A Review on the Weldability of Additively Manufactured Aluminium Parts by Fusion and Solid-State Welding Processes
Additive manufacturing (AM) processes are playing a significant role in several industrial sectors such as construction and machine building industries, involving a wide variety of metallic materials. Among these, the AM of aluminium alloys has developed significantly over the last decade, mainly th...
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| author | Rafael Nunes Koen Faes Wim De Waele Aude Simar Wim Verlinde Matthieu Lezaack Wout Sneyers Julius Arnhold |
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| description | Additive manufacturing (AM) processes are playing a significant role in several industrial sectors such as construction and machine building industries, involving a wide variety of metallic materials. Among these, the AM of aluminium alloys has developed significantly over the last decade, mainly through Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) and Directed Energy Deposition (DED) processes. Despite the many advantages of AM technology, some large or complex products cannot be produced entirely without the use of conventional manufacturing and joining processes, generally for financial or operational reasons. In this way, the ability to join conventionally and additively manufactured components or parts represents a crucial step towards their future use and the consolidation of conventional and additive manufacturing technologies. Despite the growing interest in AM technologies, there is still a significant lack of information on the joining of conventionally and additively manufactured components. The present work proposes a first review of the literature evaluating the weldability of AM aluminium alloys. The focus is on the use of fusion and solid-state welding processes and analysing the achieved microstructural evolution and mechanical properties. A clear relationship is observed between the AM technology used to produce the part, and the physical principles of the joining process. In addition, the gaps in the literature are highlighted to enable focused future work. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-631b69ea84764de7bfc4ceda4d4231552023-11-19T17:22:01ZengMDPI AGMetals2075-47012023-10-011310172410.3390/met13101724A Review on the Weldability of Additively Manufactured Aluminium Parts by Fusion and Solid-State Welding ProcessesRafael Nunes0Koen Faes1Wim De Waele2Aude Simar3Wim Verlinde4Matthieu Lezaack5Wout Sneyers6Julius Arnhold7Belgian Welding Institute, 9050 Ghent, BelgiumBelgian Welding Institute, 9050 Ghent, BelgiumDepartment of Electromechanical, Systems and Metal Engineering, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, BelgiumInstitute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, BelgiumBelgian Welding Institute, 9050 Ghent, BelgiumInstitute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, BelgiumDepartment of Electromechanical, Systems and Metal Engineering, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, BelgiumChair of Materials Engineering of Additive Manufacturing, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, GermanyAdditive manufacturing (AM) processes are playing a significant role in several industrial sectors such as construction and machine building industries, involving a wide variety of metallic materials. Among these, the AM of aluminium alloys has developed significantly over the last decade, mainly through Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) and Directed Energy Deposition (DED) processes. Despite the many advantages of AM technology, some large or complex products cannot be produced entirely without the use of conventional manufacturing and joining processes, generally for financial or operational reasons. In this way, the ability to join conventionally and additively manufactured components or parts represents a crucial step towards their future use and the consolidation of conventional and additive manufacturing technologies. Despite the growing interest in AM technologies, there is still a significant lack of information on the joining of conventionally and additively manufactured components. The present work proposes a first review of the literature evaluating the weldability of AM aluminium alloys. The focus is on the use of fusion and solid-state welding processes and analysing the achieved microstructural evolution and mechanical properties. A clear relationship is observed between the AM technology used to produce the part, and the physical principles of the joining process. In addition, the gaps in the literature are highlighted to enable focused future work.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/13/10/1724additive manufacturingaluminiumpowder bed fusiondirected energy depositionwire arc additive manufacturingweldability |
| spellingShingle | Rafael Nunes Koen Faes Wim De Waele Aude Simar Wim Verlinde Matthieu Lezaack Wout Sneyers Julius Arnhold A Review on the Weldability of Additively Manufactured Aluminium Parts by Fusion and Solid-State Welding Processes Metals additive manufacturing aluminium powder bed fusion directed energy deposition wire arc additive manufacturing weldability |
| title | A Review on the Weldability of Additively Manufactured Aluminium Parts by Fusion and Solid-State Welding Processes |
| title_full | A Review on the Weldability of Additively Manufactured Aluminium Parts by Fusion and Solid-State Welding Processes |
| title_fullStr | A Review on the Weldability of Additively Manufactured Aluminium Parts by Fusion and Solid-State Welding Processes |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review on the Weldability of Additively Manufactured Aluminium Parts by Fusion and Solid-State Welding Processes |
| title_short | A Review on the Weldability of Additively Manufactured Aluminium Parts by Fusion and Solid-State Welding Processes |
| title_sort | review on the weldability of additively manufactured aluminium parts by fusion and solid state welding processes |
| topic | additive manufacturing aluminium powder bed fusion directed energy deposition wire arc additive manufacturing weldability |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/13/10/1724 |
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