Summary
This Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award supports the NSF mission of securing national defense, with the aim of advancing the printability of aluminum (Al) alloys which are utilized heavily in structural applications in the naval and aerospace sectors. Printed aluminum components have the potential to enable increased fuel efficiency and enhance resistance to stress corrosion cracking compared to steel counterparts. Laser powder blown Directed Energy Deposition (L-DED) is a popular metal additive manufacturing (AM) technique due to its capabilities to repair metal componen
