Processing of Aluminium-Silicon Alloy with Metal Carbide as Reinforcement through Powder-Based Additive Manufacturing: A Critical Study

Table 1

Various types of Al-Si alloys (matrix element).

Al alloy material (matrix)	Powder production method	Type of alloy	Ref.
AlSi10Mg	Gas atomization	Hypoeutectic	[37, 38] [41, 42]
AlSi20	Gas atomization	Hypereutectic	[30] [33, 34] [40]
AlSi30	Gas atomization	Hypereutectic	[35]
AlSi15	Gas atomization	Hyper eutectic	[31]
AlSi16	Mechanical alloying	Hypereutectic	[25]
AlSi50	Mechanical alloying	Hypereutectic	[43]
Al-303, Al-308, and A360	Mechanical alloying	Hypoeutectic	[39]
Al-356 and Al-357	Mechanical alloying	Hypoeutectic	[44–46]
A390 (18% weight of Si)	Mechanical alloying	Hypereutectic	[36] [47]