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Microstructural and Mechanical Characterization of Aluminum Matrix Composites Produced by Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Author(s) -
Aversa Alberta,
Marchese Giulio,
Lorusso Massimo,
Calignano Flaviana,
Biamino Sara,
Ambrosio Elisa P.,
Manfredi Diego,
Fino Paolo,
Lombardi Mariangela,
Pavese Matteo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.201700180
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , ceramic , fusion , characterization (materials science) , composite number , aluminium , microstructure , metal matrix composite , matrix (chemical analysis) , ceramic matrix composite , powder metallurgy , laser , nanotechnology , philosophy , linguistics , physics , optics
Laser powder bed fusion is one of the most widely used additive manufacturing process owing to its ability to produce functional near net shape metal components. This paper focuses on the microstructural and mechanical characterization of four aluminum matrix composites produced by laser powder bed fusion using AlSi10Mg as matrix with four different ceramic particles. On the basis of the building parameters, composites present specific microstructural features able to influence the strengthening mechanisms and, consequently, their mechanical and thermal properties. It is demonstrated that, in order to obtain dense materials, in composite processing, it is indispensable to use energy densities which are higher than that of the matrix. This change in process parameters probably implies a different heat profile in the part during the building process, with a consequent increase in cell size and decrease in yield strength of the MMCs with respect to the pure aluminum.