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Nd-Fe-B bonded magnets are an important class of permanent magnets, employed in many technological sectors. The Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes enables the fabrication of net-shape bonded magnets with complex geometries, allowing to…
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Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) is a widely recognized additive manufacturing technology for producing intricate metal components with exceptional accuracy. A key challenge in L-PBF is the formation of complex microstructures affecting…
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Magnetic field of up to 12 T was applied during the sintering process of pure MgB2 and carbon nanotube (CNT) doped MgB2 wires. We have demonstrated that magnetic field processing results in grain refinement, homogeneity and significant…
Solid solution addition and grain boundary segregation have been independently shown to enhance the strength of nanocrystalline alloys. In the present study, the synergy between these two effects is investigated in nanocrystalline Ni-Cr-Y…
In our study, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) have been conducted on equimolar FeNiCr medium entropy alloy (MEA) powders. With the development of newer LPBF technologies capable of printing at the…
Hot-deformed anisotropic Nd$-$Fe$-$B nanocrystalline magnets have been subjected to the grain-boundary diffusion process (GBDP) using a $\mathrm{Pr}_{70}\mathrm{Cu}_{30}$ eutectic alloy. The resulting grain microstructure, consisting of…
The widespread application of metal additive manufacturing (AM) is limited by the ability to control the complex interactions between the energy source and the feedstock material. Here we develop a generalizable process to introduce…
5$\mu$m thick NdFeB films have been sputtered onto 100 mm Si substrates using high rate sputtering (18 $\mu$m/h). Films were deposited at ≤ 500 C and then annealed at 750 C for 10 minutes. While films deposited at temperatures up to…
Microscale additive manufacturing of reflective copper is becoming increasingly important for microelectronics and microcomputers, due to its excellent electrical and thermal conductivity. Yet, it remains challenging for state-of-the-art…