Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Selective Laser Melted Al 4047

2015 ◽  
Vol 752-753 ◽  
pp. 485-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shafaqat Siddique ◽  
Eric Wycisk ◽  
Gerrit Frieling ◽  
Claus Emmelmann ◽  
Frank Walther

Selective laser melting (SLM) has been recognized as a pertinent process for manufacturing of complex geometries. Al 4047 has been manufactured in this study with different processing parameters of the SLM process to obtain the optimal parameters suitable for required applications, as well as to determine the effect of these parameters and post-processing heat treatment on mechanical properties. A unique Al-Si eutectic microstructure is obtained with Al dendrites growing in the scanning direction. Mechanical properties of the SLM manufactured Al 4047 are at par with those of conventionally manufactured alloy. These properties can be varied by changing the SLM process parameters which can help controlling the process cost depending upon required mechanical properties.

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 2468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Papula ◽  
Song ◽  
Pateras ◽  
Chen ◽  
Brandt ◽  
...  

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a rapidly growing field of technology. In order to increase the variety of metal alloys applicable for AM, selective laser melting (SLM) of duplex stainless steel 2205 powder and the resulting microstructure, density, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance were investigated. An optimal set of processing parameters for producing high density (>99.9%) material was established. Various post-processing heat treatments were applied on the as-built predominantly ferritic material to achieve the desired dual-phase microstructure. Effects of annealing at temperatures of 950 °C, 1000 °C, 1050 °C, and 1100 °C on microstructure, crystallographic texture, and phase balance were examined. As a result of annealing, 40–46 vol.% of austenite phase was formed. Annealing decreased the high yield and tensile strength values of the as-built material, but significantly increased the ductility. Annealing also decreased the residual stresses in the material. Mechanical properties of the SLM-processed and heat-treated materials outperformed those of conventionally produced alloy counterparts. Using a scanning strategy with 66° rotation between layers decreased the strength of the crystallographic texture. Electrochemical cyclic potentiodynamic polarization testing in 0.6 M NaCl solution at room temperature showed that the heat treatment improved the pitting corrosion resistance of the as-built SLM-processed material.


2018 ◽  
Vol 284 ◽  
pp. 615-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.M. Baitimerov ◽  
P.A. Lykov ◽  
L.V. Radionova

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.


2016 ◽  
Vol 704 ◽  
pp. 225-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Franz ◽  
Aamir Mukhtar ◽  
Warwick Downing ◽  
Graeme Smith ◽  
Ben Jackson

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.


2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (9) ◽  
pp. 0902001
Author(s):  
肖振楠 Xiao Zhennan ◽  
刘婷婷 Liu Tingting ◽  
廖文和 Liao Wenhe ◽  
张长东 Zhang Changdong ◽  
杨涛 Yang Tao

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (18) ◽  
pp. 28749-28757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atefeh Aramian ◽  
Zohreh Sadeghian ◽  
Seyed Mohammad Javad Razavi ◽  
Konda Gokuldoss Prashanth ◽  
Filippo Berto

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