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 …

Additively manufactured fine-grained ultrahigh-strength bulk aluminum alloys with nanostructured strengthening defects

G Li, C Zhao, Y Huang, Q Tan, J Hou, X He, C Guo… - Materials Today, 2024 - Elsevier
In response to the critical need for lightweight designs and carbon neutrality, we introduce
an innovative additively manufactured ultrafine-grained Al-Mg-Mn-Sc-Zr alloy reinforced with …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in inoculation treatment for powder-based additive manufacturing of aluminium alloys

Q Tan, M Zhang - Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Powder-based additive manufacturing (AM) is revolutionizing the fabrication of advanced
engineering metallic materials, including aluminium (Al) alloys, which are the workhorse …

Defects control of aluminum alloys and their composites fabricated via laser powder bed fusion: A review

H Yang, J Sha, D Zhao, F He, Z Ma, C He, C Shi… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) technique, as the mainstream technology in metal additive
manufacturing, enables the fabrication of aluminum alloys and their composite components …

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 …

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 …

Microstructure characterization and mechanical properties of crack-free Al-Cu-Mg-Y alloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion

Y Chen, C **ao, S Zhu, Z Li, W Yang, F Zhao, S Yu… - Additive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing of high-strength Al alloys (such as 2xxx, 6xxx and 7xxx series alloys)
by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) encounters a challenge because of their high …