Professor CHRISTOPHER TUCK's Outputs (113)

On the formation of AlSi10Mg single tracks and layers in selective laser melting: Microstructure and nano-mechanical properties (2015)
Journal Article
Aboulkhair, N. T., Maskery, I., Tuck, C., Ashcroft, I., & Everitt, N. M. (2016). On the formation of AlSi10Mg single tracks and layers in selective laser melting: Microstructure and nano-mechanical properties. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 230, 88-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2015.11.016

Selective laser melting (SLM) is a relatively new manufacturing technique that can be used to process a range of materials. Aluminum alloys are potential candidates for SLM but are more difficult to process than the titanium alloys more commonly used... Read More about On the formation of AlSi10Mg single tracks and layers in selective laser melting: Microstructure and nano-mechanical properties.

Toward better build volume packing in additive manufacturing: classification of existing problems and benchmarks (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Araujo, L., Özcan, E., Atkin, J., Baumers, M., Tuck, C., & Hague, R. J. Toward better build volume packing in additive manufacturing: classification of existing problems and benchmarks. Presented at Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium

In many cases, the efficient operation of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology relies on build volumes being packed effectively. Packing algorithms have been developed in response to this requirement. The configuration of AM build volumes is partic... Read More about Toward better build volume packing in additive manufacturing: classification of existing problems and benchmarks.

On the Precipitation Hardening of Selective Laser Melted AlSi10Mg (2015)
Journal Article
Tuck, C., Aboulkhair, N. T., Tuck, C., Ashcroft, I., Maskery, I., & Everitt, N. M. (2015). On the Precipitation Hardening of Selective Laser Melted AlSi10Mg. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 46(8), 3337-3341. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-015-2980-7

Precipitation hardening of selective laser melted AlSi10Mg was investigated in terms of solution heat treatment and aging duration. The influence on the microstructure and hardness was established, as was the effect on the size and density of Si part... Read More about On the Precipitation Hardening of Selective Laser Melted AlSi10Mg.

Mechanical Properties of Ti-6Al-4V Selectively Laser Melted Parts with Body-Centred-Cubic Lattices of Varying cell size (2015)
Journal Article
Maskery, I., Aremu, A., Simonelli, M., Tuck, C., Wildman, R., Ashcroft, I., & Hague, R. (2015). Mechanical Properties of Ti-6Al-4V Selectively Laser Melted Parts with Body-Centred-Cubic Lattices of Varying cell size. Experimental Mechanics, 55(7), 1261-1272. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-015-0021-5

Significant weight savings in parts can be made through the use of additive manufacture (AM), a process which enables the construction of more complex geometries, such as functionally graded lattices, than can be achieved conventionally. The existing... Read More about Mechanical Properties of Ti-6Al-4V Selectively Laser Melted Parts with Body-Centred-Cubic Lattices of Varying cell size.

The cost of additive manufacturing: machine productivity, economies of scale and technology-push (2015)
Journal Article
Baumers, M., Dickens, P., Tuck, C., & Hague, R. (2016). The cost of additive manufacturing: machine productivity, economies of scale and technology-push. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 102, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2015.02.015

As part of the cosmos of digital fabrication technology, Additive Manufacturing (AM) systems are able to manufacture three-dimensional components and products directly from raw material and 3D design data. The layer-by-layer operating process of thes... Read More about The cost of additive manufacturing: machine productivity, economies of scale and technology-push.

A Study on the Laser Spatter and the Oxidation Reactions During Selective Laser Melting of 316L Stainless Steel, Al-Si10-Mg, and Ti-6Al-4V (2015)
Journal Article
Hague, R., Tuck, C., Simonelli, M., Tuck, C., Aboulkhair, N. T., Maskery, I., Ashcroft, I., Wildman, R. D., & Hague, R. J. (2015). A Study on the Laser Spatter and the Oxidation Reactions During Selective Laser Melting of 316L Stainless Steel, Al-Si10-Mg, and Ti-6Al-4V. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 46(9), 3842-3851. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-015-2882-8

The creation of an object by selective laser melting (SLM) occurs by melting contiguous areas of a powder bed according to a corresponding digital model. It is therefore clear that the success of this metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology reli... Read More about A Study on the Laser Spatter and the Oxidation Reactions During Selective Laser Melting of 316L Stainless Steel, Al-Si10-Mg, and Ti-6Al-4V.

Nano-hardness and microstructure of selective laser melted AlSi10Mg scan tracks (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Aboulkhair, N. T., Tuck, C., Maskery, I., Ashcroft, I., & Everitt, N. Nano-hardness and microstructure of selective laser melted AlSi10Mg scan tracks. Presented at Industrial Laser Applications Symposium (ILAS 2015)

Selective laser melting (SLM) of aluminium alloys faces more challenges than other ongoing alloys such as stainless steels and titanium alloys because of the material’s properties. It is important to study single scan tracks if high density large par... Read More about Nano-hardness and microstructure of selective laser melted AlSi10Mg scan tracks.

Reducing porosity in AlSi10Mg parts processed by selective laser melting (2014)
Journal Article
Aboulkhair, N. T., Everitt, N. M., Ashcroft, I., & Tuck, C. (2014). Reducing porosity in AlSi10Mg parts processed by selective laser melting. Additive Manufacturing, 1-4, 77-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2014.08.001

Selective laser melting (SLM) is widely gaining popularity as an alternative manufacturing technique for complex and customized parts. SLM is a near net shape process with minimal post processing machining required dependent upon final application. T... Read More about Reducing porosity in AlSi10Mg parts processed by selective laser melting.

Aging behavior of thermoplastic elastomers in the laser sintering process (2014)
Journal Article
Ziegelmeier, S., Wöllecke, F., Tuck, C. J., Goodridge, R. D., & Hague, R. J. (2014). Aging behavior of thermoplastic elastomers in the laser sintering process. Journal of Materials Research, 29(17), 1841-1851. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2014.172

It is known that polymers used in laser sintering (LS) change their intrinsic properties due to processing conditions that are close to the crystalline melting temperature. This paper evaluates the aging behavior of a thermoplastic polyurethane powde... Read More about Aging behavior of thermoplastic elastomers in the laser sintering process.

Effect of the build orientation on the mechanical properties and fracture modes of SLM Ti–6Al–4V (2014)
Journal Article
Simonelli, M., Tse, Y., & Tuck, C. (2014). Effect of the build orientation on the mechanical properties and fracture modes of SLM Ti–6Al–4V. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 616, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2014.07.086

Recent research on the additive manufacturing (AM) of Ti alloys has shown that the mechanical properties of the parts are affected by the characteristic microstructure that originates from the AM process. To understand the effect of the microstructur... Read More about Effect of the build orientation on the mechanical properties and fracture modes of SLM Ti–6Al–4V.

An experimental study into the effects of bulk and flow behaviour of laser sintering polymer powders on resulting part properties (2014)
Journal Article
Ziegelmeier, S., Christou, P., Wöllecke, F., Tuck, C., Goodridge, R. D., Hague, R. J., Krampe, E., & Wintermantel, E. (2015). An experimental study into the effects of bulk and flow behaviour of laser sintering polymer powders on resulting part properties. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 215, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2014.07.029

The properties of parts manufactured by laser sintering (LS) are, amongst others, influenced by the packing and flow efficiencies of the powders being processed.

In particular, this study investigated the influence of the bulk and flow characteris... Read More about An experimental study into the effects of bulk and flow behaviour of laser sintering polymer powders on resulting part properties.

The formation of α + β microstructure in as-fabricated selective laser melting of Ti–6Al–4V (2014)
Journal Article
Simonelli, M., Tse, Y. Y., & Tuck, C. (2014). The formation of α + β microstructure in as-fabricated selective laser melting of Ti–6Al–4V. Journal of Materials Research, 29(17), 2028-2035. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2014.166

Ti-6Al-4V parts made by the additive manufacturing (AM) technique selective laser melting (SLM) generally show poor ductility due to their fine martensitic microstructure. This study was designed to assess whether a more suitable microstructure can b... Read More about The formation of α + β microstructure in as-fabricated selective laser melting of Ti–6Al–4V.

On the texture formation of selective laser melted Ti-6Al-4V (2014)
Journal Article
Simonelli, M., Tse, Y. Y., & Tuck, C. (2014). On the texture formation of selective laser melted Ti-6Al-4V. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 45(6), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-014-2218-0

Selective laser melting (SLM) has been shown to be an attractive manufacturing route for the production of α/β titanium alloys. The relationship between the SLM process parameters and the microstructure of titanium alloys has been the object of sever... Read More about On the texture formation of selective laser melted Ti-6Al-4V.