Tobias Maconachie

TL;DR: A comprehensive summary of the experimental data reported on the mechanical response of Selective Laser Melting (SLM) lattice structures can be found in this paper, where the design, fabrication and performance of SLM lattice structure are reviewed and the quality of data reported to inform best-practice for future studies.

TL;DR: In this paper, cubic Gyroid structures of various designs were simulated under quasi-static compression, using a simulation model verified with experimental data for AM Ti-6Al-4 V specimens fabricated by Selective Laser Melting (SLM).

TL;DR: In this article, the microstructure and performance of selective laser melting (SLM) AlSi10Mg was investigated with three different build orientations and quasi-static and dynamic split-Hopkinson tensile bar tests were performed to characterise the tensile properties of the material at strain rates ranging from 3.33 x 10-2 to 2.4 x 103 s-1.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an experimental study of the mechanical strength and numerical analysis of the thermal behavior during SLM fabrication of ALSi10Mg block support structures, which is an important additive manufacturing (AM) alloy which is particularly appropriate for laser applications due to its ease of processing.

TL;DR: In this paper, a methodology for quantifying the effect of manufacturing defects on the mechanical properties of metal additive manufacturing (MAM) lattice structural elements is proposed, which involves automated analysis of microscope images of as-manufactured lattice structures to generate numerical models that automate the identification of plastic hinge behaviour in node elements based on custom MAM material properties.