Recently, ceramic materials have been widely used in the surface reinforcement of key
components of metal materials, due to the characteristics of high hardness, high melting …

The fatigue behavior of metallic materials fabricated via additive manufacturing processes is
currently not well understood and it has been the subject of many experimental …

To better understand the influence of Fe-rich intermetallics on solidification defect formation,
fast in situ synchrotron X-ray tomographic microscopy experiments were performed on a …

Synchrotron X-ray tomography was used to monitor damage evolution in three dimensions
during in situ Low Cycle Fatigue (LCF) tests at high temperature (250° C) for an industrial …

The effect of mean stress on the multiaxial High Cycle Fatigue (HCF) behaviour of cast A356-
T6 alloy containing natural and artificial defects with varying Secondary Dendrite Arming …

This work discusses the mechanical properties advantages of using the vertical centrifugal
casting technique for the production of structural components when compared to traditional …

A novel MMM (Multi-frequency, Multimode, Modulated) ultrasonic (US) technology was used
to refine the as cast microstructure and improve the mechanical properties of a AlSi9Cu3 …

The polycrystalline IN713C produced via investment casting is one of the widely-used nickel-
based superalloy in automotive and aerospace industries. This alloy, however, has an …

Porosity generated by the casting process has a detrimental effect on the high cycle fatigue
strength of cast aluminium alloys. The current study presents an investigation using the non …

The porosity defect and the inhomogeneous pore distribution are intractable problems in the
conventional laser cladding process and the laser melting porous metal separately …