scholarly journals Interfacial Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of CuSn15/HT250 Prepared via Additive Manufacturing Combined with an Inconel 718 Interlayer

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 7833
Author(s):  
Huaqiang Liu ◽  
Kai Guo ◽  
Jie Sun ◽  
Hao Shi

Tremendous discrepancies in the positive enthalpy of mixing and the coefficient of thermal expansion emerge between the copper alloy and the gray cast iron, accounting for numerous pores and cracks in the interfacial region during the metallurgical bonding process. To enhance the interfacial bonding properties of these two refractory materials, laser-directed energy deposition was applied to fabricate the CuSn15 alloy on the HT250 substrate; meanwhile, Inconel 718 alloy, acting as the interlayer, was added to their bonding region. Firstly, the effect of the deposition process on deposition layer quality was investigated, and then the effects of Inconel 718 addition on the interfacial morphology, element distribution, phase composition, bonding strength, microhardness were studied. The results showed that a substrate (HT250) without cracks and a deposition layer (CuSn15) free from pores could be obtained via parameter optimization combined with preheating and slow cooling processes. Adding the Inconel 718 interlayer eliminated the interfacial pores and cracks, facilitated interfacial element (Cu, Fe, Ni) diffusion, and enhanced interfacial bonding strength. The interface between HT250 and CuSn15 mainly contained the FeSn2 phase, while the interfaces of the CuSn15-Inconel 718 and the Inconel 718-HT250 were mainly composed of the Ni3Sn4, Cr5Si3, FeSi2, Cr7C3. The microhardness and fracture morphology of the interfacial region in the samples with and without the interlayer were also studied. Finally, CuSn15 was also successfully deposited on the surface of the HT250 impeller with large size and complex structure, which was applied in the root blower.

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 876 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sapam Ningthemba Singh ◽  
Sohini Chowdhury ◽  
Yadaiah Nirsanametla ◽  
Anil Kumar Deepati ◽  
Chander Prakash ◽  
...  

Investigation of the selective laser melting (SLM) process, using finite element method, to understand the influences of laser power and scanning speed on the heat flow and melt-pool dimensions is a challenging task. Most of the existing studies are focused on the study of thin layer thickness and comparative study of same materials under different manufacturing conditions. The present work is focused on comparative analysis of thermal cycles and complex melt-pool behavior of a high layer thickness multi-layer laser additive manufacturing (LAM) of pure Titanium (Ti) and Inconel 718. A transient 3D finite-element model is developed to perform a quantitative comparative study on two materials to examine the temperature distribution and disparities in melt-pool behaviours under similar processing conditions. It is observed that the layers are properly melted and sintered for the considered process parameters. The temperature and melt-pool increases as laser power move in the same layer and when new layers are added. The same is observed when the laser power increases, and opposite is observed for increasing scanning speed while keeping other parameters constant. It is also found that Inconel 718 alloy has a higher maximum temperature than Ti material for the same process parameter and hence higher melt-pool dimensions.


Author(s):  
Yanbing Tang ◽  
Xinwang Shen ◽  
Yanxin Qiao ◽  
Lanlan Yang ◽  
Jian Chen ◽  
...  

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1001
Author(s):  
Zongxian Song ◽  
Wenbin Gao ◽  
Dongpo Wang ◽  
Zhisheng Wu ◽  
Meifang Yan ◽  
...  

This study investigates the very-high-cycle fatigue (VHCF) behavior at elevated temperature (650 °C) of the Inconel 718 alloy fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM). The results are compared with those of the wrought alloy. Large columnar grain with a cellular structure in the grain interior and Laves/δ phases precipitated along the grain boundaries were exhibited in the SLM alloy, while fine equiaxed grains were present in the wrought alloy. The elevated temperature had a minor effect on the fatigue resistance in the regime below 108 cycles for the SLM alloy but significantly reduced the fatigue strength in the VHCF regime above 108 cycles. Both the SLM and wrought specimens exhibited similar fatigue resistance in the fatigue life regime of fewer than 107–108 cycles at elevated temperature, and the surface initiation mechanism was dominant in both alloys. In a VHCF regime above 107–108 cycles at elevated temperature, the wrought material exhibited slightly better fatigue resistance than the SLM alloy. All fatigue cracks are initiated from the internal defects or the microstructure discontinuities. The precipitation of Laves and δ phases is examined after fatigue tests at high temperatures, and the effect of microstructure on the formation and the propagation of the microstructural small cracks is also discussed.


2021 ◽  
pp. 160412
Author(s):  
Tao Wang ◽  
Chao Wang ◽  
Juanjuan Li ◽  
Linjiang Chai ◽  
Xing Hu ◽  
...  

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