Surface roughness is gaining increasing recognition in the processing design methods of
additive manufacturing (AM) due to its role in many critical applications. This impact extends …

Additive manufacturing (AM) has the advantages of rapid prototy**, high design freedom,
and flexible manufacturing, while the mechanical properties of additively manufactured …

Nickel-based superalloys fabricated by wire-arc directed energy deposition, also known as
wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), usually exhibit inherent columnar grain structure …

This paper systematically investigates the microstructure, crystal structure and related
mechanical properties of Inconel 718 thin walls prepared by two different methods, laser …

Abstract Titanium–aluminum (Ti–Al) multi-material structures have tremendous potential for
use in lightweight applications. Laser powder-bed fusion (LPBF) enables the preparation of …

The typical as-built coarse and cube-oriented microstructure of Inconel® 625 parts
fabricated via arc-based directed energy deposition (DED) induces anisotropic mechanical …

Motivated by the effect of cooling rate on microstructure, standard air cooling (AC) and novel
cryogenic cooling (CC) were employed in the wire-arc directed energy deposition process of …

The energy density distribution directly affects the molten-pool temperature gradient, cooling
and solidification rate of additive manufacturing (AM), which in turn affects the mechanical …

Investigations on the fabrication of large-size lightweight Mg alloy components by wire-arc
directed energy deposition (DED) are steadily flourishing. Nevertheless, most of these …

Difficult-to-cut alloys, which include titanium, cobalt, nickel alloys, and high-strength and
heat-resistant steels, can nowadays be manufactured using selective melting (SLM), and …