Advancements in Laser Wire-Feed Metal Additive Manufacturing: A Brief Review

Abuabiah, Mohammad; Mbodj, Natago Guilé; Shaqour, Bahaa; Herzallah, Luqman; Juaidi, Adel; Abdallah, Ramez; Plapper, Peter

doi:10.3390/ma16052030

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“…By movement of the laser processing head and the wire feeder on the substrate, the bead-shaped solid is formed. The performance in the WLAM process is determined by many terms like surface finish, the geometry and quality of the deposit, the final microstructure of the deposited layer, and the resulting mechanical properties [82,86,87]. In the WAAM process, three methods are conventional to provide the heat input, which includes the metal inert gas (MIG), tungsten inert gas (TIG), and plasma arc welding (PAW).…”

Section: Wire Laser Additive Manufacturingmentioning

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Section: Wire Laser Additive Manufacturingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Review of the Metal Additive Manufacturing Processes

Tebianian,

Aghaie,

Razavi Jafari

et al. 2023

Materials

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Metal additive manufacturing (AM) is a layer-by-layer process that makes the direct manufacturing of various industrial parts possible. This method facilitates the design and fabrication of complex industrial, advanced, and fine parts that are used in different industry sectors, such as aerospace, medicine, turbines, and jewelry, where the utilization of other fabrication techniques is difficult or impossible. This method is advantageous in terms of dimensional accuracy and fabrication speed. However, the parts fabricated by this method may suffer from faults such as anisotropy, micro-porosity, and defective joints. Metals like titanium, aluminum, stainless steels, superalloys, etc., have been used—in the form of powder or wire—as feed materials in the additive manufacturing of various parts. The main criterion that distinguishes different additive manufacturing processes from each other is the deposition method. With regard to this criterion, AM processes can be divided into four classes: local melting, sintering, sheet forming, and electrochemical methods. Parameters affecting the properties of the additive-manufactured part and the defects associated with an AM process determine the method by which a certain part should be manufactured. This study is a survey of different additive manufacturing processes, their mechanisms, capabilities, shortcomings, and the general properties of the parts manufactured by them.

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Section: Wire Laser Additive Manufacturingmentioning

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Section: Wire Laser Additive Manufacturingmentioning

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A Review of the Metal Additive Manufacturing Processes

Tebianian,

Aghaie,

Razavi Jafari

et al. 2023

Materials

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“…By movement of the laser processing head and the wire feeder on the substrate, a bead-shaped solid is formed. The performance in the WLAM process is determined by many terms like surface finish, geometry and the quality of the deposit, the final microstructure of the deposited layer, and resulting mechanical properties [69][70][71].…”

Section: Wire-laser Additive Manufacturingmentioning

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A Review on the Metal Additive Manufacturing Processes

Tebianian,

Aghaie,

Razavi Jafari

et al. 2023

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In this article, metallic additive manufacturing (AM) processes were classified and demonstrated. AM technology can be applied to a wide range of industrial areas because of its great feasibility in the design and manufacturing of various complex parts. The main factor that distinguishes various metallic AM processes from each other is the deposition method. Deposited metal can be imported in the form of melt or semi-solid. AM technology also covers a wide range of materials like aluminum, titanium, and many other alloys. Some of the common applications of metallic AM processes are the quick manufacturing of the parts which utilized in various industries like medical, automotive, aerospace, and jewelry industries. AM can help to fabricate parts that are impossible to be manufactured by other processes.

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“…The powder feeding, laser cladding laser energy absorption rate is high, easy for automating the control, but the powder utilization rate is not high, and the quality of the powder requirements are high. Laser wire melting [ 19 ] uses metal wire as the material, and compared with powder as raw material, it has the advantages of high processing efficiency, high material utilization, a large degree of freedom in production, good surface-forming quality, high production efficiency, no powder pollution, and so on, and it has been widely studied [ 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ]. In addition to the laser melting of pure metal wires, some researchers have also carried out laser melting studies on core-spun wires [ 24 ].…”

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Microstructure and Wear Resistance of Si-TC4 Composite Coatings by High-Speed Wire-Powder Laser Cladding

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Sun,

et al. 2024

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The hardness and wear resistance of the surface of TC4 titanium alloy, which is widely used in aerospace and other fields, need to be improved urgently. Considering the economy, environmental friendliness, and high efficiency, Si-reinforced Ti-based composite coatings were deposited on the TC4 surface by the high-speed wire-powder laser cladding method, which combines the paraxial feeding of TC4 wires with the coaxial feeding of Si powders. The microstructures and wear resistance of the coatings were analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Vickers hardness tester, and friction and wear tester. The results indicate that the primary composition of the coating consisted of α-Ti and Ti5Si3. The microstructure of the coating underwent a notable transformation process from dendritic to petal, bar, and block shapes as the powder feeding speed increased. The hardness of the composite coatings increased with the increasing Si powder feeding rate, and the average hardness of the composite coating was 909HV0.2 when the feeding rate reached 13.53 g/min. The enhancement of the microhardness of the coatings can be attributed primarily to the reinforcing effect of the second phase generated by Ti5Si3 in various forms within the coatings. As the powder feeding speed increased, the wear resistance initially improved before deteriorating. The optimal wear resistance of the coating was achieved at a powder feeding rate of 6.88 g/min (wear loss of 2.55 mg and friction coefficient of 0.12). The main wear mechanism for coatings was abrasive wear.

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Advancements in Laser Wire-Feed Metal Additive Manufacturing: A Brief Review

Cited by 19 publications

References 96 publications

A Review of the Metal Additive Manufacturing Processes

A Review of the Metal Additive Manufacturing Processes

A Review on the Metal Additive Manufacturing Processes

Microstructure and Wear Resistance of Si-TC4 Composite Coatings by High-Speed Wire-Powder Laser Cladding

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