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Performance-driven design of aluminium alloys for additive manufacturing (PAAM)

Lead Research Organisation: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Department Name: Mechanical Engineering

Abstract

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Publications

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Guo L (2023) Quantifying the effects of gap on the molten pool and porosity formation in laser butt welding in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

 
Description CLA Leung - Senior Fellowship: 'Synchrotron-calibratEd lAser pRocessing teCHnologies (SEARCH)'
Amount £206,795 (GBP)
Funding ID RCSRF2324-18-71 
Organisation Royal Academy of Engineering 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2024 
End 02/2029
 
Description CLA Leung - start-up fund FROM Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Amount HK$100,000 (HKD)
Organisation Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country China
Start 01/2024 
End 12/2024
 
Description IAA: Enhanced feedstock For additive manufacturing copper components (EFFICIENT)
Amount £99,994 (GBP)
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 08/2024 
End 08/2025
 
Description IPG: X-ray Imaging Of Process Dynamics During EV Welding
Amount $300,000 (USD)
Organisation IPG Photonics (UK) Limited 
Sector Private
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2024 
End 02/2029
 
Description Novel Manufacturing-led Structures for Electrical Machines under Extreme Working Environments
Amount £91,571 (GBP)
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 02/2024 
End 02/2025
 
Description UCL and Anna Paradowska, University of Sydney/ANSTO collaboration 
Organisation Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Country Australia 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution Joint project - Solid-State Additive Manufacturing For Recycled Aluminium Alloys
Collaborator Contribution Joint project - Solid-State Additive Manufacturing For Recycled Aluminium Alloys
Impact Paper submitted
Start Year 2023
 
Description UCL and Cameron Breheny, Tom Halhead from Parker Aerospace collaboration 
Organisation Parker Hannifin Corporation
Country United States 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Joint project - Study of powder degradation and processing strategies on laser powder bed fusion of CP1
Collaborator Contribution Joint project - Study of powder degradation and processing strategies on laser powder bed fusion of CP1
Impact No output yet.
Start Year 2025
 
Description UCL and Michael Mallon, Gian Lorenzo Casini and Miguel Yagues Palazon from European Space Agency collaboration 
Organisation European Space Agency
Department Harwell Centre
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution Joint project - Enable active control of surface roughness during advanced manufacturing using laser pulse shaping technologies
Collaborator Contribution Joint project - Enable active control of surface roughness during advanced manufacturing using laser pulse shaping technologies
Impact Joint PDRA Anastassia Milleret hired.
Start Year 2024
 
Description UCL and Rhys Jones from Alloyed Ltd collaboration 
Organisation Alloyed
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Joint project - Impact of powder recyclability on process dynamics during laser powder bed fusion process
Collaborator Contribution Joint project - Impact of powder recyclability on process dynamics during laser powder bed fusion process
Impact Grant proposal for a MSCA Doctoral Network submitted
Start Year 2024
 
Description UCL and Tristan Fleming, David Goodwin, Aleksandr Oreshkin, Iurii Markushov, Andrey Gorskiy from IPG Photonics collaboration 
Organisation IPG Photonics (UK) Limited
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Joint project - X-ray Imaging Of Process Dynamics During EV Welding
Collaborator Contribution Joint project - X-ray Imaging Of Process Dynamics During EV Welding
Impact Joint beamtime experiment at European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. Chu Lun Alex Leung's Senior Fellowship at RAEng.
Start Year 2024
 
Description UCL and Wentao Yan, National University of Singapore collaboration 
Organisation National University of Singapore
Country Singapore 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Provide expertise on AM experiment and data analytics.
Collaborator Contribution Provide expertise on AM modelling.
Impact No output yet.
Start Year 2023
 
Description UCL and Xiao Shang, University of Toronto collaboration 
Organisation University of Toronto
Country Canada 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Provision of beamtime experiment, expertise in AM machines, data analysis.
Collaborator Contribution Participation in beamtime experiment, expertise in data analysis and AM
Impact No output yet.
Start Year 2023
 
Title Additive manufacturing tool 
Description Additive manufacturing tool 
IP Reference  
Protection Patent / Patent application
Year Protection Granted 2024
Licensed No
 
Title Modulated power additive manufacturing technology to minimise porosity 
Description Modulated power description: Porosity formation during directed energy deposition additive manufacturing is significant reduced through the application of modulated laser. 
IP Reference  
Protection Patent / Patent application
Year Protection Granted 2024
Licensed No
 
Description 'Invited industrial visit CLA Leung, PD Lee - Carpenter Additive, Widnes, 22nd May 2023 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact 'Invited industrial visit CLA Leung, PD Lee - Carpenter Additive, Widnes, 22nd May 2023
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Abhinav Priyadarshi talk/poster at ESS18 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Abhinav Priyadarshi talk/poster at ESS18 "Quantify the role of cavitation induced shock waves in ultrasonic atomization", Belgium
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://ess18.org/
 
Description C Zhu talk at ICAA19 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact C Zhu talk at ICAA19 "A new approach to the design of aluminum alloys for additive manufacturing", USA
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://icaa19.org/
 
Description CLA Leung Invited talk at Renishaw plc. lunch time seminar 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact CLA Leung Invited talk at Renishaw plc. lunch time seminar 'New Insights into the laser powder bed fusion process using advanced sensing technologies'
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description CLA Leung featured on ESRF Tech Talk article 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact CLA Leung featured on ESRF Tech Talk article, contributed to the ESRF Tech Talk article, "Deep learning model boosts additive manufacturing X-ray analysis", France
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://www.esrf.fr/home/news/tech-talk/content-news/tech-talk/techtalk22.html
 
Description CLA Leung hosted IPG Photonics visit to Harwell. 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact CLA Leung hosted IPG Photonics visit to Harwell, UK. Visitors include Gary Broadhead (Sales Manager), Iurii Markushov (VP, Global Applications), David Goodwin (Managing Director), Andrey Gorsky (R&D), Tristan Fleming (Research Specialist).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2025
 
Description CLA Leung interview podcast Tech and Science Daily 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact CLA Leung interview podcast Tech and Science Daily - How researchers are using X-Ray vision to improve Formula 1. We're joined by Dr. Chu Lun Alex Leung an Associate Professor in Advanced Manufacturing at UCL.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2025
URL https://shows.acast.com/tech-science-daily/episodes/breast-cancer-deaths-to-rise-dramatically-by-205...
 
Description CLA Leung invited talk at Microstructure control in metal additive manufacturing workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact CLA Leung invited talk at Microstructure control in metal additive manufacturing conference at Imperial College London, London, UK
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2025
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/microstructure-control-in-metal-additive-manufacturing-tickets-124591...
 
Description CLA Leung invited to join the proposal review panel for A*STAR programme 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact CLA Leung joined Proposal review panel for A*STAR programme, Singapore
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
 
Description CLA Leung invited to join the proposal review panel for Dutch Research Council 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact CLA Leung invited to join the proposal review panel for Dutch Research Council, Netherlands
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2025
 
Description CLA Leung talk at AMRC 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact C L A Leung talk at AMRC (University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre) "Progress towards intelligent manufacturing", UK
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description CLA Leung talk at Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) Hong Kong Institute of Science & Innovation 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact C L A Leung talk at Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) Hong Kong Institute of Science & Innovation (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Hong Kong
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description CLA Leung talk at TMS 2024 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact CLA Leung talk at TMS 2024 "Seeing inside additive manufacturing with the extremely brilliant source", USA
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://www.tms.org/TMS2024/Home/TMS2024/Default.aspx?hkey=54504ea7-8339-4a6d-855c-30ecc0bfe027&gcli...
 
Description CLA Leung, invited talk Centre for Additive Manufacture - Metal, CAM² 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact CLA Leung, invited talk Centre for Additive Manufacture - Metal, CAM², "Seeing inside metal additive manufacturing with extremely brilliant source", Sweden
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
 
Description CLA Leung, invited talk at Knowledge Exchange Workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact CLA Leung, invited talk at Knowledge Exchange Workshop, "X-ray imaging capabilities at UCL", online.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2025
 
Description CLA Leung, invited talk at Stuttgart Laser Technology Forum (SLT) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact CLA Leung, invited talk at Stuttgart Laser Technology Forum (SLT), "Seeing Inside Additive Manufacturing with the Extremely Brilliant Source", Stuttgart, Germany
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
 
Description CLA Leung, participation in the UK Metal Additive Manufacturing Roundtable discussion 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact CLA Leung, participation in the UK Metal Additive Manufacturing Roundtable discussion, The University of Birmingham, UK
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
 
Description CLAL Leung invited to join the interview panel for UELA studentship for UCL Faculty of Engineering 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact CLAL Leung invited to join the interview panel for UELA studentship for UCL Faculty of Engineering, London, UK
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2025
 
Description D Guo talk at TMS 2024 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Da Guo talk at TMS 2024 "Correlation of keyhole geometry with spatters and droplets during laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing of aluminium", USA
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://www.tms.org/TMS2024/Home/TMS2024/Default.aspx?hkey=54504ea7-8339-4a6d-855c-30ecc0bfe027&gcli...
 
Description D Guo's research featured on Techxplore.com 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact D Guo's research featured on Techxplore.com for article "Seeing the invisible: How X-ray reveals spatter behavior during 3D printing".
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://techxplore.com/news/2024-08-invisible-ray-reveals-spatter-behavior.html
 
Description Host an external safety audit 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Host an external safety audit with the UK Health Security Agency, Harwell Campus, November 2023.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description K Zhang talk at FEMS EUROMAT 2023 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact K Zhang talk at FEMS EUROMAT 2023, "Pore evolution during directed energy deposition additive manufacturing", Frankfurt Germany
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description K Zhang talk at TMS 2024 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact K Zhang talk at TMS 2024 "Controlling bubble dynamics mechanisms during directed energy deposition additive manufacturing", USA
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://www.tms.org/TMS2024/Home/TMS2024/Default.aspx?hkey=54504ea7-8339-4a6d-855c-30ecc0bfe027&gcli...
 
Description K Zhang talk at TMS 2024 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact K Zhang talk at TMS 2024 "Investigation of deformation behaviours and microstructure evolution with advanced characterization" USA
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://www.tms.org/TMS2024/Home/TMS2024/Default.aspx?hkey=54504ea7-8339-4a6d-855c-30ecc0bfe027&gcli...
 
Description MSMaH team volunteering at Harwell Open Week 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Over 30 members of MSMaH team volunteered at the Harwell Open Week on 28 and 29 June 2024, including running a stand of using 3D pen to repair damaged turbine blades, demonstraion of 3D printing equipment, using a machine build with Lego to show concept of X-ray tomography, and presenting 3D printed organs.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://www.harwellcampus.com/discover/stories/open-day-2024/
 
Description MSMaH team volunteering at UCL Festival of Engineering 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Over 30 members of MSMaH team volunteered at the UCL Festival of Engineering on 18-20 July 2024, including running a stand of using 3D pen to repair damaged turbine blades and presenting 3D printed human organ atlas.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/ucl-festival-of-engineering-friday-3185929
 
Description PD Lee & CLA Leung featured in ESRF article 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact PD Lee & CLA Leung featured in ESRF article, "Researchers find a mechanism of large pore formation in additive manufacturing"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://www.rc-harwell.ac.uk/news/new-deep-learning-model-boosts-additive-manufacturing-x-ray-analys...
 
Description PD Lee & CLA Leung featured in Industrial Equipment News 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact PD Lee & CLA Leung featured in Industrial Equipment News, "Massive X-Ray Facility Shows How Magnets Can Reduce Flaws in 3D Printed Parts"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2025
URL https://www.ien.com/additive-manufacturing/news/22934025/massive-xray-facility-shows-how-magnets-can...
 
Description PD Lee & CLA Leung featured in Technology Networks 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact PD Lee & CLA Leung featured in Technology Networks, "Magnets Could Reduce Flaws in 3D-Printed Components"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2025
URL https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/magnets-could-reduce-flaws-in-3d-printed-components-39646...
 
Description PD Lee & CLA Leung featured in Voxel Matters 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact PD Lee & CLA Leung featured in Voxel Matters, "Researchers reduce flaws in 3D printed components using magnets"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2025
URL https://www.voxelmatters.com/researchers-reduce-flaws-in-3d-printed-components-using-magnets/
 
Description PD Lee & CLA Leung featured on Harwell News online 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact PD Lee & CLA Leung featured on Harwell News online, "New deep learning model boosts additive manufacturing X-ray analysis", UK
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://www.rc-harwell.ac.uk/news/new-deep-learning-model-boosts-additive-manufacturing-x-ray-analys...
 
Description PD Lee & CLA Leung hosted Junji Shinjo from Shimane University at Research Complex at Harwell. 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact PD Lee & CLA Leung hosted Junji Shinjo from Shimane University at Research Complex at Harwell.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
 
Description PD Lee & CLA Leung participated at the Rolls-Royce University Technology Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact CLAL Leung invited to join the interview panel for UELA studentship for UCL Faculty of Engineering, London, UK
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2025
 
Description PD Lee and CLA Leung hosted a Parker Aerospace visit to Harwell 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact PD Lee and CLA Leung hosted a Parker Aerospace visit to Harwell. Visitors include Diane Zanca (Director of Central Engineering), Chad Seaborn (Analytical Sciences Manager), Shane Nicholson (Senior Principal Engineer), Tom Halhead (Technical Director), Cameron Breheny (Senior Materials and Applications Engineer).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
 
Description PD Lee attended ESA/ESTEEC Meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact PDL attended ESA/ESTEEC Meeting - Physical Sciences Working Group, The Netherlands
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description PD Lee hosted visits from RAEng panel at Research Complex at Harwell 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact PD Lee hosted a visit from RAEng panel at Research Complex at Harwell. Visitors include Professor Trevor Cross FREng, Dr Caroline Hargrove CBE FREng, Mr Ian Ritchie CBE FREng FRSE, Professor Rachel Williams FREng, Dr Cath Thums RAEng Programme Manager, Fjolla Krasniqi RAEng Programme Officer.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
 
Description PD Lee on organising panel for TMS 2024 Symposium Defects and Properties of Cast Metals. 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact PD Lee on organising panel for TMS 2024 Symposium Defects and Properties of Cast Metals. Full Panel:
Lang Yuan, University of South Carolina; Andrew Kao, University of Greenwich; Brian G. Thomas, Colorado School of Mines; Peter D. Lee, University College London; Mark Roderic Jolly, Cranfield University
Alex J. Plotkowski, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Kyle Fezi, Fort Wayne Metals
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://www.programmaster.org/PM/PM.nsf/UpcomingSymposia/D913BF93115EAF8085258947007FC71C?OpenDocume...
 
Description PD Lee talk at Queen Mary University of London departmental meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact PD Lee talk at Queen Mary University of London departmental meeting, "Seeing Inside Additive Manufacturing to Intact Human Organs with Micron Resolution", London, UK
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
 
Description PD Lee talk at XFEL Town Hall 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact PD Lee talk at XFEL Town Hall, "Is XFEL needed to image additive manufacturing processes in real and reciprocal space?", Wales
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024