Selective Laser Melting Of Aluminium Metal Matrix Composites

• Main Authors: Sercombe, Timothy B., Li, Xaiopeng, Astfalack, Lachlan, Drew, Patrick, Schliwa, Yor
• Other Authors: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Progress in Additive Manufacturing (Pro-AM 2016)
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Selective laser melting; Aluminium
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84548; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41830
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Aluminium metal matrix composites (AMMCs) are important engineering materials with high specific strength and excellent stiffness. AMMCs have found applications in many industries including aerospace, aircraft and automotive. In conventional processing of AMMCs e.g. casting, the homogenous dispersio...