Recent progress on the additive manufacturing of aluminum alloys and aluminum matrix composites: Microstructure, properties, and applications

Z Zhu, Z Hu, HL Seet, T Liu, W Liao… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Whilst the adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) of aluminum alloys is relatively slower
compared with that of steels and titanium alloys, it has undergone a flourishing trend in the …

[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing of Ni-based superalloys: Residual stress, mechanisms of crack formation and strategies for crack inhibition

C Guo, G Li, S Li, X Hu, H Lu, X Li, Z Xu, Y Chen… - Nano Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The additive manufacturing (AM) of Ni-based superalloys has attracted extensive interest
from both academia and industry due to its unique capabilities to fabricate complex and high …

Laser powder bed fusion of nano-titania modified 2219 aluminium alloy with superior mechanical properties at both room and elevated temperatures: The significant …

G Li, Y Huang, X Li, C Guo, Q Zhu, J Lu - Additive Manufacturing, 2022 - Elsevier
There is a strong demand for facile and cost-effective approaches for additive manufacturing
(AM) of aluminium (Al) alloy parts with high mechanical properties at both room and …

[PDF][PDF] Processing and characterization of crack-free 7075 aluminum alloys with elemental Zr modification by laser powder bed fusion

W Yu, Z **ao, X Zhang, Y Sun, P Xue… - Materials Science in …, 2022 - scholar.archive.org
High-performance engineering alloys, such as 7000 series aluminum alloys, suffer poor
printability in laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing. An enormous …

Investigation into the effect of energy density on densification, surface roughness and loss of alloying elements of 7075 aluminium alloy processed by laser powder …

G Li, X Li, C Guo, Y Zhou, Q Tan, W Qu, X Li… - Optics & Laser …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of volume energy density (VED) on densification behaviour, surface
morphology and loss of alloying elements of 7075 aluminium alloy processed by laser …

Selective laser melting of 7075 aluminum alloy inoculated by Al–Ti–B: Grain refinement and superior mechanical properties

B Huang, Y Liu, Z Zhou, W Cheng, X Liu - Vacuum, 2022 - Elsevier
Coarse column grain and hot cracking severely hinder the application of AA7075 aluminum
alloy fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM). In this work, a novel grain refiner consisting …

Complete columnar-to-equiaxed transition and significant grain refinement in an aluminium alloy by adding Nb particles through laser powder bed fusion

Z Wang, X Wang, X Chen, C Qiu - Additive Manufacturing, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract 3 wt% Nb particles were added to Al7075 alloy powder and processed by laser
powder bed fusion (L-PBF) with the aim of improving the processability of the alloy and …

Recent progress in additive manufacturing of bulk MAX phase components: A review

Q Tan, W Zhuang, M Attia, R Djugum… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The MAX phases are a group of layered ternary, quaternary, or quinary compounds with
characteristics of both metals and ceramics. Over recent decades, the synthesis of bulk MAX …

Crack-free and high-strength AA2024 alloy obtained by additive manufacturing with controlled columnar-equiaxed-transition

X Zhu, Z Zhu, T Liu, W Liao, Y Du, H Wei - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) of high-strength Al alloys is challenging due to the
formation of both hot and cold cracks. In the present work, highly dense and crack-free …

Strengthening and fracturing mechanisms of laser-directed energy deposited Al-7075 alloy

R Fu, Y Liang, Q Han, Y Guo, H Lei, C Liu - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Here, the strengthening and fracturing mechanisms of Al-7075 alloy fabricated by laser-
directed energy deposition (L-DED) in the as-printed and heat-treated specimens are …