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 …

Defect formation is a critical challenge for powder-based metal additive manufacturing (AM).
Current understanding on the three important issues including formation mechanism …

Laves phases with their comparably simple crystal structure are very common intermetallic
phases and can be formed from element combinations all over the periodic table resulting in …

In this paper, a powder feeding laser additive manufacturing technology has been used for
fabricating the Inconel 718 super-alloy. Laves phases of different sizes and morphologies …

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a cutting-edge technique that builds parts by adding layers
from a digital design and depositing materials selectively where required. AM is vital in …

The mechanical properties of Inconel 718 are closely related to the morphology and size of
the Laves phase, which must be quantitatively controlled to change the effect of the Laves …

Improvement in high temperature material properties of aerospace alloys is critical to extend
the performances of aeroengines. Apart from new alloy development, there is also great …

Abstract Inconel 718 (In-718) alloy has excellent high-temperature mechanical properties
and is a strategic material in the military industry, but its high-temperature mechanical …

The laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive super alloy is with the manufacturing
advantages in high temperature equipment, but their creep behaviour especially for the …

Laser directed energy deposition (LDED)/milling hybrid manufacturing process was utilized
to produce thin-walled GH4169 parts for the first time. The impact of processing strategy …