Metal additive manufacturing technologies, such as powder bed fusion process, directed
energy deposition (DED) process, sheet lamination process, etc., are one of promising …

Directed energy deposition (DED) has matured into an essential additive manufacturing
(AM) branch. DED has been broadly implemented in the design and fabrication of novel …

Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are a broad research area and attract considerable
tremendous attention today in the materials science and engineering society. In recent …

Since the inception, additive manufacturing (AM) continues to grow and change the
paradigm of manufacturing for develo** advanced materials. One such case is the …

Inspired by nature, advanced functionally graded materials (FGMs) are an appropriate
response to high-performance multi-functional applications. The introduction of modern …

Directed energy deposition (DED) is an additive manufacturing technique that employs laser
melting to permit for the free form manufacturing of components from many input materials …

Functional gradient materials (FGMs) are composite materials made up of two or more
materials, with components or structures that gradually change, resulting in a gradual …

Hardfacing is done to increase the service life of structural components. Hardfacing is widely
done in nuclear and petrochemical industries, mining and sugar refineries. Hardfacing is …

Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are a new generation of engineered materials whose
composition and structure are spatially varied through non-uniform distribution. This article …

A high chromium (Cr) superalloy, K648, has been additively fabricated by using laser metal
deposition (LMD) for the first time, and the microstructure and mechanical properties of the …