Aluminum with dispersed nanoparticles by laser additive manufacturing

Ting-Chiang Lin; Chezheng Cao; Maximilian Sokoluk; Lin Jiang; Xin Wang; Julie M. Schoenung; Enrique J. Lavernia; Xiaochun Li

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12047-2

Nature Communications (Sep 2019)

Aluminum with dispersed nanoparticles by laser additive manufacturing

Ting-Chiang Lin,
Chezheng Cao,
Maximilian Sokoluk,
Lin Jiang,
Xin Wang,
Julie M. Schoenung,
Enrique J. Lavernia,
Xiaochun Li

Affiliations

Ting-Chiang Lin: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California
Chezheng Cao: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California
Maximilian Sokoluk: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California
Lin Jiang: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California
Xin Wang: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California
Julie M. Schoenung: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California
Enrique J. Lavernia: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California
Xiaochun Li: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12047-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Incorporating and dispersing dense nanoparticles into metals remains a challenge. Here, the authors use nanocomposite powders containing very dense nanoparticles to print an aluminium nanocomposite with one of the highest specific modulus and yield strength among all structural materials.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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