Wire arc additive manufacturing of aluminium alloys for aerospace and automotive applications: A review

BO Omiyale, TO Olugbade… - Materials Science …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) is suitable for printing medium-to-large complex
parts with structural integrity while reducing material wastage, and lead time, improving the …

[HTML][HTML] Cold metal transfer (CMT) technology-An overview

S Selvi, A Vishvaksenan, E Rajasekar - Defence technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Cold Metal Transfer technology has revolutionized the welding of dissimilar metals
and thicker materials by producing improved weld bead aesthetics with controlled metal …

Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of the wire+ arc additive manufacturing Al-Cu alloy

Z Wang, X Lin, L Wang, Y Cao, Y Zhou, W Huang - Additive Manufacturing, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding and clarifying the formation and evolution mechanism of the microstructure in
wire+ arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) Al-Cu alloy is primary and essential for achieving …

Effect of arc mode in cold metal transfer process on porosity of additively manufactured Al-6.3% Cu alloy

B Cong, J Ding, S Williams - The International Journal of Advanced …, 2015 - Springer
In this study, the effect of arc mode in cold metal transfer (CMT) process on the porosity
characteristic of additively manufactured Al-6.3% Cu alloy has been systematically …

Large-scale metal additive manufacturing: a holistic review of the state of the art and challenges

T Lehmann, D Rose, E Ranjbar… - International …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Additive Manufacturing (AM) has the potential to completely reshape the manufacturing
space by removing the geometrical constraints of commercial manufacturing and reducing …

Characterisation of the cold metal transfer (CMT) process and its application for low dilution cladding

CG Pickin, SW Williams, M Lunt - Journal of Materials Processing …, 2011 - Elsevier
The process characteristics of the synergic cold metal transfer (CMT) process have been
examined for welding aluminium alloy. Utilising a simple backlighting system and through …

A defect detection system for wire arc additive manufacturing using incremental learning

Y Li, J Polden, Z Pan, J Cui, C Xia, F He, H Mu… - Journal of Industrial …, 2022 - Elsevier
In more recent times, research on various aspects of the Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing
(WAAM) process has been conducted, and efforts into monitoring the WAAM process for …

Effect of heat input on interfacial microstructure, tensile and bending properties of dissimilar Al/steel lap joints by laser Welding-brazing

Y Jin, S Jiahao, G Chenkai, Z Yixuan… - Optics & Laser …, 2021 - Elsevier
Laser welding-brazing technique was used for lap joining of Q235 steel to AA5052
aluminum alloy using a flux-cored Zn-22Al filler wire. The influence of heat input on …

Microstructure evolution and mechanical behavior of 2219 aluminum alloys additively fabricated by the cold metal transfer process

X Fang, L Zhang, H Li, C Li, K Huang, B Lu - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
In this research, four different welding arc modes including conventional cold metal transfer
(CMT), CMT-Pulse (CMT-P), CMT-Advanced (CMT-ADV), and CMT pulse advanced (CMT …

Innovative process model of Ti-6Al-4V additive layer manufacturing using cold metal transfer (CMT)

PM Almeida, S Williams - 2010 - repositories.lib.utexas.edu
New approaches to modern manufacture have emerged from Additive Layer Manufacturing
(ALM) technologies over the last 25 years. These approaches provide form, fit and function …