Additive manufacturing of metallic lattice structures: Unconstrained design, accurate fabrication, fascinated performances, and challenges

LY Chen, SX Liang, Y Liu, LC Zhang - Materials Science and Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lattice structures, which are also known as architected cellular structures, have been
applied in various industrial sectors, owing to their fascinated performances, such as low …

A review of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing of aluminium alloys: Microstructure and properties

HR Kotadia, G Gibbons, A Das, PD Howes - Additive Manufacturing, 2021 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) of metallic alloys for structural and functional applications has
attracted significant interest in the last two decades as it brings a step change in the …

[HTML][HTML] Review of high-strength aluminium alloys for additive manufacturing by laser powder bed fusion

PA Rometsch, Y Zhu, X Wu, A Huang - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is one of the major additive manufacturing techniques that
industries have adopted to produce complex metal components. The scientific and industrial …

Multi-scale defects in powder-based additively manufactured metals and alloys

J Fu, H Li, X Song, MW Fu - Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Defect formation is a critical challenge for powder-based metal additive manufacturing (AM).
Current understanding on the three important issues including formation mechanism …

A high-entropy alloy with dislocation-precipitate skeleton for ultrastrength and ductility

Y Mu, L He, S Deng, Y Jia, Y Jia, G Wang, Q Zhai… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
The introduction of dislocations and precipitates has proven to be the effective methods to
improve the mechanical properties of metallic materials and break strength-ductility trade-off …

Superior mechanical properties of a selective-laser-melted AlZnMgCuScZr alloy enabled by a tunable hierarchical microstructure and dual-nanoprecipitation

Z Zhu, FL Ng, HL Seet, W Lu, CH Liebscher, Z Rao… - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Achieving high mechanical strength and ductility in age-hardenable Al7000 series (Al–Zn–
Mg) alloys fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM) remains challenging. Here, we show …

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 …

New alloy design approach to inhibiting hot cracking in laser additive manufactured nickel-based superalloys

Y Zhao, Z Ma, L Yu, Y Liu - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Avoiding the formation of cracks to ensure a reliable printability and a good stability is crucial
in the laser additive manufacturing of alloys. Contrary to previous studies that have generally …

[HTML][HTML] Heat treatment of aluminium alloys produced by laser powder bed fusion: A review

J Fiocchi, A Tuissi, CA Biffi - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is the most widely used additive manufacturing technique
and has received increasing attention owing to the high design freedom it offers. The …

A novel crack-free Ti-modified Al-Cu-Mg alloy designed for selective laser melting

J Zhang, J Gao, B Song, L Zhang, C Han, C Cai… - Additive …, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel crack-free Ti-modified Al-Cu-Mg alloy for SLM was developed here, based on the
thermodynamic calculations of the crack susceptibility index and growth-restriction factor …