Publication highlights

The following is a select list of recent publication highlights from the researchers at RMIT’s Centre for Additive Manufacturing.

Nature

• Zhang, Duyao, Qiu, Dong, Gibson, Mark A, Zheng, Yufeng, Fraser, Hamish L, StJohn, David H, & Easton, Mark A. (2019). Additive manufacturing of ultrafine-grained high-strength titanium alloys. Nature (London), 576(7785), 91–95. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1783-1

Nature communications

• Todaro, C. J, Easton, M. A, Qiu, D, Zhang, D, Bermingham, M. J, Lui, E. W, Brandt, M, StJohn, D. H, & Qian, M. (2020). Grain structure control during metal 3D printing by high-intensity ultrasound. Nature Communications, 11(1), 142–149. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13874-z

Additive manufacturing

• Todaro, C. J, Easton, M. A, Qiu, D, Brandt, M, StJohn, D. H, & Qian, M. (2020). Grain refinement of stainless steel in ultrasound-assisted additive manufacturing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2020.101632
• Lozanovski, Bill, Downing, David, Tran, Phuong, Shidid, Darpan, Qian, Ma, Choong, Peter, Brandt, Milan, & Leary, Martin. (2020). A Monte Carlo simulation-based approach to realistic modelling of additively manufactured lattice structures. Additive Manufacturing, 32, 101092. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2020.101092
• Lozanovski, Bill, Downing, David, Tino, Rance, du Plessis, Anton, Tran, Phuong, Jakeman, John, Shidid, Darpan, Emmelmann, Claus, Qian, Ma, Choong, Peter, Brandt, Milan, & Leary, Martin. (2020). Non-destructive simulation of node defects in additively manufactured lattice structures. Additive Manufacturing, 36, 101593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2020.101593

Acta Materialia

• Xu, W, Brandt, M, Sun, S, Elambasseril, J, Liu, Q, Latham, K, Xia, K, & Qian, M. (2015). Additive manufacturing of strong and ductile Ti–6Al–4V by selective laser melting via in situ martensite decomposition. Acta Materialia, 85, 74–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2014.11.028

Materialia

• Sarker, Avik, Tran, Nhiem, Rifai, Aaqil, Brandt, Milan, Tran, Phong A, Leary, Martin, Fox, Kate, & Williams, Richard. (2019). Rational design of additively manufactured Ti6Al4V implants to control Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation. Materialia, 5, 100250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2019.100250

Materials & Design

• Lozanovski, Bill, Leary, Martin, Tran, Phuong, Shidid, Darpan, Qian, Ma, Choong, Peter, & Brandt, Milan. (2019). Computational modelling of strut defects in SLM manufactured lattice structures. Materials & Design, 171, 107671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2019.107671
• Downing, David, Jones, Alistair, Brandt, Milan, & Leary, Martin. (2020). Increased efficiency Gyroid structures by tailored material distribution. Materials & Design, 109096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2020.109096

The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

• Leary, Martin, Mazur, Maciej, Watson, Marcus, Boileau, Etienne, & Brandt, Milan. (2019). Voxel-based support structures for additive manufacture of topologically optimal geometries. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 105(1), 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-019-03964-z
• Alghamdi, Ahmad, Maconachie, Tobias, Downing, David, Brandt, Milan, Qian, Ma, & Leary, Martin. (2020). Effect of additive manufactured lattice defects on mechanical properties: an automated method for the enhancement of lattice geometry. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 108(3), 957–971. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-020-05394-8

Virtual and Physical Prototyping

• Su, Jinlong, Wei Long Ng, Jia An, Wai Yee Yeong, Chee Kai Chua, and Swee Leong Sing. (2024). “Achieving Sustainability by Additive Manufacturing: A State-of-the-Art Review and Perspectives.” Virtual and Physical Prototyping 19 (1). https://doi.org/10.1080/17452759.2024.2438899.