简介：Achievingnotonlyhighmechanicalstrengthsbutalsohighductilityisrecentlyestablishedusinganadditivemanufacturingtechniquecalledselectivelasermelting.Inthepresentstudy,stainlesssteel304Lfullydensesamplesweresuccessfullyprintedusingthe3Dsystems-ProX300printingmachine.TheductilityandtensileyieldstrengthwerealmosttwoandthreetimeshighercomparedtothoseofASTMcast'salloy.Honeycomblikenano-cellularstructurew让hdifferentorientationwasobservedinthefinegrains(-4μm)duetofastcoolingrate.Inadd让ion,theformationofmartensitephaseinrandomgrainsisalsoacontributortothestrengths.Furthermore,negativeresidualstressesinthebuildandhorizonraldirectionsweredetectedandassistedfurtherincreaseinthetensilestrength.Fractographyrevealedtheductilefeatureofplasticdeformationandthecrackopeningsatunmeltedparticlesorpores.

简介：Thisresearchexplorestheprospectoffabricatingaface-centeredcubic(fee)Ni-basealloycladding(Inconel690)onanfeeFe-basealloy(316Lstainless-steel)havingimprovedmechanicalpropertiesandreducedsensitivitytocorrosionthroughgrainboundaryandmicrostructureengineeringconceptsenabledbyadditivemanufacturing(AM)utilizingelectron-beampowderbedfusion(EPBF).TheuniquesolidificationandassociatedconstitutionalsupercoolingphenomenacharacteristicofEPBFpromotes[100]texturedandextendedcolumnargrainshavinglowerenergygrainboundariesasopposedtorandom,high-anglegrainboundaries,butnocoherent{111}twinboundariescharacteristicofconventionalthermo-mechanicallyprocessedfeemetalsandalloys,includingInconel690and316Lstainless-steel.Inadditionto[100]texturedgrains,columnargrainswereproducedbyEPBFfabricationofInconel690claddingson316Lstainless-steelsubstrates.Also,irregular2-3pimdiameter,lowenergysubgrainswereformedalongwithdislocationdensitiesvaryingfrom10^8to10^9cm^-2,andahomogeneousdistributionofCH3C6precipitates.Precipitateswereformedwithinthegrains(with-3μminterparticlespacing),butnotinthesubgrainorcolumnargrainboundaries.Theseinclusive,hierarchicalmicrostructuresproducedatensileyieldstrengthof0.527GPa,elongationof21%,andVickersmicroindentationhardnessof2.33GPafortheInconel690claddingincontrasttoatensileyieldstrengthof0.327GPa,elongationof53%,andVickersmicroindentationhardnessof1.78GPa,respectivelyforthewrought316Lstainlesssteelsubstrate.AgingofboththeInconel690claddingandthe316Lstainless-steelsubstrateat685℃for50hprecipitated623C6carbidesintheInconel690columnargrainboundaries,butnotinthelow-angle(andlowenergy)subgrainboundaries.Incontrast,Cr23C6carbidesprecipitatedinthe316Lstainless-steelgrainboundaries,butnotinthelowenergycoherent{111}twinboundaries.Consequently,the

简介：Anovel,Ti-6A1-4V(Ti64)/Hydroxyapatite(HAat5%byweightconcentration)metal/ceramiccompositehasbeenfabricatedusingelectronbeampowderbedfusion(EPBF)additivemanufacturing(AM):specifically,thecommercialelectronbeammelting(EBMR)process.InadditiontosolidTi64andTi64/5%HAsamples,fourdifferentunitcell(model)open-cellularmeshstructuresfortheTi64/5%HAcompositewerefabricatedhavingdensitiesrangingfrom0.68to1.12g/cm^3,andcorrespondingYoung'smodulirangingfrom2.9to8.0GPa,andcompressivestrengthsrangingfrom-3to11MPa.ThesolidTi64/5%HAcompositeexhibitedanoptimaltensilestrengthof123MPa,andelongationof5.5%incontrasttoamaximumcompressivestrengthof875MPa.Boththesolidcompositeandmeshsamplesdeformedprimarilybybrittledeformation,withthemeshsamplesexhibitingerratic,brittlecrushing.Solid,EPBF-fabricatedTi64sampleshadaVickersmicroindentationhardnessof4.1GPawhiletheTi64/5%HAsolidcompositeexhibitedaVickersmicroindentationhardnessof6.8GPa.ThelowestdensityTi64/5%HAcompositemeshstrutsectionshadaVickersmicroindentationhardnessof7.1GPa.Opticalmetallography(OM)andseanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)analysisshowedtheHAdispersoidstobehighlysegregatedalongdomainorgrainboundaries,buthomogeneouslydistributedalongalpha(hcp)plateletboundarieswithinthesedomainsintheTi64matrixforboththesolidandmeshcomposites.Thealphaplateletwidthvariedfrom-5μmintheEPBF-fabricatedTi64to-1.1μmfortheTi64/5%HAmeshstrut.TheprecursorHApowderdiameteraveraged5μm,incontrasttothedispersedHAparticlediametersintheTi64/5%HAcompositewhichaveraged0.5μm.ThisworkhighlightstheuseofEPBFAMasanovelprocessforfabricationofatruecompositestructure,consistingofaTi64matrixandinterspersedandexposedHAdomains,whichtotheauthorsknowledgehasnotbeenreportedbefore.Theresultsalsoillustratetheprospectsnotonlyforfabrica