| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Designing Complex Microstructures through Additive Manufacturing
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| Presentation Title |
From Complex Geometries to Complex Microstructures: New Opportunities for Materials Design |
| Author(s) |
Matteo Seita |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Matteo Seita |
| Abstract Scope |
One of the main drivers for the adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) in industry is the ability to build parts with complex—and previously unattainable—geometries. This paradigm has enabled the production of high-performance components with optimized strength-to-weight ratio, or with internal features for enhanced functionality. The disruptive potential of AM, however, goes beyond complexity of shape. Because materials are formed at the microscopic scale following a bottom-up manufacturing approach, AM offers the opportunity to make parts with complex—and previously unattainable—microstructures. Since the relationships between these complex microstructures and the resulting materials properties are difficult to unveil, this unique feature has yet to be capitalized on in current industrial applications. However, it may hold the key to designing the materials of tomorrow. In this talk, I will present a few examples of the microstructure complexity offered by AM which revolve around novel metallurgical strategies to control crystallographic textures, phases, and defects. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Additive Manufacturing, Phase Transformations, Solidification |