Yan Chen

Dr. Yan Chen

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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 March 2024 in Journal of Materials Research and Technology
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BJBingqian Jin
Bingqian Jin
SNSainan Nie
Sainan Nie
NFNingsong Fan
Ningsong Fan
BXBowei Xing
Bowei Xing
HYHuishu Yu
Huishu Yu
NZNannan ZHANG
Nannan ZHANG

6 February 2026 in Metals
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NZNing Zhang
Ning Zhang
YWYao Wang
Yao Wang
CHChuanhui Huang
Chuanhui Huang
BYBin Yang
Bin Yang
YCYan Chen
Yan Chen
JGJinguo Ge
Jinguo Ge
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) was adopted to manufacture AlSi10Mg, and two post-processing schedules, T4 (510 °C/2 h + water quench) and T6 (T4 + 180 °C/6 h), were applied to elucidate how Si precipitation size controls ductility. The as-built alloy consisted of an α-Al matrix with a grid-like eutectic Si network and achieved UTS > 480 MPa but exhibited build-direction-dependent tensile anisotropy. Heat treatment promoted Si precipitation from the supersaturated α-Al matrix and transformed the eutectic network via fragmentation, spheroidization, and Ostwald ripening, leading to pronounced softening and improved elongation. After T4, the yield strength and UTS decreased by >50%, while elongation increased from 10.9% to 22.27%; T6 provided a slight strength recovery accompanied by a marginal ductility reduction. Mechanistically, a high number density of fine Si precipitates enhances dislocation storage and delays damage accumulation, whereas coarse, non-shearable Si particles intensify local strain gradients, facilitate void nucleation at the matrix/particle interface, and accelerate fracture. Overall, tailoring Si precipitation/coarsening offers an effective route to improve ductility and mitigate anisotropy in LPBF AlSi10Mg.