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Pazhani, Ashwath, Syed Saad Salman, M. Venkatraman, et al. "Dynamic FEA Analysis of the Super Lightweight External Cryogenic Fuel Tank (SLWT) Made of Aluminium Alloy 2195–Graphene Nano Composite for Launch Vehicle Aerospace Application." Journal of Composites Science 8, no. 7 (2024): 260. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcs8070260.

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This research presents a comprehensive dynamic finite element analysis (FEA) of a cryogenic fuel tank made from an innovative aluminium/lithium–graphene nano-composite material, assessing its suitability for aerospace launch vehicles carrying cryogenic hydrogen and oxygen. The study focuses on the effects of lightweighting, utilizing 0.5 wt.% reinforced graphene in the Al 2195 matrix, a material poised to revolutionize the aerospace industry. Objectives include developing a digital twin of the fuel tank, CAD modeling to aerospace standards, and conducting ANSYS simulations under launch conditi

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Kenny, Vinay, Salil Bapat, Pauline Smith, John La Scala, and Ajay P. Malshe. "Bioinspired Designs for Lightweighting, a Critical Review for Manufacturing." Biomimetics 10, no. 3 (2025): 150. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics10030150.

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The design and manufacturing of lightweight structures (also termed lightweighting) are essential for many industrial applications to reduce material and energy consumption, impacting industries from automobiles to aerospace. Through millions of years of evolution, biology has utilized intricate designs and materials that are both lightweight and strong as a part of evolution, enabling organisms to adapt efficiently to their environments and providing a library of lightweighting approaches. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of biological design strategies for lightweighting. The aut

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Boschetto, Alberto, Luana Bottini, Luciano Macera, and Somayeh Vatanparast. "Additive Manufacturing for Lightweighting Satellite Platform." Applied Sciences 13, no. 5 (2023): 2809. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app13052809.

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Lightweight structures with an internal lattice infill and a closed shell have received a lot of attention in the last 20 years for satellites, due to their improved stiffness, buckling strength, multifunctional design, and energy absorption. The geometrical freedom typical of Additive Manufacturing allows lighter, stiffer, and more effective structures to be designed for aerospace applications. The Laser Powder Bed Fusion technology, in particular, enables the fabrication of metal parts with complex geometries, altering the way the mechanical components are designed and manufactured. This stu

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Yogesh, P., Santaji Krishna Shinde, Shyamlal C, et al. "Mechanical Strengthening of Lightweight Aluminium Alloys through Friction Stir Process." Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 2022 (April 6, 2022): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8907250.

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The aerospace industries are focused on lightweighting with alloys having good tensile strength, fracture toughness, fatigue resistance, and corrosion resistance. The friction stir welding technology is one of the productive techniques in the aerospace industry to join such alloys with little ease. This paper deals with the composition of alloying elements that makes the structure lightweight and the impact of the precipitates evolved out of the selected alloying elements on the mechanical properties such as tensile strength and hardness of the joint in the aerospace alloys such as AA2xxx conv

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Hu, Haoya. "Design and Research of Hydraulic Expansion Control System for Reducing Pipe." Academic Journal of Science and Technology 9, no. 2 (2024): 1–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.54097/zht81087.

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In the aerospace industry's part forming processes, there is a pursuit of structural integration and lightweighting to reduce material and energy waste. Consequently, hydraulic expansion (hydroforming) has been widely applied, commonly utilized during the manufacturing processes. This paper focuses on the production of stepped aluminum tubes using hydraulic expansion technology and mainly studies the control techniques of hydraulic expansion for stepped tubes.

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Czerwinski, Frank. "Current Trends in Automotive Lightweighting Strategies and Materials." Materials 14, no. 21 (2021): 6631. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma14216631.

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The automotive lightweighting trends, being driven by sustainability, cost, and performance, that create the enormous demand for lightweight materials and design concepts, are assessed as a part of the circular economy solutions in modern mobility and transportation. The current strategies that aim beyond the basic weight reduction and cover also the structural efficiency as well as the economic and environmental impact are explained with an essence of guidelines for materials selection with an eco-friendly approach, substitution rules, and a paradigm of the multi-material design. Particular a

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Nickels, Liz. "Software toolkits for architected materials, lightweighting, and more." Metal Powder Report 75, no. 4 (2020): 203–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mprp.2020.04.003.

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Hassin, Bryan Guido. "The Next Industrial Revolution: Rendering Steel, Aluminum, and Copper Obsolete with Carbon Nanotube Materials." ECS Meeting Abstracts MA2024-01, no. 15 (2024): 1168. http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/ma2024-01151168mtgabs.

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In this presentation, we explore the groundbreaking advancements and commercial applications of DexMat's Galvorn carbon nanotube-based materials. Galvorn harnesses the unique properties of carbon nanotubes to offer an unparalleled combination of strength, light weight, conductivity, and sustainability. We delve into the science behind Galvorn's properties and properties improvement, which make it an ideal candidate for diverse industrial applications. The talk highlights the material's significant impact in sectors such as aerospace and defense, demonstrating its role in lightweighting, energy

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Wang, Dengfeng, Shuang Wang, and Chong Xie. "A multi-objective optimization approach for simultaneously lightweighting and maximizing functional performance of vehicle body structure." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering 234, no. 7 (2019): 2086–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954407019868140.

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This study presents a hybrid approach to integrate the comprehensive sensitivity analysis method, support vector machine technology, modified non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-II method and the technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution, which have been applied to multi-objective lightweight optimization of the B-pillar structure of an automobile. First, numerical models of the static–dynamic stiffness and the crashworthiness performance of automobile are established and validated by experimental testing. Then, the comprehensive sensitivity analysis method is used to

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Laraudogoitia Blanc, Ignacio, Christian Hamm, Maider García de Cortázar, Nils Kaiser, Oleksander Savysko, and Franck Andrés Girot Mata. "Bioinspired Design for Lightweighting and Vibration Behavior Optimization in Large-Scale Aeronautical Tooling: A Comparative Study." Machines 11, no. 12 (2023): 1067. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/machines11121067.

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A comparative study is presented, focusing on three different bioinspired design methodologies applied to a large-scale aeronautical tooling use case. The study aims to optimize the structure in terms of the first vibration mode, minimizing mass, and supporting operational loads. The development of lightweight metallic components is of great importance for industries such as aerospace, automotive, and energy harvesting, where weight reduction can lead to significant improvements in performance, efficiency, and sustainability. Bioinspired design offers a promising approach to achieving these go

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Yang, Siyuan, Ning Dai, and Qianfeng Cao. "The Data-Driven Performance Prediction of Lattice Structures: The State-of-the-Art in Properties, Future Trends, and Challenges." Aerospace 12, no. 5 (2025): 390. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace12050390.

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Lattice structures, with their unique design, offer properties like a programmable elastic modulus, an adjustable Poisson’s ratio, high specific strength, and a large specific surface area, making them the key to achieving structural lightweighting, improving impact resistance, vibration suppression, and maintaining high thermal efficiency in the aerospace field. However, functional prediction and inverse design remain challenging due to cross-scale effects, extensive spatial freedom, and high computational costs. Recent advancements in AI have driven progress in predicting lattice structure f

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Zhou, Xin, Chenglin Tao, Xi Liang, Zeliang Liu, and Huijian Li. "Design and Mechanical Properties of Maximum Bulk Modulus Microstructures Based on a Smooth Topology with Grid Point Density." Aerospace 11, no. 2 (2024): 145. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11020145.

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The aim of topology optimisation is to determine the optimal distribution of material phases within the periodic cells of a microstructure. In this paper, the density of grid points under element volume fraction is constructed to replace the finite elements in the traditional SIMP framework, avoiding jagged and blurry boundaries in the computational process due to grid dependence. This is then combined with homogenisation theory, a microstructure topology optimisation algorithm with maximum bulk modulus under prescribed volume constraints is proposed, which can obtain 2D and 3D topologies with

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Kohar, Christopher P., Amir Zhumagulov, Abhijit Brahme, Michael J. Worswick, Raja K. Mishra, and Kaan Inal. "Development of high crush efficient, extrudable aluminium front rails for vehicle lightweighting." International Journal of Impact Engineering 95 (September 2016): 17–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2016.04.004.

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Mahfoud, Musbah, and Daryoush Emadi. "Aluminum Recycling - Challenges and Opportunities." Advanced Materials Research 83-86 (December 2009): 571–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.83-86.571.

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Aluminum has experienced significant growth in several sectors over the last decade as a result of its properties and performance attributes. Aluminum is being recognized by different sectors such as automotive, construction, aerospace, etc. as a one of the best candidate material for various applications. Increasing demand for aluminum-based products and further globalization of the aluminum industry have contributed significantly to the higher consumption of aluminum scrap for re-production of aluminum alloys. In automotive applications, for example, the opportunities for continued growth in

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Venkatraman, Gowtham, Leon M. Headings, and Marcelo J. Dapino. "Effect of Process Parameters on the Microstructure of Aluminum Alloys Made via Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing." Crystals 12, no. 12 (2022): 1696. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cryst12121696.

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Ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) has garnered significant interest in the aerospace and automotive industries for its structural lightweighting and multi-material joining capabilities. This paper details the investigation on the effect of process variables on the resultant microstructure of the built-up part using UAM for aluminum 6061. The degree of recrystallization is quantified, and an energy metric, defined using the Read–Shockley relationship, is used to build an energy map of the welded part. The total energy stored in the resultant weld interface microstructure is quantified as

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LI, ZHUORAN, JIAXUAN CHEN, JORDAN QUEVAL, et al. "Enhancing AA7075 Spot Welding with Multipulsed Current and Magnetic Fields: Part 1 — Materials Characterization." Welding Journal 104, no. 8 (2025): 286—s—297—s. https://doi.org/10.29391/2025.104.020.

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High-strength, corrosion-resistant, and heat-treatable 7xxx aluminum alloys have long been important structural materials in the aerospace industry. Recently, driven by the progress in vehicle lightweighting, the application of 7xxx aluminum alloys has also emerged as a prevailing trend in high-speed rail and automotive manufacturing. However, welding 7xxx aluminum alloys with high-alloying-element content presents stubborn porosity and hot-cracking defects. The magnetically assisted resistance spot welding (MA-RSW) process has been proven to be an effective method to improve the toughness of

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Dash, Soumya Sobhan, and Daolun Chen. "A Review on Processing–Microstructure–Property Relationships of Al-Si Alloys: Recent Advances in Deformation Behavior." Metals 13, no. 3 (2023): 609. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/met13030609.

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While research on lightweight materials has been carried out for decades, it has become intensified with recent climate action initiatives leading pathways to net zero. Aluminum alloys are at the pinnacle of the light metal world, especially in the automotive and aerospace industries. This review intends to highlight recent developments in the processing, structure, and mechanical properties of structural Al-Si alloys to solve various pressing environmental issues via lightweighting strategies. With the excellent castability of Al-Si alloys, advancements in emerging casting methods and additiv

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Guba, P., A. Gesing, J. Sokolowski, et al. "In-situ formed, ultrafine Al-Si composite materials: ductility." Journal of Achievements in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering 1-2, no. 92 (2019): 5–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.3182.

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Purpose: The work objective includes optimization of the casting production and heat treatment processes that will simultaneously maximize the combination of strength, hardness, and ductility for hypereutectic Al-Si compositions with Si volume fractions of as much as 25 vol.%. In addition, such an in-situ formed composite alloy will attain a unique combination of low production cost, high potential recycled content, and functional characteristics suitable for mission critical aerospace and vehicular applications. Design/methodology/approach: The unique High Pressure Die Casting Universal Metal

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Meininger, Rik D., Chol-Bum M. Kweon, Michael T. Szedlmayer, et al. "Knock criteria for aviation diesel engines." International Journal of Engine Research 18, no. 7 (2016): 752–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468087416669882.

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The objective of this study was to develop knock criteria for aviation diesel engines that have experienced a number of malfunctions during flight and ground operation. Aviation diesel engines have been vulnerable to knock because they use cylinder wall coating on the aluminum engine block, instead of using steel liners. This has been a trade-off between reliability and lightweighting. An in-line four-cylinder four-stroke direct-injection high-speed turbocharged aviation diesel engine was tested to characterize its combustion at various ground and flight conditions for several specially formul

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Borda, Francesco, Rocco Adduci, Domenico Mundo, and Francesco Gagliardi. "Cumulative Energy Demand Analysis of Commercial and Hybrid Metal-Composite Gears at Different End-of-Life Strategies." Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing 9, no. 1 (2025): 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp9010014.

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Gears remain a fundamental component in mechanical power transmission, with ongoing research focused on enhancing performance and sustainability. This study addresses the process of gear lightweighting, a key factor for efficiency improvements in automotive and aerospace sectors. Traditionally, material removal from gear bodies results in weight reduction, but at the cost of increased noise and vibration. A novel approach using hybrid gears, which combine a metal rim and hub with a composite material web, offers a promising solution. This research proposes a comparative environmental analysis

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Barnett, Philip R., Nadim S. Hmeidat, Bingqian Zheng, and Dayakar Penumadu. "Toward a circular economy: zero-waste manufacturing of carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites." npj Materials Sustainability 2, no. 1 (2024). http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44296-024-00006-y.

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AbstractFiber-reinforced composites are becoming ubiquitous as a way of lightweighting in the wind, aerospace, and automotive industries, but current recycling technologies fall short of a circular economy. In this work, fiber-reinforced composites made of recycled carbon fiber and polyphenylene sulfide were recycled and remanufactured using common processing technologies such as compression and injection molding. An industrially viable size-exclusive sieving technique was used to retain fiber length and reduce variability in the mechanical properties of the remanufactured composites. Fiber le

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Wang, Q. S., S. Y. Wang, and A. H. Li. "Topology Optimization of Wing Ribs for Additive Manufacturing." International Journal of Vehicle Structures and Systems 15, no. 2 (2023). http://dx.doi.org/10.4273/ijvss.15.2.16.

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This paper describes the design of a lightweight wing rib structure by combining topology optimisation with additive manufacturing. In addition, a deep feed-forward neural network model is proposed to perform the load prediction for the constructed wing structure incorporated with this optimised rib. The strain energy of the front rib has a minimum strain energy 1330 J for the initial volume state when the topology is not optimised for lightweighting. The relative error of the load prediction values obtained by the output layer of the deep feed-forward neural network is less than 0.02%. The ab

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Ge, Yaqiong, Yanao Gong, Min Hou, Zexin Chang, Ninshu Ma, and Qian Wang. "Optimization Design, Mechanical Properties, and Energy Absorption Characteristics of Thin‐Walled Porous Structures Manufactured by Selective Laser Melting." Advanced Engineering Materials, November 27, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adem.202401786.

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Thin‐walled porous structures have great application prospects in aerospace, automotive, and biomedical fields, and the optimization of their properties is crucial to improve the overall effectiveness of the products. Herein, the optimal design of porous structures and their mechanical properties are discussed, and the effects of different geometrical features on the mechanical properties of porous structures are systematically investigated, aiming to address the challenges of lightweighting and strength enhancement of porous materials. Herein, innovative concepts are applied to hexagonal hone

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Liu, Fei, Yalong Xu, Meng Li, Jiale Guo, and Bing Han. "Optimization of automotive battery pack casing based on equilibrium response surface model and multi-objective particle swarm algorithm." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, June 7, 2022, 095440702211048. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09544070221104858.

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Lightweight research based on battery pack structural strength can improve the endurance and safety of electric vehicles. Based on the adaptive response surface and multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm, this paper proposes an optimization design method for lightweight of battery pack shell. The thickness of the battery pack shell is the optimization parameter. The stress, strain, and frequency of the battery pack shell under typical working conditions are used as boundary conditions. The response surface model is established according to the criterion of cross terms in adaptiv

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Zimbeck, W. R., and R. W. Rice. "Freeform Fabrication of Components with Designed Cellular Structure." MRS Proceedings 542 (1998). http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/proc-542-165.

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AbstractOne of the more intriguing freeform fabrication application areas is the fabrication of bodies with designed microstmctures. While design of reinforced composite microstructures has received much attention, construction of designed porous or cellular structures may have greater technical feasibility and offers attractive practical benefits. Freeform fabrication advantages compared to existing foam and honeycomb fabrication techniques are discussed with emphasis on control over pore size, shape, orientation and distribution including hierarchical and functionally graded pore structures,

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Ding, Ji-Feng, and Cathay Kuo-Tai Kang. "Use of the best-worst method to evaluate determinants affecting cost reduction of heat exchanger components in the Chinese automotive industry." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, September 7, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09544070231194373.

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As China is a major automobile manufacturing and consumption country, cost reduction is an important indicator for the operation of the automobile industry. There are many automobile-related components and parts, and each component is important to the full functionality of the automobile. This article focuses on automobiles’ heat exchanger components (HECs) because they have important connections with the engine, transmission, body, and hydraulic systems of automobiles. Since the HECs are important functional parts of automobiles, it is worthwhile to investigate the determinants affecting the

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Bhattacharjee, Debraj, Tamal Ghosh, Prabha Bhola, Kristian Martinsen, and Pranab Dan. "Ecodesigning and improving performance of plugin hybrid electric vehicle in rolling terrain through multi-criteria optimisation of powertrain." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, July 3, 2021, 095440702110275. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09544070211027531.

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This work presents an ecodesigning and operating performance improvement methodology in series-parallel Plugin hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in passenger car category, through optimisation of powertrain, considering gradeability overreaching rolling terrain. Designing involves consideration for power of prime movers and the geometric specification governing gear ratio, which is the teeth number. PHEV performance is measured in terms of various output characteristics, such as, fuel economy, emissions, vehicle weight, battery charge, maximum velocity and maximum acceleration etc. and such outpu

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Balla, S. K., R. K. Konki, M. Manjaiah, M. Aqeel, and S. M. Shariff. "Influence of laser surface polishing on surface topology and residual stress in laser powder bed fusion additively manufactured aluminium‐12 silicon part." Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik, March 2, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/mawe.202400233.

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AbstractLaser‐assisted additive manufactured surfaces are more often inherently associated with surface and subsurface defects such as poor surface texture, high surface roughness, high tensile residual stress, porosity etc. Depending on the design and methodology adopted, these factors entail limitations in improving the functional properties of additively manufactured parts. Post‐processing often becomes mandatory to improve surface finish, residual stresses and other surface‐dependent properties. Nowadays, aluminium alloys are widely used for lightweighting in aerospace, aircraft and automo

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Giuranno, Donatella, Natalia Sobczak, Grzegorz Bruzda, et al. "Studies of the Joining-Relevant Interfacial Properties in the Si-Ti/C and Si-Ti/SiC Systems." Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, January 30, 2020, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-020-04655-7.

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Reactive melt infiltration of Si-based alloys into C preforms and SiC/C composites may be an affordable alternative route to fabricate highly performant lightweighting metal matrix and ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), as well as to obtain reliable and long-term stable joints. In order to optimize reactive infiltration process and to tailor the joint microstructures, the knowledge of interfacial phenomena including thermodynamics, kinetics and surface properties of involved phases (i.e., metals and ceramics) as well as wettability and reactivity occurring between dissimilar materials is of cru

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