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On the Precipitation Hardening of Selective Laser Melted AlSi10Mg

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Precipitation hardening of selective laser melted AlSi10Mg was investigated in terms of solution heat treatment and aging duration. The influence on the microstructure and hardness was established, as was the effect on the size and density of Si particles. Although the hardness changes according to the treatment duration, the maximum hardening effect falls short of the hardness of the as-built parts with their characteristic fine microstructure. This is due to the difference in strengthening mechanisms.

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Nesma T. Aboulkhair gratefully acknowledges funding provided by the Dean of Engineering Scholarship for International Research Excellence, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham.

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  1. Materials, Mechanics and Structures Research Division, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK

    Nesma T. Aboulkhair (PhD Student) & Nicola M. Everitt (Associate Professor)

  2. Manufacturing and Process Technologies Research Division, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK

    Chris Tuck (Associate Professor), Ian Ashcroft (Professor of Mechanics of Solids) & Ian Maskery (Research Fellow)

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Aboulkhair, N.T., Tuck, C., Ashcroft, I. et al. On the Precipitation Hardening of Selective Laser Melted AlSi10Mg. Metall Mater Trans A 46, 3337–3341 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-015-2980-7

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