Lightweight materials and structures have been extensively studied for a wide range of
applications in design and manufacturing of more environment-friendly and more …

Additive manufacturing (AM) offers unprecedented design freedom and manufacturing
flexibility for processing complex components. Despite the numerous advantages of AM over …

Lightweight metallic cellular materials (MCMs) have been seen in numerous engineering
applications to date, primarily due to their excellent mechanical characteristics such as low …

Multi-material components featuring high performance and design flexibility have attracted
considerable attention, providing solutions to meet the performance demands of high-end …

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 …

NiTi alloys have drawn significant attentions in biomedical and aerospace fields due to their
unique shape memory effect (SME), superelasticity (SE), dam** characteristics, high …

Voronoi-based architected metamaterials have gained significant recognition as promising
candidates for bone defect repair implants. However, the demanding requirements for …

New and innovative lightweight materials are the key demands of the automotive and
aerospace industry. Exceptional energy absorption properties can be obtained from designs …

Selective laser melting (SLM) is a 3D printing technology with a high near-net-shape ability
and forming accuracy. However, the inevitable internal defects significantly hinder its …