
castings. To date, there is still no unified viewpoint on its formation mechanism and …

This article addresses the formation of low angle grain boundaries which give rise to
mosaicity, a phenomenon that has only recently received attention in the single crystal Ni …

The dendritic growth in a novel casting with complex solidification path during directional
solidification was investigated by experiment and simulation. The different dendrite …

This study examines the development of crystallographic misorientation and its relations to
the solidification microstructure in Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) alloys. We performed a …

Primary spacing is a key phenomenon during solidification of single crystal alloys. It
determines microsegregation, defect formation, the time required to solutionise the solidified …

Austenitic stainless steels 304 L (SS304) and 316 L (SS316) are additive manufactured
under the same processing conditions to reveal two distinct microstructures. Particularly, the …

The dendrite array by directional solidification determines the mechanical properties of the
single crystal superalloy. Achieving precise and effective control over the directional …