Effect of Arc deposition strategy on microstructure and mechanical properties of 316 L/Inconel625 laminated heterogeneous structure fabricated by wire Arc additive manufacturing

Nannan Ren; Zihao Fan; Kun Zhao; Gang Liu; Qunshuang Ma

doi:10.1007/s00339-025-09279-z

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Effect of Arc deposition strategy on microstructure and mechanical properties of 316 L/Inconel625 laminated heterogeneous structure fabricated by wire Arc additive manufacturing

Nannan Ren, Zihao Fan, Kun Zhao, Gang Liu, Qunshuang Ma

Applied Physics A· Volume 132· Issue 2

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