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

Table 3

Optimized conditions for aluminium-based (matrix) and MC (reinforcement) [31, 58, 66, 89–102].

ES	MAM-P	M-R	LP (W)	SS (mm/s)	LT (μm)	HS (μm)	BT (°C)
Laser	SLM	AlSi10Mg-3% TiC	80-140	200	50	50	100
Laser	SLM	AlSi10Mg-5% TiC	100	100-400	50	50	—
Laser	SLM	AlSi15-5% TiC	360	650	20	100	—
Laser	DED	AlSi10Mg-5% TiC	3000	10	—	2000	—
Laser	DED	AlSi10Mg-30 Vol% TiC	1800	7-17	—	—	100-200
Laser	SLM	Al9.8Si0.6MgTi- TiC	400	—	—	90	—
Laser	SLM	AlSi10Mg-5% TiC	320	1100	30	130	—
Laser	SLM	AlSi10Mg-15% SiC	500	600-2100	40	60-180	—
Laser	SLM	AlSi10Mg-5 Vol% SiC	195	640-880	30	500	—
Laser	SLM	AlSi10Mg-10 Vol% SiC	195	640-880	30	500	—
Laser	SLM	Al-15% SiC	500	—	50	100	—
Laser	Laser sintering	Al–7Si–0.3Mg—5 to 12 Vol % SiC	8.6	—	100	30	80
Laser	SLM	AlSi10Mg-20% SiC	200	100	30	50	—
Laser	SLM	Al7Si-10 Vol% SiC	200	500-1750	50	100	—
Laser	SLM	AlSi10Mg-20% B4C	100-200	100	50	130 to 150	—

ES: energy source; MAM-P: metal-based additive manufacturing; M-R: matrix-reinforcement; LP: laser power; SS: scanning speed; LT: layer thickness; HS: hatch spacing; BT: bed temperature.