Solidification in metal additive manufacturing: challenges, solutions, and opportunities

S Chandra, J Radhakrishnan, S Huang, S Wei… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
The physics of alloy solidification during additive manufacturing (AM) in methods such as
laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), electron beam powder bed fusion (EPBF), and laser …

Search for eutectic high entropy alloys by integrating high-throughput CALPHAD, machine learning and experiments

Y Zeng, M Man, CK Ng, Z Aitken, K Bai, D Wuu, JJ Lee… - Materials & Design, 2024 - Elsevier
We present a comprehensive study on the identification of eutectic high entropy alloys
(EHEAs) through integration of CALculation of PHAse Diagrams (CALPHAD), machine …

Thermodynamics‐Guided High‐Throughput Discovery of Eutectic High‐Entropy Alloys for Rapid Solidification

L Han, Z Sun, W **a, SP Tsai, X Zhang, J Rao… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Excellent castability, significantly refined microstructure, and good mechanical properties
make eutectic high‐entropy alloys (EHEAs) a natural fit for rapid solidification processes, eg …

Laser powder bed fusion of 316L stainless steel and K220 copper multi-material

Z Sun, C Tang, V Soh, C Lee, X Wu… - Virtual and Physical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Multi-material additive manufacturing holds immense potential for performance and
functionality enhancement. Past research efforts primarily focused on the horizontal interface …

Laser-based directed energy deposition of Monel K-500 and Stellite 6 multi-materials

Z Chen, Z Sun, Y Qi, W Fan, VSQ Liang… - Virtual and Physical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Laser-based directed energy deposition (L-DED) offers significant advantages for repairing
metal structures, particularly in the marine and offshore industry where corrosion-resistant …

The well-balanced strength and conductivity in additively manufactured CuCrZr-Y2O3 composites by regulating multi-scale heterostructures

Z Hu, Z Jiang, Z Qiao, L Wang, X Zhan, Z Ma - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2024 - Elsevier
As the key properties of copper alloys, achieving high strength and high conductivity are
contradictory. Therefore, balancing strength and electrical conductivity is essential in …

[HTML][HTML] On the composition gradient of steel/Invar functionally graded material manufactured by wire-based direct energy deposition

J Wang, R Biswal, G Chen, GR Pardal, Y Lu, J Ding… - Additive …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study utilized double-wire plasma arc direct energy deposition to produce functionally
graded materials (FGMs) with two transition designs, abrupt (AT) and gradual (GT), from …

Revealing the underlying mechanism in controlling Young's modulus of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V using fuzzified machine learning

YT Liu, C Chua, V Soh, Z Sun, CK Chua… - Virtual and Physical …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Metal products fabricated by additive manufacturing (AM), face challenges in mechanical
property evaluation due to the complex thermal history of the process. This study used Ti-6Al …

Additive manufacturing of sustainable and heat-resistant Al-Fe-Mo-Si-Zr alloys

Z Sun, M Roscher, MC Paolantonio, V Soh… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Improving the sustainability of metals and alloys is essential for slowing down global
warming. The reason is that their extraction and production stand for about 40% of all …

LDED-based additive-subtractive hybrid manufacturing of Inconel 718 superalloy: evolution of microstructure and residual stress

C Liu, W Zhao, X Gao, N Wang, Y Lv… - Virtual and Physical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The development of additive-subtractive hybrid manufacturing (ASHM) offers a near-perfect
solution for the integrated preparation of complex structural components. In this study, we …