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Metallurgy of high-silicon steel parts produced using Selective Laser Melting by Garibaldi, Michele, Ashcroft, Ian, Simonelli, Marco, Hague, Richard

“…The metallurgy of high-silicon steel (6.9%wt.Si) processed using Selective Laser Melting (SLM) is presented for the first time in this study. High-silicon…”
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Powder Bed Fusion of nickel-based superalloys: A review by Sanchez, Salomé, Smith, Peter, Xu, Zhengkai, Gaspard, Gabriele, Hyde, Christopher J., Wits, Wessel W., Ashcroft, Ian A., Chen, Hao, Clare, Adam T.

“…Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) techniques constitute a family of Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes, which are characterised by high design flexibility and no…”
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The microstructure and mechanical properties of selectively laser melted AlSi10Mg: The effect of a conventional T6-like heat treatment by Aboulkhair, Nesma T., Maskery, Ian, Tuck, Chris, Ashcroft, Ian, Everitt, Nicola M.

“…Selective laser melting (SLM) of aluminium is of research interest because of its potential benefits to high value manufacturing applications in the aerospace…”
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Continuous fibre composite 3D printing with pultruded carbon/PA6 commingled fibres: Processing and mechanical properties by Zhuo, Peng, Li, Shuguang, Ashcroft, Ian A., Jones, Ivor A.

“…Continuous Fibre composite 3D printing (CF-3DP) technology is a newly developed Additive Manufacturing (AM) process. By employing continuous fibre as a…”
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On the formation of AlSi10Mg single tracks and layers in selective laser melting: Microstructure and nano-mechanical properties by Aboulkhair, Nesma T., Maskery, Ian, Tuck, Chris, Ashcroft, Ian, Everitt, Nicola M.

“…Selective laser melting (SLM) is a relatively new manufacturing technique that can be used to process a range of materials. Aluminum alloys are potential…”
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Electrical resistivity of pure copper processed by medium-powered laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing for use in electromagnetic applications by Silbernagel, Cassidy, Gargalis, Leonidas, Ashcroft, Ian, Hague, Richard, Galea, Michael, Dickens, Phill

“…[Display omitted] •Medium powered LPBF machines can process pure Cu to an acceptable level.•Resistivity of as-built Cu increases by 33% depending on build…”
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A Study on the Laser Spatter and the Oxidation Reactions During Selective Laser Melting of 316L Stainless Steel, Al-Si10-Mg, and Ti-6Al-4V by Simonelli, Marco, Tuck, Chris, Aboulkhair, Nesma T., Maskery, Ian, Ashcroft, Ian, Wildman, Ricky D., Hague, Richard

“…The creation of an object by selective laser melting (SLM) occurs by melting contiguous areas of a powder bed according to a corresponding digital model. It is…”
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The Effects of Feature Sizes in Selectively Laser Melted Ti-6Al-4V Parts on the Validity of Optimised Process Parameters by Phutela, Chinmay, Aboulkhair, Nesma T, Tuck, Christopher J, Ashcroft, Ian

“…Ti-6Al-4V is a popular alloy due to its high strength-to-weight ratio and excellent corrosion resistance. Many applications of additively manufactured…”
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Corrigendum to “Continuous fibre composite 3D printing with pultruded carbon/PA6 commingled fibres: Processing and mechanical properties” [Compos. Sci. Technol. 221 (2022)] by Zhuo, Peng, Li, Shuguang, Ashcroft, Ian A., Jones, I. Arthur

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Topology optimization of geometrically nonlinear structures using an evolutionary optimization method by Abdi, Meisam, Ashcroft, Ian, Wildman, Ricky

“…The topology optimization using isolines/isosurfaces and extended finite element method (Iso-XFEM) is an evolutionary optimization method developed in previous…”
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On the thermal conductivity of AlSi10Mg and lattice structures made by laser powder bed fusion by Sélo, Richard R.J., Catchpole-Smith, Sam, Maskery, Ian, Ashcroft, Ian, Tuck, Christopher

“…The thermal conductivity of AlSi10Mg made by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), and its modification via heat treatment, has received little attention despite…”
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Process-structure-property relationships in laser powder bed fusion of permanent magnetic Nd-Fe-B by Wu, Julan, Aboulkhair, Nesma T., Degano, Michele, Ashcroft, Ian, Hague, Richard J.M.

“…[Display omitted] •Nd-Fe-B samples with comparable magnetic properties to the state-of-the-art were manufactured using laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF).•An…”
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Powder‐fed directed energy deposition of soda lime silica glass on glass substrates by Spirrett, Fiona, Datsiou, Kyriaki Corinna, Magallanes, Marlin, Ashcroft, Ian, Goodridge, Ruth

“…Novel glass processing by powder‐fed directed energy deposition was explored as a method of adding glass décor to glass surfaces and bottles. Consistent,…”
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Optimal orientation of fibre composites for strength based on Hashin’s criteria optimality conditions by Ferreira, Rafael T. L., Ashcroft, Ian A.

“…The Hashin’s strength criteria are usually employed in first ply failure and damage-onset analysis of fibre-reinforced composites. This work presents…”
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Determining processing behaviour of pure Cu in laser powder bed fusion using direct micro-calorimetry by Gargalis, Leonidas, Ye, Jianchao, Strantza, Maria, Rubenchik, Alexander, Murray, James W., Clare, Adam T., Ashcroft, Ian A., Hague, Richard, Matthews, Manyalibo J.

“…Copper is challenging to process by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) given its high reflectivity at common infrared laser diode wavelengths and high thermal…”
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Surface microstructuring to modify wettability for 3D printing of nano-filled inks by Vafaei, Saeid, Tuck, Christopher, Ashcroft, Ian, Wildman, Ricky

“…•Effect of wettability on cross sectional profiles of printed line.•Effect of micro-structuring of substrate on wettability.•Micro-structuring of substrate,…”
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Additive Manufacturing and Testing of a Soft Magnetic Rotor for a Switched Reluctance Motor by Gargalis, Leonidas, Madonna, Vincenzo, Giangrande, Paolo, Rocca, Roberto, Hardy, Mark, Ashcroft, Ian, Galea, Michael, Hague, Richard

“…Additive manufacturing is acknowledged as a key enabling technology, although its adoption is still constrained to niche applications. A promising area for…”
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Low Thermal Expansion Machine Frame Designs Using Lattice Structures by Juasiripukdee, Poom, Maskery, Ian, Ashcroft, Ian, Leach, Richard

“…In this work, we investigated tessellating cellular (or lattice) structures for use in a low thermal expansion machine frame. We proposed a concept for a…”
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Additive Manufacturing of Nd-Fe-B Permanent Magnets and Their Application in Electrical Machines by Wu, Julan, Korman, Oguz, Di Nardo, Mauro, Degano, Michele, Gerada, Chris, Ashcroft, Ian, Hague, Richard J. M., Aboulkhair, Nesma T.

“…Powder Bed Fusion-Laser Beam (PBF-LB), a form of additive manufacturing (AM) for Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets, is attracting substantial interest for its ability…”
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3D Inkjet Printing of Electronics Using UV Conversion by Saleh, Ehab, Zhang, Fan, He, Yinfeng, Vaithilingam, Jayasheelan, Fernandez, Javier Ledesma, Wildman, Ricky, Ashcroft, Ian, Hague, Richard, Dickens, Phill, Tuck, Christopher

“…The production of electronic circuits and devices is limited by current manufacturing methods that limit both the form and potentially the performance of these…”
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