Additive manufacturing of metals, plastics, ceramics, and composites

Objective: Innovating the current technologies, tailoring microstructures, and extending applications of additive manufacturing to process a variety of materials, including metals, plastics, ceramics, and composites. 

Selected publications:

[1].     Wu, H.L., Guo, A.F., Kong, D.K., Sheng, X.L., Liu, C., Wu, J.W., Qu, P., Wang, S.Q., Guo, S., Hu, Y.B., Chen, Z.W. (2024). Additive manufacturing of bionic layered ceramic-metal composites for enhanced toughness and damage resistance. Virtual and Physical Prototyping, 20(1), e2443102.

[2].     Guo, A.F., Kong, D.K., Zhou, X.Y., Kong, H., Qu, P., Wang, S.Q., Wang, H.B., & Hu, Y.B. (2022). Method for preparing damage-resistant 3D-printed ceramics via interior-to-exterior strengthening and toughening. Additive Manufacturing. 60, 103172.

[3].     Hu, Y.B., Cong W.L., Wang, X.L., Li, Y.C., Ning, F.D., & Wang, H. (2018). Laser deposition-additive manufacturing of TiB-Ti composites with novel three-dimensional quasi-continuous network microstructure: effects on strengthening and toughening. Composites Part B: Engineering, 133, 91-100.

[4].     Hu, Y.B., & Cong, W.L. (2018). A review on laser deposition-additive manufacturing of ceramics and ceramic reinforced metal matrix composites. Ceramics International, 44(17), 20599-20612.

[5]      Maharubin, S., Hu, Y.B., Sooriyaarachchi, D., Cong, W., & Tan, G. Z. (2019). Laser engineered net shaping of antimicrobial and biocompatible titanium-silver alloys. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 105, 110059.