Research status of laser additive manufacturing for metal: a review

Guanghao Gong; Jiajia Ye; Yiming Chi; Zhihuan Zhao; Zifan Wang; Guang Xia; Xueyun Du; Hongfang Tian; Huijun Yu; Chuanzhong Chen

Journal of Materials Research and Technology (Nov 2021)

Research status of laser additive manufacturing for metal: a review

Guanghao Gong,
Jiajia Ye,
Yiming Chi,
Zhihuan Zhao,
Zifan Wang,
Guang Xia,
Xueyun Du,
Hongfang Tian,
Huijun Yu,
Chuanzhong Chen

Affiliations

Guanghao Gong: Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, and National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250061, Shandong, China; Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, and Shandong Engineering & Technology Research Center for Superhard Material, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250061, Shandong, China
Jiajia Ye: Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, and Shandong Engineering & Technology Research Center for Superhard Material, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250061, Shandong, China
Yiming Chi: Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, and Shandong Engineering & Technology Research Center for Superhard Material, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250061, Shandong, China
Zhihuan Zhao: Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, and Shandong Engineering & Technology Research Center for Superhard Material, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250061, Shandong, China; School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Shandong Agricultural and Engineering University, Ji'nan, 250100, Shandong, China
Zifan Wang: Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, and Shandong Engineering & Technology Research Center for Superhard Material, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250061, Shandong, China
Guang Xia: Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, and Shandong Engineering & Technology Research Center for Superhard Material, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250061, Shandong, China
Xueyun Du: Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, and Shandong Engineering & Technology Research Center for Superhard Material, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250061, Shandong, China; Shandong Energy Heavy Equipment Group Dazu Remanufacturing Co., Ltd, Taian, 271222, Shandong, China
Hongfang Tian: Shandong Energy Heavy Equipment Group Dazu Remanufacturing Co., Ltd, Taian, 271222, Shandong, China
Huijun Yu: Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, and National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250061, Shandong, China; Corresponding author.
Chuanzhong Chen: Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, and Shandong Engineering & Technology Research Center for Superhard Material, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250061, Shandong, China; Corresponding author.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15
pp. 855 – 884

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Additive manufacturing (AM) especially laser additive manufacturing (LAM), a novel manufacturing technique of layer-by-layer forming according to geometric model, provides a decent option for materials processing. It owns advantages of rapid prototyping, customization, high material utilization, and the ability to form complicated structures. This paper reviews popular LAM techniques of selective laser sintering/melting, laser metal deposition and laser direct writing. The development status of metallic materials including pure metal, steel, superalloy, titanium and aluminum alloy is presented. The challenges and application limitations of LAM are involved and the development trend in the future is forecasted. In summary, this paper gives an overview of metal LAM expecting to made helpful suggestions on future research and development.

Published in Journal of Materials Research and Technology

ISSN: 2238-7854 (Print); 2214-0697 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology: Mining engineering. Metallurgy
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-materials-research-and-technology/

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