Additive manufacturing (AM) of metallic components offers many advantages over
conventional manufacturing methods, most notably design freedom at little material waste …

Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is an emerging additive manufacturing technique that is
currently adopted by a number of industries for its ability to directly fabricate complex near …

Undoubtedly, a better understanding and the further development of approaches for
damage tolerant component design of AM parts are among the most significant challenges …

Fatigue performance in both traditional and additively manufactured materials is severely
affected by the presence of defects, which deserve special attention to ensure the in-service …

Ultrasonic fatigue testing is a resourceful (time-and cost-saving) approach to assess the
dynamic failure of materials in the gigacycle range (ie, when the number of cycles to failure …

316L stainless steel is the material of choice for several critical applications in which a
combination of mechanical strength and resistance to corrosion is required, as in the …

Recently, the diffusion of components produced through additive manufacturing (AM)
processes has significantly increased. Concurrently, to ensure the safe employment of AM …

This study presents a unique methodology to systematically predict and evaluate the fatigue
behaviour of additively manufactured components. A multitude of factors influence the …

High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are considered to be prospective materials for operation in
harsh environments. These materials often demonstrate high strength during static tests …

Recently, additive manufacturing technologies have become very important in the industry
as they increase the freedom of design and provide the opportunity to realize very complex …