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An Investigation Into The Challenges Of Contemporary Additive Manufacturing: Insights Into The Metallurgical Response Of Materials And Relevant Solution, Huan Ding Nov 2023

An Investigation Into The Challenges Of Contemporary Additive Manufacturing: Insights Into The Metallurgical Response Of Materials And Relevant Solution, Huan Ding

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Additive Manufacturing (AM) has gained attention in recent years due to its unique capabilities in the fabrication of complex parts. As with any new research, there is still a lack of sufficient understanding in the field of additive manufacturing, and further investigation is needed to solve existing problems. Ultimately, the aim is to enable the widespread use of AM components across various industries.

Chapter One provides a brief introduction to the background and current bottlenecks of additive manufacturing technology. Chapter two focuses on the development of high-strength 7075 aluminum alloy (Al7075) for Fused Deposition Modeling and Sintering (FDMS) technology. Al7075 …


Study Of Laser Based Additive Manufacturing For Titanium And Copper Alloys, Congyuan Zeng Mar 2021

Study Of Laser Based Additive Manufacturing For Titanium And Copper Alloys, Congyuan Zeng

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Material processing by laser is increasingly applied in industrial applications for its outstanding characteristics, such as localized heating, high efficiency, and high manufacturing precision. In this study, two kinds of laser material processing strategies were investigated, namely laser surface engineering and laser-powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing, with pure titanium and copper alloys as target materials, respectively.

For laser surface engineering related studies, the work includes the investigation of the dynamic interactions between titanium and pure nitrogen or ambient air under transient laser processing conditions. Thanks to the in-situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction tests, the high-temperature reaction steps between titanium and pure nitrogen/ambient …