High-speed synchrotron X-ray imaging of melt pool dynamics during ultrasonic melt processing of Al6061

Abstract Ultrasonic processing of solidifying metals in additive manufacturing can provide grain refinement and advantageous mechanical properties. However, the specific physical mechanisms of microstructural refinement relevant to laser-based additive manufacturing have not been directly observed b...

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Main Authors: Lovejoy Mutswatiwa, Lauren Katch, Nathan J Kizer, Judith A Todd, Tao Sun, Samuel J Clark, Kamel Fezzaa, Jordan S Lum, David M Stobbe, Griffin Jones, Kenneth C Meinert, Andrea P Argüelles, Christopher M Kube
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-08-01
Series:Communications Materials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-024-00584-3