Journal article
A novel selective laser melting process for glass fiber-reinforced metal matrix composites
Manufacturing letters, Vol.18, pp.27-30
10/2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.mfglet.2018.09.006
Abstract
A novel selective laser melting (SLM) process is presented for fabrication of glass fiber-reinforced metal (GFRM) matrix composite material. The SLM experiments are conducted using aluminum powders as matrix material and S-2 glass fibers as reinforcement. Laser heating turns the aluminum powders into a molten viscous flow which encapsulates the S-2 glass fibers. The glass fibers are not melted during the SLM process as the glass transition temperature is significantly higher than the melting point of aluminum powder. After the process, a mechanically enhanced glass fiber-reinforced metal matrix composite is produced with intact glass fibers embedded in the aluminum matrix.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A novel selective laser melting process for glass fiber-reinforced metal matrix composites
- Creators
- Avik Samanta - University of IowaQinghua Wang - University of IowaHongtao Ding - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Manufacturing letters, Vol.18, pp.27-30
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.mfglet.2018.09.006
- ISSN
- 2213-8463
- eISSN
- 2213-8463
- Grant note
- name: National Science Foundation, award: 1537512
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2018
- Academic Unit
- Iowa Technology Institute; Mechanical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984196659802771
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