Role of the solidification cells on the yield strength of the Al-Si-Mg alloy manufactured using laser powder bed fusion: a micropillar compression study

• Main Authors: Li, Shihao, Zhao, Yakai, Ramamurty, Upadrasta
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Aluminum Alloys; Dislocation Cell
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/170193
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

To ascertain the role of the solidification cell structures on the mechanical performance of Al-Si-(Mg) alloys processed using the laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) technique, micropillar compression tests were performed on LPBF Al-10Si-0.3Mg (AlSi10Mg). The alloy's microstructure consists of subm...