Author:Mothosi, KL; Chikosha, Silethelwe; Madyira, DM; Chikwanda, Hilda KDate:Jan 2017Manufacturing processes typically produce residual stresses. The residual stresses can be advantageous when they are compressive and detrimental when tensile. In roll compaction of metal powder, similarly to rolling solid metals, substantial ...Read more
Author:Ramulifho, RD; Gupta, K; Glaser, DanielDate:Sep 2022Additive Manufacturing (AM) of titanium (Ti6Al4V) material using Selective Laser Melting (SLM) may generate significant residual stresses of a tensile nature, which can cause premature component failure. The Aeroswift platform is a large ...Read morecbna
Author:Mugwagwa, L; Yadroitsava, I; Makoana, Nkutwane W; Yadroitsev, IDate:May 2021Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) has great prospects for biomedical, automotive, aerospace and other high-tech industry sectors due to its manufacturing flexibility and design freedom. However, several factors that include high residual stresses, ...Read more