Alloying addition, as a means of improving mechanical properties and saving on costs of materials, has been applied to a broad range of uses and products in the metallurgical fields. In the field of bulk metallic glasses (BMGs), alloying additions ha...
The rapidly evolving field of additive manufacturing requires a periodic assessment of the progress made in understanding the properties of metallic components. Although extensive research has been undertaken by many investigators, the data on proper...
In this paper, we report two cases studies where solidification processes were successfully investigated with CALPHAD-based methodologies. The first one refers to the use of thermodynamic databases to describe the solidification processes of a precio...
Processing of aluminum alloys by wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) gained significant attention from industry and academia in the last decade. With the possibility to create large and relatively complex parts at low investment and operational ex...
High entropy alloys have attracted much interest over the last 16 years due to their promising an unusual properties in different fields that offer many new possible application. Additionally, additive manufacturing has drawn attention due to its ver...
Magnesium alloys, renowned for their lightweight yet high-strength characteristics, with exceptional mechanical properties, are highly coveted for numerous applications. The emergence of magnesium alloy additive manufacturing (Mg AM) has further prop...
Fe–Co alloys are attracting attention as magnetostrictive materials for energy harvesting and sensor applications. This work investigated the magnetostriction characteristics and crystal structure of additive-manufactured Fe–Co alloys usi...
The corrosion resistance of Cr-containing alloy parts made by additive manufacturing can be significantly improved by a post-treatment of gas-phase-based infusion of concentrated interstitial solute (carbon and nitrogen). We demonstrate this universa...
This work is devoted to the physical and mechanical properties of porous alloys based on TiNi alloyed with different amounts of Cu additive. We show that by doping a porous TiNi alloy with copper instead of nickel, it is possible to obtain characteri...
The increasing application of lithium-ion batteries has led to higher requirements being imposed on the performance of current collectors. In this work, the effect of La content on the microstructure and properties of Al-0.2Fe-0.06Cu alloy was invest...
Additive manufacturing of Ti6Al4V alloys via laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) has demonstrated superior tensile strength compared to conventional methods. However, challenges remain in enhancing ductility and tailoring mechanical properties for specif...
Additively manufactured aluminum alloy parts attract extensive applications in various felids. To study the machinability of additively manufactured aluminum alloys, micro-milling experiments were conducted on the additively manufactured AlSi7Mg and...
Nickel-titanium alloys have been widely used in biomedical, aerospace and other fields due to their shape memory effect, superelastic effect, as well as biocompatible and elasto-thermal properties. Additive manufacturing (AM) technology can form comp...
Hybrid wire arc additive-milling subtractive manufacturing (HWMM) is an effective way to improve the quality of complex metal components, but the difference in the properties of the aluminum alloy and magnesium alloy fabricated by HWMM has been not a...
The NiTi alloy, known as Nitinol, represents one of the most investigated smart alloys, exhibiting a shape memory effect and superelasticity. These, among many other remarkable attributes, enable its utilization in various applications, encompassing...
High-entropy alloys have garnered significant attention due to their unique composition and exceptional properties. Additive manufacturing technology, with its distinctive processing methods, offers new options for the fabrication of high-entropy all...
In this paper, the phase structure, composition distribution, grain morphology, and hardness of Al6061 alloy samples made with additive friction stir deposition (AFS-D) were examined. A nearly symmetrical layer-by-layer structure was observed in the...
The effect of V addition on the hot deformation behavior of AA5083 was investigated. Single axial compression tests were conducted on the cast and homogenized samples with strain rates ranging from 0.01 to 10 s−1 and deformation temperatures ra...
In aeronautics, additive manufacturing (AM) leads to specific benefits, mainly connected to topological optimization for weight reduction, the decrease in “buy-to-fly” ratio, and the operations of maintenance, repair, and overhaul. Al all...
The mechanical properties of the Al-Mg alloy can be enhanced by adding metallic elements, but a continuous distribution of precipitates at grain boundaries leads to intergranular corrosion during sensitization treatment. In the present work, Mn, Zn a...
Aftermarket additives are used to enhance the performance of internal combustion engines in specific aspects such as reducing wear, increasing power, and improving fuel economy. Despite their advantages, they can sometimes cause corrosion-related pro...
Additive Manufacturing (AM) has become increasingly common, and its use in various industries is increasing. However, the microstructure, friction and wear performance of metals made by AM, such as the inexpensive and relatively good-performing iron-...
Titanium aluminide (TiAl) alloys have emerged as promising materials for high-temperature applications due to their unique combination of high-temperature strength, low density, and excellent oxidation resistance. However, the fabrication of TiAl all...
This review explores additive manufacturing (AM) for refractory tungsten (W) and its alloys, highlighting the primary challenges and determining factors in the AM of pure W, W alloys and composites. The challenges mainly arise from W’s high mel...
High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are recognized as a class of advanced materials with outstanding mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. Among these, nickel-based HEAs stand out for their impressive strength, ductility, and oxidation resistance. T...
Owing to excellent high-temperature mechanical properties, i.e., high heat resistance, high strength, and high corrosion resistance, Ti alloys can be widely used as structural components, such as blades and wafers, in aero-engines. Due to the complex...
Spherical powder materials are essential raw materials for manufacturing processes such as metal additive manufacturing and powder metallurgy. They possess characteristics that are key factors influencing the performance of additive manufacturing. Th...
This study investigated the microstructural constituents and forming properties of alloy Al-1.4 wt.% Fe with different additions of Ce and/or La. The addition of rare earth (RE) elements to aluminum alloys improves their microstructures in their as-c...
Metal additive manufacturing (metal-AM) technology has made significant progress in the field of biomedicine in recent years. Originally, it was only used as an innovative resource for prototypes. With the development of technology, custom orthopedic...
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the addition of a minor quantity of Si on the microstructure evolution, heat treatment response, and mechanical properties of the Al–4.5Cu–0.15Ti–3.0Mg alloy. The microstructure...
One of the concepts behind Generation IV reactors is a molten salt coolant system, where the materials for the reactor itself and for the primary and secondary circuit components are subjected to extreme chemical and thermal stresses. Due to the unav...
The present work investigated the effect of aging treatment on the microstructure and tensile properties of an Al-2%Cu base alloy containing various additions of Zr and other alloying elements. Aging was carried out at temperatures of 180–300 &...
In this paper, laser powder-bed fusion (L-PBF) additive manufacturing (AM) with a high-temperature inductive platform preheating was used to fabricate intermetallic TiAl-alloy samples. The gas atomized (GA) and mechanically alloyed plasma spheroidize...
High entropy alloys (HEAs) were prepared using the powder bed fusion (PBF) technique. Among titanium free alloys AlCoCrFeNiMn, CoCr1.3FeMnNi0.7, AlCoCrFeNi1.3, and AlCoCr1.3FeNi1.3 have been further investigated. A cost comparison was done for these...
The paper shows the possibility of synthesizing microparticles coated with nanoparticles by electric explosion of a wire made of Ti-6Al-4V alloy. Particles in which the core is a microparticle and the shell of a nanoparticle can provide effective sli...
High-entropy alloys (HEAs) have drawn substantial attention on account of their outstanding properties. Additive manufacturing (AM), which has emerged as a successful approach for fabricating metallic materials, allows for the production of complex c...
Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) is a viable technology for manufacturing complex and medium-to-large-sized invar alloy components. However, the cyclic thermal input during the WAAM process may cause the austenite grains in the component to gro...
The alloy TiFe has interesting hydrogen storage properties for practical applications: low cost, operation at room temperature, and good hydrogen capacity. However, the first hydrogenation is difficult and increases the cost of the alloy. In this wor...
In recent years, the influence of Ni on high-temperature mechanical properties of casting Al alloys has been extensively examined in the literature. In the present study, room temperature mechanical properties of an A356 alloy with Ni additions from...
Additively manufactured face-centered-cubic high entropy alloys have a combination of high strength and good ductility, and are promising impact-resistant structural materials. However, the dynamic behavior of additively manufactured face-centered-cu...
In order to improve the room temperature yield strength of X and enhance its engineering applicability, a series of CoCr1.7NiYx (x = 0, 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, and 0.1 at.%) medium-entropy alloys were synthesized to investigate the effect of Y additi...
The repair of high strength, high performance 7075 aluminum alloy is essential for a broad range of aerospace and defense applications. However, it is challenging to implement it using traditional fusion welding-based approaches, owing to hot crackin...
The field of complex concentrated alloys offers a very large number of variations in alloy composition. The achievable range of properties varies greatly within these variants. The experimental determination of the properties is in many cases laborio...
Effects of C addition on the microstructures of as-cast Cu–Fe–P (mass fraction) alloys were systematically investigated. The results show that C addition can refine the matrix microstructure and make Fe particles finer. The Fe particles o...
Investigation into the post-processing machinability of Ti6Al4V alloy is increasingly crucial in the manufacturing industry, particularly in the machining of additively manufactured (AM) Ti6Al4V alloy to ensure effective machining parameters. This re...
During the heat treatment of nickel-based superalloy (for instance Inconel 718 alloy), the non-isothermal heating and cooling processes significantly influenced precipitation behaviors as well as the final mechanical properties. This study compared t...
In this study, wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) was used to form SUS304/aluminum alloys. The buildup wall was well shaped using a pulse current consisting of a base current of 150 A and peak current of 200 A and a 0.2 m/min travel speed. Me...
Despite the widespread use of TiAl alloys in many fields, their poor impact resistance has recently emerged again as a major issue. Therefore, in this study, the practical effects of additive elements were examined by considering impact resistance as...
The quality and properties of metal powders are essential for powder metallurgical (PM) processes in general and for additive manufacturing (AM) processing routes in particular. Thus, a variety of atomization technologies were established meeting the...
Cobalt-base alloys (Co-Cr-Mo) are widely employed in dentistry and orthopedic implants due to their biocompatibility, high mechanical strength and wear resistance. The osseointegration of implants can be improved by surface modification techniques. H...
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