scholarly journals Selective Laser Melting Produced Ti-6Al-4V: Post-Process Heat Treatments to Achieve Superior Tensile Properties

Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 146 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Heat Treatments ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Post Process ◽  
Process Heat

scholarly journals Effect of Shielding Gas Volume Flow on the Consistency of Microstructure and Tensile Properties of 316L Manufactured by Selective Laser Melting

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 205
Author(s):  
Ruochen Ding ◽  
Jun Yao ◽  
Baorui Du ◽  
Kailun Li ◽  
Tao Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Strong Influence ◽  
Base Plate ◽  
Volume Flow ◽  
Shielding Gas ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Gas Volume ◽  
By Products

In recent years, selective laser melting (SLM) has been widely used in aerospace, automobile, biomedicine and other fields. However, there still remain many challenges to obtain consistent parts at the different positions on the base plate, which could be harmful to the industrial mass-production. In SLM process, the process by-products that flow with the shielding gas may influence the microstructure and tensile properties of the parts placed on different positions of the base plate. In this study, the velocity field of the shielding gas with different shielding gas volume flows was simulated. The tensile properties of the samples fabricated with different shielding gas volume flow were experimentally studied. The results show that the shielding gas volume flow has a strong influence on the sample consistency, and proper increase in shielding gas volume flows can be beneficial to consistency and tensile strength.

Influence of Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Selective Laser Melted TiAl6V4 Alloy

2018 ◽  
Vol 284 ◽  
pp. 615-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.M. Baitimerov ◽  
P.A. Lykov ◽  
L.V. Radionova
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Base Alloy ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Heat Treatments ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Treatment Procedures

TiAl6V4 titanium base alloy is widely used in aerospace and medical industries. Specimens for tensile tests from TiAl6V4 with porosity less than 0.5% was fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM). Specimens were treated using two heat treatment procedures, third batch of specimens was tested in as-fabricated statement after machining. Tensile tests were carried out at room temperature. Microstructure and mechanical properties of SLM fabricated TiAl6V4 after different heat treatments were investigated.

Mechanical Behaviour of Gas Nitrided Ti6Al4V Bars Produced by Selective Laser Melting

2016 ◽  
Vol 704 ◽  
pp. 225-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Franz ◽  
Aamir Mukhtar ◽  
Warwick Downing ◽  
Graeme Smith ◽  
Ben Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Nitrided Layer ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Compound Layer ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Heat Treatments ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Gas Nitriding ◽  
Heat Treated

Gas atomized Ti-6Al-4V (Ti64) alloy powder was used to prepare distinct designed geometries with different properties by selective laser melting (SLM). Several heat treatments were investigated to find suitable processing parameters to strengthen (specially to harden) these parts for different applications. The results showed significant differences between tabulated results for heat treated billet Ti64 and SLM produced Ti64 parts, while certain mechanical properties of SLM Ti64 parts could be improved by different heat treatments using different processing parameters. Most heat treatments performed followed the trends of a reduction in tensile strength while improving ductility compared with untreated SLM Ti64 parts.Gas nitriding [GN] (diffusion-based thermo-chemical treatment) has been combined with a selected heat treatment for interstitial hardening. Heat treatment was performed below β-transus temperature using minimum flow of nitrogen gas with a controlled low pressure. The surface of the SLM produced Ti64 parts after gas nitriding showed TiN and Ti2N phases (“compound layer”, XRD analysis) and α (N) – Ti diffusion zones as well as high values of micro-hardness as compared to untreated SLM produced Ti64 parts. The microhardness profiles on cross section of the gas nitrided SLM produced samples gave information about the i) microhardness behaviour of the material, and ii) thickness of the nitrided layer, which was investigated using energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and x-ray elemental analysis. Tensile properties of the gas nitrided Ti64 bars produced by SLM under different conditions were also reported.

Anisotropy of Microstructure and Tensile Properties of AlSi10Mg Formed by Selective Laser Melting

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (7) ◽  
pp. 0702003 ◽  
Author(s):  
侯伟 Hou Wei ◽  
陈静 Chen Jing ◽  
储松林 Chu Songlin ◽  
王修专 Wang Xiuzhuan ◽  
杨志逸 Yang Zhiyi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Laser Melting
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