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Explores Laser Powder Bed Fusion of metals, showcasing AM advantages in aerospace, automotive, and biomedical applications, and discussing key process parameters for successful metal AM.
Introduces manufacturing technologies, covers research examples, explores material selection using Ashby plots, and provides instructions for a reverse engineering project.
Explores the conversion of raw iron into steel using the oxygen converter process, refining steel in a ladle furnace, electric arc furnace steelmaking, and the environmental impact of steelmaking.
Covers the formation, properties, and behavior of metallic glasses, including the importance of rapid cooling and the mechanical properties of these unique materials.
Delves into the solidification process and microstructure of aluminum-silicon alloys, discussing the formation of shrinkage voids and methods to improve mechanical properties.