Acoustic field-assisted additive manufacturing

Objective: Innovating the current additive manufacturing technologies (such as Directed Energy Deposition, Powder Bed Fusion, and Material Extrusion) by integrating acoustic field to address existing problems, improve quality, and enhance properties of AM-fabricated parts.

Selected publications:

[1].     Hu, Y.B. (2021). Recent progress in field-assisted additive manufacturing: materials, methodologies, and applications. Materials Horizons, 8, 885-911. 

[2].     Guo, A.F., Tang, R.J., Guo, S., Hu, Y.B., Sheng, X.L., Zhang, Y.B., Zhang, M.K., Qu, P., & Wang, S.Q. (2023). Acoustic field-assisted powder bed fusion of tungsten carbide-reinforced 316l stainless steel composites. Journal of Materials Processes and Technology, 26, 5488-5502. 

[3].     Liu, C., Pandit, P.P., Parsons, C., Khan, F., & Hu, Y.B. (2022) Acoustic field-assisted inkjet-based additive manufacturing of carbon fiber-reinforced polydimethylsiloxane composites. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 80, 87-94. 

[4]      Wang, H., Hu, Y.B., Ning, F., & Cong, W. (2020). Ultrasonic vibration-assisted laser engineered net shaping of Inconel 718 parts: Effects of ultrasonic frequency on microstructural and mechanical properties. Journal of materials processing technology, 276, 116395.

[5].     Hu, Y.B., Ning, F.D., Cong, W.L., Li, Y.C., Wang, X.L., & Wang, H. (2018). Ultrasonic vibration-assisted laser engineering net shaping of ZrO2-Al2O3 bulk parts: effects on crack suppression, microstructure, and mechanical properties. Ceramics International, 44(3), 2752-2760.