Influence of Annealing on Mechanical Properties of Al-20Si Processed by Selective Laser Melting
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
Preparation methods | YS (MPa) | UTS (MPa) | Ductility (%) |
---|---|---|---|
As cast [27] | 105 | 162 | 4.6 |
As cast [28] | 95 | 120 | 0.37 |
As cast [29] | - | 91.5 | 0.49 |
Ultrasonic treated [28] | 80 | 130 | 1.2 |
Extruded [30] | 155 | 190 | 3.6 |
Extruded [31] | - | 280 | >30 |
Extruded + ECAP [31] | - | 350 | >30 |
RS + Wrought [27] | 131 | 210 | 19.7 |
As cast + wrought [27] | 118 | 177 | 7.7 |
3. Experimental Section
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflict of Interest
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Ma, P.; Prashanth, K.G.; Scudino, S.; Jia, Y.; Wang, H.; Zou, C.; Wei, Z.; Eckert, J. Influence of Annealing on Mechanical Properties of Al-20Si Processed by Selective Laser Melting. Metals 2014, 4, 28-36. https://doi.org/10.3390/met4010028
Ma P, Prashanth KG, Scudino S, Jia Y, Wang H, Zou C, Wei Z, Eckert J. Influence of Annealing on Mechanical Properties of Al-20Si Processed by Selective Laser Melting. Metals. 2014; 4(1):28-36. https://doi.org/10.3390/met4010028
Chicago/Turabian StyleMa, Pan, Konda G. Prashanth, Sergio Scudino, Yandong Jia, Hongwei Wang, Chunming Zou, Zunjie Wei, and Jürgen Eckert. 2014. "Influence of Annealing on Mechanical Properties of Al-20Si Processed by Selective Laser Melting" Metals 4, no. 1: 28-36. https://doi.org/10.3390/met4010028