Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, is gaining wide acceptance in
diverse industries for the manufacturing of metallic components. The microstructure and …

Additive manufacturing (AM) processes have proven to be a perfect match for topology
optimization (TO), as they are able to realize sophisticated geometries in a unique layer-by …

The mechanical behavior, and thus 'trustworthiness'/durability, of engineering components
fabricated via laser-based additive manufacturing (LBAM) is still not well understood. This is …

Abstract Structure, properties and serviceability of components made by wire arc additive
manufacturing (WAAM) depend on the process parameters such as arc power, travel speed …

Laser keyhole welding of dissimilar metals has broad applications in various industrial
fields. However, dissimilar metal mixing in the molten pool often causes the formation of …

Because of the complexity of several simultaneous physical processes, most heat transfer
models of keyhole mode laser welding require some simplifications to make the calculations …

Abstract Structure and properties of components made by the powder bed fusion (PBF)
additive manufacturing (AM) are often optimized by trial and error. This procedure is …

Adding rare-earth elements has been proven to modify the microstructure and enhance the
mechanical properties of the laser cladding layer. However, the effect of such elements on …

Heterogeneous grain structure is a source of the inhomogeneity in structure and properties
of the metallic components made by multi-layer additive manufacturing (AM). During AM …

The objective of this research is to define an optimized strategy for wire arc additive
manufacturing (WAAM) process with a numerical tool. In this paper, a three-dimensional …