articleProgress in Materials ScienceJul 10, 2019HYBRID OA

3D printing of Aluminium alloys: Additive Manufacturing of Aluminium alloys using selective laser melting

NTNesma T. AboulkhairMSMarco SimonelliLPLuke ParryIAIan AshcroftCTChristopher Tuck

University of Nottingham

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© 2019 The Authors Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes, such as selective laser melting (SLM), enable the fabrication of arbitrary 3D-structures with unprecedented degrees of freedom. Research is rapidly progressing in this field, with promising results opening up a range of possible applications across both scientific and industrial sectors. Many sectors are now benefiting from fabricating complex structures using AM technologies to achieve the objectives of light-weighting, increased functionality, and part number reduction, among others. AM also lends potential in fulfilling demands for reducing the cost and design-to-manufacture time. Aluminium alloys are of the main material systems receiving…

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  • Selective laser melting
  • Materials science
  • Aluminium
  • 3D printing
  • Fabrication
  • Credibility
  • Manufacturing engineering
  • Process engineering
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