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Light Metals and Composites in Additive Manufacturing

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Advances in Processing of Lightweight Metal Alloys and Composites

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Additive manufacturing (AM) is a manufacturing process where parts are created by successive layered building from a three-dimensional (3D) solid model. The AM is capable of producing parts tailored to industrial needs. Compared to traditional production, the AM method has design freedom according to the part function. This chapter provides an overview of the applications of lightweight metals and their combinations in the AM. The content presents an overview of the applications of light metals and their composites in AM. It reports the state-of-the-art in powder bed-based technologies and wire-arc welding-based technologies. Input material properties, as well as the processing parameters for AM processes of light metals and composites, are explained. This chapter also describes the main parameters influencing AM part quality for obtaining parts with high mechanical strength, and dimensional stability. It also provides information on the topology optimization (TO) approach to optimum material distribution in the AM part design. The post-processing methods are explained to eliminate the deteriorating effects and to gain different properties. General information on the mechanical properties and fatigue behavior of AM parts made of light metals and composites is presented.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kocaeli University, 41001, Izmit, Turkey

    A. T. Erturk

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, India

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  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, India

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  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, India

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Erturk, A.T. (2023). Light Metals and Composites in Additive Manufacturing. In: Vignesh, R.V., Padmanaban, R., Govindaraju, M. (eds) Advances in Processing of Lightweight Metal Alloys and Composites. Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7146-4_23

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