Towards the wire-feed friction stir extrusion-based additive manufacturing of aluminum alloys
Kirill KALASHNIKOV, Davide CAMPANELLA, Muhammad ADNAN, Rosa DI LORENZO, Giuseppe INGARAO, Gianluca BUFFA, Livan FRATINI
Abstract. In this work, wire-feed friction stir extrusion-based additive manufacturing (FSE-AM) was studied to assess its potential for multi-layer deposition of aluminum alloys. FSE-AM is a novel technology devoted to avoiding fusion-related defect formation for large-scale additive manufacturing. Using AA1070 feedstock, features of the layer formation were observed, as well as the mechanical properties of the material were analyzed. Energy characterization was carried out to assess the energy efficiency of the proposed method.
Keywords
Additive Manufacturing, Aluminum Alloys, Sustainable Processes
Published online 9/10/2025, 8 pages
Copyright © 2025 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA
Citation: Kirill KALASHNIKOV, Davide CAMPANELLA, Muhammad ADNAN, Rosa DI LORENZO, Giuseppe INGARAO, Gianluca BUFFA, Livan FRATINI, Towards the wire-feed friction stir extrusion-based additive manufacturing of aluminum alloys, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 57, pp 441-448, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644903735-52
The article was published as article 52 of the book Italian Manufacturing Association Conference
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