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MSE Seminar: “Additive Manufacturing of Compositionally Complex Alloys with Engineered Microstructures”

October 13, 2022 at 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

The increasing demand for structural metals has driven increasingly complex compositions, which bring critical challenges in processing of these materials. Additive manufacturing, also called 3D printing, is a disruptive technology for creating structural materials and components in a single print. In this talk, I will present our recent work on additive manufacturing of compositionally complex alloys (CCAs) with tailored microstructures and properties. Specifically, I will show the potential of leveraging laser additive manufacturing and direct ink writing to produce CCAs such as high-entropy alloys and bulk metallic glass composites with unique microstructures, leading to extraordinary mechanical properties that can extend far beyond those achievable via conventional processing methods. In addition, I will discuss the abundant opportunities enabled by additive manufacturing for high-throughput materials discovery to accelerate the pace of multicomponent alloy design.

Wen Chen

Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Dr. Wen Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst. He completed his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Yale University in 2016. After his Ph.D., he worked as a postdoctoral research scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where he studied a variety of additive manufacturing techniques such as projection stereolithography, direct ink writing, and laser powder-bed fusion. Dr. Chen’s current research interests include additive manufacturing, physical metallurgy and alloy design, mechanical behavior of materials, and lightweight architected materials. He is the recipient of several prestigious awards including the SME Sandra L. Bouckley Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, and he has served as an editorial board member of Scientific Report since 2018.

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Date:
October 13, 2022
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10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Materials Science and Engineering
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215-898-8337
Email
info-mse@seas.upenn.edu
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Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall
3330 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104 United States
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