| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Additive Manufacturing and Alloy Design: Bridging Fundamental Physical Metallurgy, Advanced Characterization Techniques, and Integrated Computational Materials Engineering for Advanced Materials
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| Presentation Title |
An Additively Manufactured Al-Zr-Ce-Cu Conductor Alloy with High Strength and Creep Resistance |
| Author(s) |
Jovid Rakhmonov, Jonathan Poplawsky, Lawrence Allard, Alice Perrin, Alex Plotkowski, Amit Shyam |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Jovid Rakhmonov |
| Abstract Scope |
The development of new aluminum alloy compositions with an improved combination of mechanical strength and electrical conductivity can facilitate electric vehicle lightweighting for enhanced efficiency and driving range. Additive manufacturing offers new alloy design approaches aimed at overcoming the electrical conductivity-strength tradeoff and maintaining improved performance at elevated-temperature exposures. In this talk, we discuss tensile properties and creep resistance at 20 and 200 °C of a new additively manufactured Al-Zr-Ce-Cu alloy. The attractive performance of this alloy noted from the comparison to Al 6201 conductor and other relevant Al alloys is rationalized based on its unique microstructure characterized at various length scales utilizing advanced microscopy techniques (SEM/EBSD, STEM, and APT). |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Additive Manufacturing, Aluminum, Mechanical Properties |