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Comprehensive Mechanical Behavior of Thin-Walled Additively-Manufactured Parts of AlSi10Mg by SLM in As-Built, Post-Solution, and Aging Treatment Conditions

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The objective of this study is to compare the effectual influence of solution heat treatment (SHT) and artificial aging (AA) for the improvement in the mechanical behavior of thin-walled parts of AlSi10Mg alloy in the as-built (AB) condition. The results showed that the tensile strength of SHT specimens was reduced in comparison to AB thin-walled specimens with a maximum reduction of 40.9% for a 5-mm specimen, while breakage elongation showed a prominent increase from 3.76% to 13.22% (251%) for a 1.5-mm specimen. For the AA condition, the results showed a slight reduction in tensile strength with a maximum reduction of 24.7% for a 5-mm specimen, while the breakage elongation was improved by up to 91.7% except for the reductions in 2.5- and 5-mm specimens. Overall, SHT and AA have critically improved the ductility without any substantial loss in tensile strength of thin-walled AlSi10Mg parts. The microhardness values remained the highest for the AB condition, and the lowest for the SHT. However, the application of AA tried to compensate and uplift the values of microhardness, but sustained an intermediate position in between the AB and SHT conditions. Moreover, the variation of the densification effect on the mechanical behavior of SHT and AA has also been examined and presented.

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This research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51505423).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Industrial Engineering and Intelligent Manufacturing, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, Shaanxi, China

    Arfan Majeed

  2. Mechanical Engineering Department, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan

    Muhammad Muzamil, Mahad Ali Khan & Muhammad Huzaifa

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan

    Ejaz Hussain Malik & Naeem Ullah Dar

  4. Key Laboratory of Road Construction Technology and Equipment, Ministry of Education, School of Construction Machinery, Chang’an University, Xi’an, 710064, Shaanxi, China

    Jingxiang Lv

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Majeed, A., Muzamil, M., Khan, M.A. et al. Comprehensive Mechanical Behavior of Thin-Walled Additively-Manufactured Parts of AlSi10Mg by SLM in As-Built, Post-Solution, and Aging Treatment Conditions. JOM 75, 3067–3082 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-023-05843-1

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