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Enhancing the sensitivity of 3D printed sensors via ironing and void reduction Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Gianni Stano, Antonio Pavone, Md Abu Jafor, Khaled Matalgah, Gianluca Percoco, Trevor J. Fleck
Material Extrusion (MEX) Additive Manufacturing (AM) has risen as a promising technology to monolithically manufacture smart structures with embedded sensors. Despite all the benefits of MEX AM, 3D...
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Integrated free-standing WS2 3D-printed carbon supercapacitor with solid state electrolyte Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Shidhin Mappoli, Kalyan Ghosh, Martin Pumera
There is a huge need for energy storage devices due to the depletion of natural gas and the increasing requirement for portable electronic gadgets. Fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D-printing has d...
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Use of creep and recovery protocol to assess the printability of fibre-reinforced 3D printed white Portland cement composites Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Mingxu Chen, Jiabin Xu, Lianwang Yuan, Piqi Zhao, Qiuyi Li, Lingchao Lu, Liang Wang
White Portland cement is an ideal choice for producing 3D printed coloured composites due to its inherent whiteness. However, the uncontrollable rheological properties limit the establishment of pr...
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Fatigue performance of metal additive manufacturing: a comprehensive overview Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Hamidreza Javidrad, Bahattin Koc, Hakan Bayraktar, Ugur Simsek, Kadir Gunaydin
Fatigue life assessment of metal additive manufacturing (AM) products has remained challenging due to the uncertainty of as–built defects, heterogeneity of the microstructure, and residual stress. ...
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A novel layer-based optimization method for stabilizing the early printing stage of LPBF process Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Liping Ding, Jiacheng Liu, Shujie Tan, Yongtao Zhang, Cong Fan, Samuel Gomes, Yicha Zhang
The laser power bed fusion (LPBF) forming process introduces heat accumulation and variations in powder layer thickness, which can destabilize the melt track and reduce surface quality. This phenom...
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Prediction of low-cycle fatigue properties of additive manufactured IN718 by crystal plasticity modelling incorporating effects from crystallographic orientations and defects Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Naiyuan Xi, Zhiyang Ni, Pengfei Liu, You Zhou, Xuewei Fang, Zhanghua Chen, Ke Huang
In this work, wire arc additive manufactured IN718 materials with different textures and defect characteristics were obtained via two deposition strategies: parallel mode (P_mode) and oscillation m...
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Revealing formation mechanism of end of process depression in laser powder bed fusion by multi-physics meso-scale simulation Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Haodong Chen, Xin Lin, Yajing Sun, Shuhao Wang, Kunpeng Zhu, Binbin Dan
Unintended end-of-process depression (EOPD) commonly occurs in laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), leading to poor surface quality and lower fatigue strength, especially for many implants. In this stud...
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AM-SegNet for additive manufacturing in situ X-ray image segmentation and feature quantification Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Wei Li, Rubén Lambert-Garcia, Anna C. M. Getley, Kwan Kim, Shishira Bhagavath, Marta Majkut, Alexander Rack, Peter D. Lee, Chu Lun Alex Leung
Synchrotron X-ray imaging has been utilised to detect the dynamic behaviour of molten pools during the metal additive manufacturing (AM) process, where a substantial amount of imaging data is gener...
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A non-probabilistic convex modelling framework for uncertainty quantification of laser powder bed fusion fabricated structures based on limited data Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Gang Zhao, Ruikun Wang, Fangyi Li, Jie Liu
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is increasingly prominent in essential fields such as aerospace. However, due to the characteristics of the manufacturing process and the high test cost, the performa...
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Mechanical property enhancement in additively manufactured NiTi double-asymmetric honeycombs with bioinspired graded design Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Luhao Yuan, Dongdong Gu, Kaijie Lin, Xin Liu, Keyu Shi, He Liu, Han Zhang, Donghua Dai, Jianfeng Sun, Jie Wang, Wenxin Chen
The cuttlebone is known for its ability to possess high specific stiffness, progressive failure and lightweight from the porous chambered structure. Inspired by the microstructural characteristics ...
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Additive manufacturing of self-sensing parts through material extrusion Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Jan Akmal, Mika Salmi
The objective of this study is to develop and evaluate self-sensing capabilities in additively manufactured parts by embedding conductive elements that are copper and continuous carbon fiber. Two s...
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Sound absorption performance of a micro-perforated plate sandwich structure based on selective laser melting Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Zhonghua Li, Yujun Zhou, Xiangnan Kong, Pengfei Zhang, Sichen Pei, Lipeng Ge, Yunfei Nie, Bin Liu
This study proposes a sandwich structure of triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) based on the theory of micro-perforated plates. This structure was processed using laser selective melting (SLM) w...
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The enhanced mechanical properties of laser powder bed fusion Al-Mn-Sc alloy via non-isothermal aging Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Wei Jiang, Yunlai Deng, Xuehong Xu, Xiyu He, Swee Leong Sing
The post-heat treatment of laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) Sc-modified Al alloy is a remarkably necessary method to improve mechanical properties. In this work, the LPBF Al-Mn-Sc alloys with a high ...
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High-precision digital light processing (DLP) printing of microstructures for microfluidics applications based on a machine learning approach Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Xinhui Wang, Jinghang Liu, Ruihai Dong, Michael D. Gilchrist, Nan Zhang
Digital light processing (DLP) is renowned for its precision, but the challenge lies in the identification of optimal print parameters to minimise print errors and enhance overall print accuracy. T...
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Heterogeneous grain structure in biodegradable Zn prepared via mechanical alloying and laser powder bed fusion for strength-plasticity synergy Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Cijun Shuai, Yang Zhao, Youwen Deng, Chengde Gao
This study presented a unique process of mechanical alloying (MA) and laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) to prepare heterogeneous grain structure (HGS) Zn with strength-plasticity synergy. The results ...
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Modelling and researching the evolution of stress during arc-directed energy deposition (ADED) hybrid inter-layer hammering Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Siyu Zhou, Hao Wu, Bobo Li, Xinpeng Guo, Guang Yang
Hybrid manufacturing of arc-directed energy deposition (ADED) and inter-layer hammering can build components with low detrimental residual stress (RS) and warping. Inter-layer hammering with lower ...
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Three-dimensional, soft magnetic-cored solenoids via multi-material extrusion Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Jorge Cañada, Hyeonseok Kim, Luis Fernando Velásquez-García
This study reports fully 3D-printed, three-dimensional, soft magnetic-cored solenoids that generate three times the largest magnetic fields previously reported from 3D-printed solenoids. The device...
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Effect of heat treatment and electroless Ni-P coating on mechanical property and corrosion behaviour of 316L stainless steel fabricated by laser powder bed fusion Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Cuiling Zhao, Yunfa Guo, Yun Yang, Yuchao Bai, Bing Li, Wen Feng Lu, Kaiyang Zeng, Hao Wang
With the prosperity of laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) technology, post-processing tends to be increasingly attractive in further improving the performance of the LPBFed parts. In this study, post-h...
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An integrated multiscale simulation guiding the processing optimisation for additively manufactured nickel-based superalloys Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Xing He, Bing Yang, Decheng Kong, Kunjie Dai, Xiaoqing Ni, Zhanghua Chen, Chaofang Dong
Microstructural defects in laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) metallic materials are correlated with processing parameters. A multi-physics model and a crystal plasticity framework are employed to pred...
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Manipulating melt pool thermofluidic transport in directed energy deposition driven by a laser intensity spatial shaping strategy Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Chaojiao Lei, Song Ren, Cunhong Yin, Xixia Liu, Mingfei Chen, Jiazhu Wu, Changjun Han
A three-dimensional thermofluidic coupling transport model is proposed to investigate the influences of different spatial laser intensity profiles (SLIPs), including circular super-Gaussian profile...
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Modelling, optimization, and testing of novel cuboidal spherical plate lattice structures Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Abdulla Almesmari, Imad Barsoum, Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub
This study investigates the mechanical behavior of a novel set of Cuboidal Spherical Plate Lattice (CSPL) materials. The procedure of constrained-domain topology optimization is implemented with th...
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Topology optimisation for vat photopolymerization 3D printing of ceramics with flushing jet accessibility constraint Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Jikai Liu, Chenghu Zhang, Bin Zou, Lei Li, Huangchao Yu
For vat photopolymerization 3D printing technology with high-viscosity ceramic slurry, the cleaning of residual uncured slurry presents a challenging task for lattice-based porous structures. Hence...
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Development of a novel gantry system for cooperative printing of plastic materials Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Abdullah Alhijaily, Zekai Murat Kilic, Paulo Bartolo
It is well known that Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a slow process when compared to conventional manufacturing processes. To address this problem, this paper explores the concept of cooperative pr...
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Deposition dynamics and analysis of polyurethane foam structure boundaries for aerial additive manufacturing Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Barrie Dams, Lachlan Orr, Yusuf Furkan Kaya, Basaran Bahadir Kocer, Paul Shepherd, Mirko Kovac, Richard J. Ball
Additive manufacturing in construction typically consists of ground-based platforms. Introducing aerial capabilities offers scope to create or repair structures in dangerous or elevated locations. ...
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Additively manufactured multi-functional metamaterials: low coefficient of thermal expansion and programmable Poisson’s ratio Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Ye Zhou, Qidong Yang, Kai Wei
By using Invar 36 alloy as the constituent material, a series of multi-functional metamaterials, integrating low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and programmable Poisson’s ratio (PR), were o...
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High-efficiency pentafluorostilbene-based photocatalysts dedicated to preparing fluorescent 3D printed polymer nanocomposites Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Magdalena Jankowska, Petr Lepcio, Anna Chachaj-Brekiesz, Mariusz Galek, Filip Petko, Andrej Vozárik, Joanna Ortyl
The following manuscript describes 10 newly synthesised pentafluorostilbene derivatives that are diverse in the character of the substituent attached to the second phenyl ring, as well as in the su...
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Microstructure and property enhancement of 7075 aluminium alloy via laser metal deposition augmented by in-situ ultrasonic vibration Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Yutai Su, Roman Savinov, Yachao Wang, Dong Lin, Jing Shi
This study employed laser directed energy deposition (DED) with in-situ ultrasonic vibration to obtain AA7075 deposits. The results showed that with ultrasonic treatment, the grain morphology of DE...
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Integrated vehicle chassis fabricated by wire and arc additive manufacturing: structure generation, printing radian optimisation, and performance prediction Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Jianlin Li, Qiang Cui, Chi Pang, Peng Xu, Wei Luo, Jiangshan Li
In the automotive industry, the extended design and iteration cycles for integrated chassis typically span 2–3 years, creating a misalignment with swiftly changing market demands. Wire arc additive...
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Multi-objective optimisation of process parameters for laser-based directed energy deposition of a mixture of H13 and M2 steel powders on 4Cr5Mo2SiV1 steel Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Guo Wang, Haidong Zhao, Huayao Liang, Chaoyang Deng, Wenyou Ma
In present paper, a universal method for multi-objective parameter optimisation of additive manufacturing processes was proposed and successfully applied to laser-based directed energy deposition (...
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Numerical modelling of the viscoelastic polymer melt flow in material extrusion additive manufacturing Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Xuguang Xu, Qiu Wanglin, Dongdong Wan, Jin Wu, Feihu Zhao, Yi Xiong
In material extrusion (MEX), it is challenging to accurately predict the steady and transient feeding forces at various polymer extrusion rates when printing island and thin-walled structures invol...
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Laser additive manufacturing of Miura-origami tube inspired quasi-zero stiffness metamaterial with prominent longitudinal wave propagation Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Haoran Wan, Hongyu Chen, Yonggang Wang, Xiang Fang, Yang Liu, Konrad Kosiba
Origami metamaterials have become frontiers of research in many disciplines due to their infinite design space, simple size variation, and topologically variable properties. In this study, a novel ...
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Allocation and scheduling of deposition paths in a layer for multi-robot coordinated wire and arc additive manufacturing of large-scale parts Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Yongzhe Li, Lingyi Meng, Minglang Li, Yijun Zhou, Xiaochao Liu, Xinlei Li, Guangjun Zhang
In multi-robot cooperative wire and arc additive manufacturing (MRC-WAAM) systems, allocating and scheduling deposition tasks is necessary. The challenge comes from the factorial computational comp...
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Wire-arc directed energy deposition of monolithic and bimetallic structures of maraging 250 steel Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Amit Bandyopadhyay, Aruntapan Dash, Lile Squires, Ethan Roberts, Jose D. Avila, Haley R. Doude, Ryan Stokes, Victor K. Champagne Jr, Susmita Bose
Metal additive manufacturing is rapidly growing as a new paradigm in on-demand customised production, where high-performance bimetallic structures demand increasingly high-performance materials suc...
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Sub-microscale 3D printing based on cold-constrained local electrodeposition Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Chunjian Shen, Yu Mo, Di Zhu
Locally confined electrodeposition of precursors in liquid is one of the most effective approaches for additive manufacturing of metal microstructures. However, reported data were overwhelmingly ob...
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Co-continuous structure enhanced magnetic responsive shape memory PLLA/TPU blend fabricated by 4D printing Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-28 Pei Feng, Rongyang Zhao, Feng Yang, Shuping Peng, Hao Pan, Cijun Shuai
Combining poly (L-lactic acid) (PLLA) with thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU) can integrate the advantages of excellent biocompatibility and intrinsic shape memory ability of PLLA and high ...
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Multifunctional and multimaterial contact lenses: tailored solutions for tunable color filtering and tear pH sensing Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Abdelrahman Sakr, Ahmed Salih, Muhammed Hisham, Mohamed Elsherif, Andreas Schiffer, Haider Butt
Colour vision disorders, pose challenges in perceiving and distinguishing specific colours. To address these challenges, technologies such as colour-filtering glasses and contact lenses have been d...
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Detection and quantitative evaluation of surface defects in wire and arc additive manufacturing based on 3D point cloud Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Mengru Liu, Xingwang Bai, Shengxuan Xi, Honghui Dong, Runsheng Li, Haiou Zhang, Xiangman Zhou
Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) with high efficiency and low-cost is an economical choice for the rapid fabrication of medium-to-large-sized metallic components and has attracted great a...
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17-4 PH and SS316L bimetallic structures via additive manufacturing Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Aruntapan Dash, Amit Bandyopadhyay
Balancing strength and ductility is crucial for structural materials, yet often presents a paradoxical challenge. This research focuses on crafting a unique bimetallic structure, combining non-magn...
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A novel model for directed energy deposition-arc based on in-order stacking of primitives Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Xiaowei Wang, Danyang Meng, Hao Yi, Zhaoyang Yan, Jun Xiao, Shujun Chen
To address the issue of low accuracy of directed energy deposition-arc (DED-Arc) and expand its use in producing large-sized components, a novel concept called “in-order stacking of primitives” has...
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Grain refinement of NiTi alloys during ultrasound-assisted wire-arc directed energy deposition Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Mugong Zhang, Binglin Wang, Xinzhi Li, Genghao Jiao, Xuewei Fang, Ke Huang
Achieving grain refinement in the wire-arc directed energy deposition (DED) process of NiTi alloy is highly challenging. We have successfully obtained NiTi alloy with a fine microstructure and obse...
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Fabrication of functionalised graphene-PAEK nanocomposites for different manufacturing processes Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Yaan Liu, Richard Davies, Paul McCutchion, Adam Chaplin, Stephen Hodge, Elliot Jones, Kayleigh McEwan, Kathryn Hipkins, Oana Ghita
Achieving good dispersion of graphene (GNP), in polyetheretherketone (PEEK), is challenging due to the high melt viscosity, solvent resistance and processing temperature of PEEK. In addition, certa...
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A multi-materials 3D-printed continuous conductive fibre-based metamaterial for broadband microwave absorption Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Tongtong Zhang, Dichen Li, Zhen Yang, Yubing Duan, Ningyu Zhang, Ling Wang, Qingxuan Liang
Electromagnetic pollution and military stealth technique have raised tremendous interest in high-performance microwave-absorbing structures. However, an ultra-broadband absorbing functional structu...
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Advancing the additive manufacturing of PLA-ZnO nanocomposites by fused filament fabrication Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Wei Juene Chong, Dejana Pejak Simunec, Adrian Trinchi, Ilias (Louis) Kyratzis, Yuncang Li, Paul Wright, Shirley Shen, Antonella Sola, Cuie Wen
Poly(lactic acid)-zinc oxide (PLA-ZnO) nanocomposites for fused filament fabrication have potential applications in the biomedical field as they combine the bio-compatibility of PLA with the antiba...
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The role of controlled voids shape on the flexural properties of 3D printed food: an approach for tailoring their mechanical properties Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Rubén Maldonado-Rosas, José Luis Pérez-Castillo, Enrique Cuan-Urquizo, Viridiana Tejada-Ortigoza
The study of the mechanical properties of 3D printed food is crucial for food personalisation. Texture impacts the sensory experience along the oral food consumption. This work aimed to investigate...
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Modeling and application of droplet oscillation momentum for elucidating the development of surface roughness in wire-arc additive manufacturing Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Bo Yin, Meiguang Cao, Jin Huang, Long Shu, Hao Yi, Zhenhua Li, Liquan Jin, Chengheng Cai, Changchang Yang
In feedback control systems of wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), timely adjustments before the occurrence of deviations (feedforward control) would reduce excessive requirements on the sensit...
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Direct wire writing technique benefitting the flexible electronics Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Zhiyang Guo, Peishi Yu, Bo Li, Fuzhen Xuan, Junhua Zhao
This work proposes a rapid manufacturing technique for the conductive lines applied in flexible electronics, which is referred to as the ‘direct wire writing (DWW)’ technique. The fine metal wire i...
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Upgrading analytical models to predict the onset of degradation in selective laser sintering Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Ruben Vande Ryse, Mariya Edeleva, Aico Patoor, Frederik Pille, Dagmar R. D’hooge, Ludwig Cardon
The optimisation of selective laser sintering (SLS) of polymeric materials, based on analytical equations providing fast predictions, can broaden the SLS application area. However, the selection of...
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Effect of substrate temperature on in-situ precipitation during laser powder bed fusion of Fe-TiB2 high modulus steel Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 S. Hussain, N. Tönnißen, E. Soares Barreto, E. Gärtner, A. Kostka, H. Springer, V. Uhlenwinkel, N. Ellendt
Fe-Ti-B high modulus steel (HMS) fabricated via laser powder bed fusion exhibits in-situ precipitation of nanostructured TiB2 particles within a ferritic Fe-matrix. However, porosity and cracking a...
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Correction Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-27
Published in Virtual and Physical Prototyping (Vol. 18, No. 1, 2023)
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The high-temperature deformation and microstructural evolution mechanism of Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr alloy formed by CMT arc additive forming Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Zhanyong Zhao, Jianbin Wang, Wenbo Du, Peikang Bai, Liqing Wang, Zhen Zhang, Zhiquan Huang
The hot deformation behavior of the Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr alloy formed by CMT arc additive under 400°C, 0.1 s−1, and 50% deformation were systematically studied by means of hot compression test, constituti...
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Cushioning performance design of meta-sandwich structures inspired by Kirigami Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Xiang Xu, Chongchong Li, Chuanqiang Huang, Pengfei Wang, Yangyang Liu, Xin Wang, Zhen Li, Xiaojie Li, Qingfa Zhang
Novel ultralight meta-sandwich structures inspired by Kirigami (MSS) are proposed in this study. The topological designs of uniform (MSS-U) and non-uniform (MSS-N) sizes are studied based on the in...
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Multi Jet Fusion of surface-modified ZnO nanorod–reinforced PA12 nanocomposites Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Ran An, Yanbei Hou, Pengfei Tan, Mei Chen, Lihua Zhao, Kun Zhou
Metal oxide nanorods exhibit promising potential as reinforcement fillers in various polymer matrices, but their application in the Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) technique is rarely reported. In this work...
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Vat photopolymerisation 3D printing of graphene-based materials Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 C. Muhammed Shebeeb, Mohammed Bin Afif, Liya Jacob, Daniel Choi, Haider Butt
Additive manufacturing has revolutionised the production of intricate and complex structures, offering numerous applications across diverse industries. Among the additive manufacturing techniques, ...
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Numerical and constitutive modeling of quasi-static and dynamic mechanical behavior in graded additively manufactured lattice structures Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Erdong Wang, Jiahui Zhou, Xiao Guo, Man Gu, Huiran Wang, Wei Zhai
Metallic lattice structures based on triply periodic minimum surfaces (TPMS) have attracted extensive attention for their potential application in lightweight and energy absorption. The underlying ...
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A topology optimisation-based design method for 3D Voronoi porous structures and its application for medical pillows Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Bo Liu, Jiawei Feng, Jianbin Chen, Yong He, Jianzhong Fu
This study introduces a novel approach to design non-uniform porous structures with gradient density through the integration of the Topology Optimisation (TO) method and the Voronoi porous structur...
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Enhanced fatigue life of additively manufactured high-strength TiB2-reinforced Al-Cu-Mg-Ag composite through in-process surface modification during hybrid laser processing Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Seren Senol, Antonio Cutolo, Amit Datye, Brecht Van Hooreweder, Kim Vanmeensel
Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF), an additive manufacturing (AM) technique, often leads to parts with high surface roughness in as-built condition, hence limited fatigue performance. This paper show...
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Material extrusion additive manufacturing of high particle loaded suspensions: a review of materials, processes and challenges Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-19 Alexandra Marnot, Katie Koube, Sungwoo Jang, Naresh Thadhani, Josh Kacher, Blair Brettmann
Material extrusion additive manufacturing is of increased interest in producing materials with very high loadings of particles, specifically through the use of the direct ink write (DIW), or roboca...
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Additive manufacturing of selected ecofriendly energy devices Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Thywill Cephas Dzogbewu, Deon Johan de Beer
The burgeoning field of additive manufacturing (AM) applications has been extended to production of ecofriendly (green, clean, and renewable) energy generation and storage devices. Through a litera...
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Integrated control mechanism of ultrasound and ZrO2 particles on differential microstructures for the wire arc additive manufacturing Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Feiyue Lyu, Leilei Wang, Jianfeng Wang, Yumeng Zhang, Jiahao Zhang, Xiaohong Zhan
Inhibiting unhomogenised microstructure during the directed energy deposition process with the electric arc energy source (DED-Arc) has become a significant challenge. Ultrasonic vibration leads to...
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Modelling and simulation of metal additive manufacturing processes with particle methods: A review Virtual Phys. Prototyp. (IF 10.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Mohamadreza Afrasiabi, Markus Bambach
The critical role that numerical simulation plays in additive manufacturing has stimulated research on the effectiveness and potential applications of mesh-free, particle-based discretisation techn...