Aerospace is a key market driver for the advancement of additive manufacturing (AM) due to
the huge demands in high-mix low-volume production of high-value parts, integrated …

The properties and serviceability of 3D-printed metal parts depend on a variety of attributes.
These include the chemical composition, phases, morphology, spatial distributions of grain …

Metal additive manufacturing (AM) offers promising potential in the production of
components with geometric complex or customized structure and outstanding properties, but …

There are abundant studies on additive manufacturing of Ni alloys, such as Inconel 718.
However, the studies on the microstructure and the deformation behavior of solid solution …

The high-temperature behaviour of micro-crack free Hastelloy X produced by SLM has been
studied. The microstructure and mechanical behaviour of as-built parts and heat-treated (at …

This study compares and analyzes the morphology, size, oxygen content, and microstructure
of virgin and recycled powders after six iterations to assess the mechanical properties of the …

The additive manufacturability of nickel-based superalloys for laser powder bed fusion
(LPBF) technologies is studied by considering the in-process cracking mechanisms. The …

Nowadays, applying the SLM technology to produce crack-free high-performance solution
strengthened superalloys or refractory metal is still a big challenge. In this work, an …

Hastelloy X (HX) block was fabricated by laser directed energy deposition (LDED).
Microstructure evolution and cracking behavior of the as-deposited LDED HX were …

Alloys processed by laser powder-bed fusion show distinct microstructures composed of
dislocation cells, dispersed nanoparticles, and columnar grains. Upon post-build annealing …