Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 51, Issue 16, 1602301(2024)

Parameters and Microstructure Evolution of TiC/TC4 Composites Formed by Selective Laser Melting

Hongkang Huang1,3, Xia Luo1、*, Yuhong Dai2,3, Xin He1, Yunzhong Liu2、**, Bensheng Huang1, and Zhou Fan1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
  • 2National Engineering Research Center of Near-Net-Shape Forming for Metallic Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
  • 3Chengdu Xinshan Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd., Chengdu 610500, Sichuan, China
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    Hongkang Huang, Xia Luo, Yuhong Dai, Xin He, Yunzhong Liu, Bensheng Huang, Zhou Fan. Parameters and Microstructure Evolution of TiC/TC4 Composites Formed by Selective Laser Melting[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2024, 51(16): 1602301

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    Paper Information

    Category: Laser Additive Manufacturing

    Received: Aug. 30, 2023

    Accepted: Oct. 11, 2023

    Published Online: Apr. 17, 2024

    The Author Email: Luo Xia (winifreed@163.com), Liu Yunzhong (yzhliu@scut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL231156

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