3D-printed NTD-Al alloy (IMAGE)

City University of Hong Kong

3D-printed NTD-Al alloy

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Achieving high fatigue strength in the 3D-printed NTD-Al alloy (AM NTD-Al). (A) Number of cycles to failure plotted against the maximum stress of AM NTD-Al, compared with other reported 3D-printed aluminium alloys. (B) Fatigue limit to tensile strength ratio vs. fatigue strength of AM NTD-Al, compared with wrought aluminium alloys. (C) Multi-scale specimen validations for unprecedented fatigue performance. (D) Multi-scale optimization strategies for performance improvement.

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Dan, C. et al, source: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-023-01651-9

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