Selective laser melting and heat treatment of precipitation hardening stainless steel with a refined microstructure and excellent mechanical properties

2020 ◽  
Vol 178 ◽  
pp. 7-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
X.D. Nong ◽  
X.L. Zhou ◽  
J.H. Li ◽  
Y.D. Wang ◽  
Y.F. Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Precipitation Hardening ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Refined Microstructure

Water Atomized 17-4 PH Stainless Steel Powder as a Cheaper Alternative Powder Feedstock for Selective Laser Melting

2018 ◽  
Vol 941 ◽  
pp. 698-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milad Ghayoor ◽  
Sunil B. Badwe ◽  
Harish Irrinki ◽  
Sundar V. Atre ◽  
Somayeh Pasebani
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Steel Powder ◽  
Melting Process ◽  
Stainless Steel Powder ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Austenitic Phase ◽  
Process Gas

Water atomized and gas atomized 17-4 PH stainless steel powder were used as feedstock in selective laser melting process. Gas atomized powder revealed single martensitic phase after printing and heat treatment. As-printed water atomized powder contained dual martensitic and austenitic phase. The H900 heat treatment cycle was not effective in enhancing mechanical properties of the water atomized powder after laser melting. However, after solutionizing at 1315 oC and aging at 482oC fully martensitic structure was observed with yield strength of 1000 MPa and ultimate tensile strength of 1261 MPa which are comparable to those of gas atomized, 1254 MPa and 1300 MPa, respectively. Improved mechanical properties in water atomized powder was found to be related to presence of finer martensite. Our results imply that water atomized powder is a promising cheaper feedstock alternative to gas atomized powder.

Investigation of Functional Graded Steel Parts Produced by Selective Laser Melting

2019 ◽  
Vol 822 ◽  
pp. 563-568
Author(s):  
Vadim Sufiiarov ◽  
Evgenii Borisov ◽  
Igor A. Polozov
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Transition Layer ◽  
Hot Isostatic Pressing ◽  
Structure And Properties ◽  
Stainless Steel 316L ◽  
Laser Melting

The article presents the results of a study on the additive manufacturing of functional graded steel parts. Studies have been carried out on the possibility of growing blanks from two steels simultaneously – tool steel H13 and stainless steel 316L. The study of the microstructure of the transition from one steel to another showed that the transition layer is smooth and is about 200 microns thick. The mechanical properties in the transition layer are distributed over the gradient and smoothly change from one material to another. The structure and properties of the transition layer after heat treatment and hot isostatic pressing are shown.

scholarly journals Selective Laser Melting of Duplex Stainless Steel 2205: Effect of Post-Processing Heat Treatment on Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Corrosion Resistance

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 2468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Papula ◽  
Song ◽  
Pateras ◽  
Chen ◽  
Brandt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Crystallographic Texture ◽  
Post Processing ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Mechanical Properties And Corrosion

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.

Effect of Heat Treatment on Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of SS316L by Micro Selective Laser Melting

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Fu ◽  
Shuo Qu ◽  
Junhao Ding ◽  
Xu Song ◽  
Mingwang Fu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Austenite Phase ◽  
Cellular Structures ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Growth Orientation ◽  
Microstructures And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Strength And Ductility

Abstract Recently, micro selective laser melting (μSLM) system equipped with finer laser beam has been developed to improve additive manufacturing resolution. The microstructures and properties of μSLM produced metals and alloys could be different from those by conventional-size SLM, which warrants further investigation. Moreover, the widely used material, SS316L stainless steel, demonstrates unique cellular structures and excellent combination of strength and ductility after SLM. How the microstructures evolve after heat treatment and affect the mechanical properties remain to be clarified for μSLMed SS316L. In this study, the effect of heat treatment on the microstructures and mechanical properties of μSLMed SS316L was studied. Two heat treatment methods, namely HT650°C-2h and HT950°C-2h, were employed. It is found that the heat treatment has no effect on phase formation, and a preferred grain growth orientation with (110) plane along building direction and a single austenite phase was detected in all samples. Cellular structures were observed in as-printed samples and found to grow up a little bit after HT650°C-2h, but disappear after HT950°C-2h. Besides, more carbides are detected after HT650°C-2h, while they are partially dissolved after HT950°C-2h. For mechanical properties, the as-printed sample shows the best combination of strength and ductility, thanks to the strengthening effects from cellular structures and dislocations. The inferior mechanical properties after heat treatment is attributed to reduction of dislocations and disappearance of cellular structures. In addition, the presence of carbides can significantly reduce the ductility.

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