scholarly journals Additive Manufactured 316L Stainless-Steel Samples: Microstructure, Residual Stress and Corrosion Characteristics after Post-Processing

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 182
Author(s):  
Suvi Santa-aho ◽  
Mika Kiviluoma ◽  
Tuomas Jokiaho ◽  
Tejas Gundgire ◽  
Mari Honkanen ◽  
...  

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a relatively new manufacturing method that can produce complex geometries and optimized shapes with less process steps. In addition to distinct microstructural features, residual stresses and their formation are also inherent to AM components. AM components require several post-processing steps before they are ready for use. To change the traditional manufacturing method to AM, comprehensive characterization is needed to verify the suitability of AM components. On very demanding corrosion atmospheres, the question is does AM lower or eliminate the risk of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) compared to welded 316L components? This work concentrates on post-processing and its influence on the microstructure and surface and subsurface residual stresses. The shot peening (SP) post-processing levelled out the residual stress differences, producing compressive residual stresses of more than −400 MPa in the AM samples and the effect exceeded an over 100 µm layer below the surface. Post-processing caused grain refinement and low-angle boundary formation on the sample surface layer and silicon carbide (SiC) residue adhesion, which should be taken into account when using the components. Immersion tests with four-point-bending in the heated 80 °C magnesium chloride solution for SCC showed no difference between AM and reference samples even after a 674 h immersion.

Author(s):  
R.T.R. McGrann ◽  
J.A. Graves ◽  
E.F. Rybicki ◽  
J.R. Shadley ◽  
W.J. Brindley

Abstract Residual stresses are inherent in thermal barrier coatings (TBC's) and can influence in-service performance and life of the coatings. Therefore, the effective design and processing of TBC's requires knowledge about residual stress generation and the effect of residual stresses on TEC life. Understanding residual stress generation and the effects on thermal barrier coating life are formidable tasks that have received little attention in the literature. This work addresses the first task. Specifically, the objectives of this work were to better understand how processing and post-processing residual stresses are generated in TBC's. The approach was to evaluate the effect of substrate temperature during processing and the effect of post-processing thermal cycling on the generation of coating residual stresses. Residual stress measurements were conducted using an experimental residual stress evaluation technique called the "Modified Layer Removal Method." Results showed residual stresses could be changed both by controlling the substrate temperature during processing and by thermal cycling after processing. Residual stresses in specimens with a higher substrate temperature during processing were found to be more compressive than residual stresses in specimens with a lower processing substrate temperature. Post-processing thermal cycling caused the residual stresses to become more compressive for specimens with both the higher and lower substrate processing temperatures. Residual stresses for one and ten post-processing thermal cycles were evaluated. For both substrate processing temperatures, the change in TBC compressive residual stresses for the first cycle was more than three times the total residual stress change that occurred in cycles two through ten. Interestingly, the increase in residual stresses in cycles two through ten for the higher substrate processing temperature was greater than that for the lower processing substrate temperature. In other words, based on results obtained here, compressive residual stresses generated during thermal cycling appear to depend on the existing processing residual stress. For these conditions, higher processing compressive residual stresses lead to higher post-processing changes in compressive stresses per thermal cycle.


2013 ◽  
Vol 768-769 ◽  
pp. 519-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastjan Žagar ◽  
Janez Grum

The paper deals with the effect of different shot peening (SP) treatment conditions on the ENAW 7075-T651 aluminium alloy. Suitable residual stress profile increases the applicability and life cycle of mechanical parts, treated by shot peening. The objective of the research was to establish the optimal parameters of the shot peening treatment of the aluminium alloy in different precipitation hardened states with regard to residual stress profiles in dynamic loading. Main deformations and main residual stresses were calculated on the basis of electrical resistance. The resulting residual stress profiles reveal that stresses throughout the thin surface layer of all shot peened specimens are of compressive nature. The differences can be observed in the depth of shot peening and the profile of compressive residual stresses. Under all treatment conditions, the obtained maximum value of compressive residual stress ranges between -200 MPa and -300 MPa at a depth between 250 μm and 300 μm. Comparison of different temperature-hardened aluminium alloys shows that changes in the Almen intensity values have greater effect than coverage in the depth and profile of compressive residual stresses. Positive stress ratio of R=0.1 was selected. Wöhler curves were determined in the areas of maximum bending loads between 30 - 65 % of material's tensile strength, measured at thinner cross-sections of individual specimens. The results of material fatigue testing differ from the level of shot peening on the surface layer.


1981 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 226-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. W. Brust ◽  
E. F. Rybicki

Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking (IGSCC) has been a problem in Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) piping systems. One method for retarding IGSCC is to eliminate tensile residual stresses at the pipe inner surface in the heat affected zone produced by the welding process. A method called backlay welding can be effective in producing compressive residual stresses at the pipe inner surface. This paper describes a computational model and its use in examining the effectiveness of the backlay welding process. The model has demonstrated an ability to predict weld-induced residual stresses for a variety of pipe sizes and welding conditions. Computational results for backlay welding are in agreement with residual stress data. The mechanisms causing residual stresses and the effect of the number of backlay weld layers on residual stresses are discussed.


2014 ◽  
Vol 996 ◽  
pp. 8-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander J.G. Lunt ◽  
Alexander M. Korsunsky

Titanium aluminide (TiAl) is a lightweight intermetallic compound with a range of exceptional mid-to-high temperature mechanical properties. These characteristics have the potential to deliver significant weight savings in aero engine components. However, the relatively low ductility of TiAl requires improved understanding of the relationship between manufacturing processes and residual stresses in order to expand the use of such components in service. Previous studies have suggested that stress determination at high spatial resolution is necessary to achieve better insight. The present paper reports progress beyond the current state-of-the-art towards the identification of the near-surface intragranular residual stress state in cast and ground TiAl at a resolution better than 5μm. The semi-destructive ring-core drilling method using Focused Ion Beam (FIB) and Digital Image Correlation (DIC) was used for in-plane residual stress estimation in ten grains at the sample surface. The nature of the locally observed strain reliefs suggests that tensile residual stresses may have been induced in some grains by the unidirectional grinding process applied to the surface.


2011 ◽  
Vol 681 ◽  
pp. 37-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arne Kromm ◽  
Thomas Kannengiesser ◽  
Jens Altenkirch ◽  
Jens Gibmeier

Low Transformation Temperature (LTT) alloys were developed in order to control the residual stress development by the martensitic phase transformation already during cooling of the weld metal. The positive effect of such LTT alloys on the mitigation of detrimental tensile residual stresses during welding has already been confirmed on the basis of individual laboratory tests. Within the current project it was experimentally investigated whether the phase transformation mechanisms are effective under increased restraint due to multi-pass welding of thicker specimens. The local residual stress depth distribution was analyzed non-destructively for V-type welds processed by arc welding using energy dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction (EDXRD). The use of high energy (20 keV to 150 keV) EDXRD allowed for the evaluation of diffraction spectra containing information of all contributing phases. As the investigated LTT alloy contains retained austenite after welding, this phase was also considered for stress analysis. The results show in particular how the constraining effect of increased thickness of the welded plates and additional deposited weld metal influences the level of the residual stresses in near weld surface areas. While the longitudinal residual stresses were reduced in general, in the transition zone from the weld to the heat-affected zone (HAZ) compressive residual stresses were found.


2013 ◽  
Vol 433-435 ◽  
pp. 1898-1901
Author(s):  
Li Juan Cao ◽  
Shou Ju Li ◽  
Zi Chang Shangguan

Shot peening is a manufacturing process intended to give components the final shape and to introduce a compressive residual state of stress inside the material in order to increase fatigue life. The modeling and simulation of the residual stress field resulting from the shot peening process are proposed. The behaviour of the peened target material is supposed to be elastic plastic with bilinear characteristics. The results demonstrated the surface layer affected by compressive residual stresses is very thin and the peak is located on the surface.


Author(s):  
Rajesh Prasannavenkatesan ◽  
David L. McDowell

Using a three-dimensional crystal plasticity model for cyclic deformation of lath martensitic steel, a simplified scheme is adopted to simulate the effects of shot peening on inducing initial compressive residual stresses. The model is utilized to investigate the subsequent cyclic relaxation of compressive residual stresses in shot peened lath martensitic gear steel in the high cycle fatigue (HCF) regime. A strategy is identified to model both shot peening and cyclic loading processes for polycrystalline ensembles. The relaxation of residual stress field during cyclic bending is analyzed for strain ratios Rε=0 and −1 for multiple realizations of polycrystalline microstructure. Cyclic microplasticity in favorably oriented martensite grains is the primary driver for the relaxation of residual stresses in HCF. For the case of Rε=−1, the cyclic plasticity occurs throughout the microstructure (macroplasticity) during the first loading cycle, resulting in substantial relaxation of compressive residual stresses at the surface and certain subsurface depths. The initial magnitude of residual stress is observed to influence the degree (percentage) of relaxation. Describing the differential intergranular yielding is necessary to capture the experimentally observed residual stress relaxation trends.


Author(s):  
Balaji Sadasivam ◽  
Alpay Hizal ◽  
Dwayne Arola

Recent advances in abrasive waterjet (AWJ) technology have resulted in new processes for surface treatment that are capable of introducing compressive residual stresses with simultaneous changes in the surface texture. While the surface residual stress resulting from AWJ peening has been examined, the subsurface residual stress field resulting from this process has not been evaluated. In the present investigation, the subsurface residual stress distribution resulting from AWJ peening of Ti6Al4V and ASTM A228 steel were studied. Treatments were conducted with the targets subjected to an elastic prestress ranging from 0 to 75% of the substrate yield strength. The surface residual stress ranged from 680 to 1487 MPa for Ti6Al4V and 720 to 1554 MPa for ASTM A228 steel; the depth ranged from 265 to 370 μm for Ti6Al4V and 550 to 680 μm for ASTM A228 steel. Results showed that elastic prestress may be used to increase the surface residual stress in AWJ peened components by up to 100%.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeong-Seok Lim ◽  
Sang-Hyuk Kim ◽  
Kwang-Jin Lee

This study was performed to investigate both the residual stress distribution and the effect of the residual stress formed at the welding region on the mechanical properties of the friction stir welded joints with 409L stainless steel sheets. Residual stress measurement with hole-drilling method; mechanical property evaluation including tensile test, Charpy impact test, and fatigue test; and microstructure observation were conducted. It has got no residual stresses to speak of at the center region of the stir zone because the stored stresses are released in the process of the dynamic recrystallization, while a small quantity of compressive residual stresses is formed at the surface region of the stir zone because of strong compression reaction by the tool shoulder. A considerable amount of compressive residual stresses is formed at the thermomechanical affected zone because of the synergy between the thermal expansion due to the heat conduction from the stir zone and mechanical compression by the tool. The formation of residual stresses shows a similar tendency between the advancing side and the retreating side. Both the mitigation of residual stress in the stir zone and the formation of compressive residual stress in the thermomechanical affected zone contribute to the improvement of the mechanical properties of the friction stir welded joints.


2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 1525-1537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Sinclair-Adamson ◽  
Vladimir Luzin ◽  
Andrew Duguid ◽  
Krishnan Kannoorpatti ◽  
Rebecca Murray

AbstractCold-spray additive manufacturing (CSAM) builds strong, dense metal parts from powder feedstock without melting and offers potential advantages over alternatives such as casting, liquid phase sintering, laser or e-beam melting or welding. Considerable effort is required to relieve residual stresses that arise from melt/freeze cycling in these methods. While CSAM does not involve melting, it imposes high strain rates on the feedstock and stress anisotropies due to complex build paths. This project explores residual stress in two CSAM objects. The CSAM components were produced from 99% pure copper powder (D50 = 17 µm): (1) a cylinder (∅ = 15 mm, height = 100 mm, weight = 145 g) and (2) a funnel (upper outer ∅ = 60 mm, lower outer ∅ = 40 mm, wall thickness = 8 mm, weight = 547 g). The non-heat-treated components were strain-scanned using a residual stress neutron diffractometer. Maximum residual stresses in any direction were: tensile: 103 ± 16 MPa (cylinder) and 100 ± 23 MPa (funnel); compression: 58 ± 16 MPa (cylinder) and 123 ± 23 MPa (funnel). Compared to the literature, the tensile residual stresses measured in the CSAM components were lower than those measured in cast materials, laser or welding AM methods, and numerical modelling of cold-spray coatings, while within the wide range reported for measurements in cold-spray coatings. These comparatively low residual stresses suggest CSAM is a promising manufacturing method where high residual stresses are undesirable.


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