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1 6 A D V A N C E D M A N U F A C T U R I N G John H. Martin,* Brennan D. Yahata, and Eric C. Clough HRL Laboratories LLC, Malibu, Calif. University of California, Santa Barbara Robert D. Mone, Justin A. Mayer, Ekaterina Stonkevitch, Randall C. Schubert, Julie A. Miller, Jacob M. Hundley, and Tobias A. Schaedler HRL Laboratories LLC Tresa M. Pollock, FASM University of California, Santa Barbara * Member of ASM International RECENT ADVANCES IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF HIGH STRENGTH 7000 SERIES ALUMINUM 8 A D V A N C E D M A N U F A C T U R I N G A new process called nanofunctionalization was successfully used to control the solidifying microstructure during additive manufacturing and produce crack-free 7000 and 6000 series aluminum alloys for the first time.