Challenges in characterizing additively manufactured AlSi10Mg using X-ray Laue micro-beam diffraction

Abstract Additive manufacturing of metals using for example laser powder bed fusion systems generally results in grains of complex shapes with cellular structure of submicron sizes, accompanied by a high dislocation density. This paper presents preliminary results from characterizing an AlSi10Mg alloy manufactured by L-PBF using non-destructive three-dimensional X-ray Laue micro-beam diffraction. Both synchrotron and laboratory X-ray methods are used. The aim is to identify challenges in characterizing these microstructural features and to propose future research directions to address them.