Abstract
Understanding the microstructure and mechanical properties associated with different metal additive manufacturing techniques is crucial for its wide-scale acceptance in industries. In this work, we aim to understand the microstructural variations and mechanical properties of Hastelloy X (HX) manufactured by electron beam powder bed fusion (PBF-EB) and laser-based powder bed fusion (PBF-LB) process. The size and shape of melt pool and grains were analysed and correlated to final microstructure. The elevated powder bed temperature during PBF-EB was found to promote the formation of grain-boundary precipitates. The higher thermal gradient and cooling rate in PBF-LB resulted in higher tensile residual stress (σmax = 447 ± 10 MPa) within the parts in comparison to PBF-EB parts (σmax = 16 ± 13 MPa). The as-fabricated PBF-EB HX specimens showed a lower tensile strength of 590 MPa but a higher elongation of 60%, whereas its PBF-LB counterparts demonstrated a significantly higher tensile strength of 825 MPa but a lower elongation of 38%. This notable difference in the mechanical behaviour of PBF-EB and PBF-LB built HX was attributed to the columnar microstructure,<100> crystallographic texture and underlying strengthening mechanisms. Furthermore, the mechanical properties of PBF-EB and PBF-LB built HX specimens were predicted using multiple strengthening mechanisms, which demonstrated a good agreement with that of experimentally measured.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 158034 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Journal of Alloys and Compounds |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Accepted/In press - 23 Nov 2020 |
Keywords
- Additive manufacturing
- Hastelloy X
- Mechanical properties
- Microstructure
- Powder bed fusion
Equipment
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Centre for Additive Manufacturing (MCAM)
Aijun Huang (Manager)
Office of the Vice-Provost (Research and Research Infrastructure)Facility/equipment: Facility
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Centre for Electron Microscopy (MCEM)
Peter Miller (Manager)
Office of the Vice-Provost (Research and Research Infrastructure)Facility/equipment: Facility