Anisotropic Mechanical Properties of Ni-base Superalloy Compacts by Direct Laser Forming Technology
Anisotropic Mechanical Properties of Ni-base Superalloy Compacts by Direct Laser Forming Technology
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10.2497/jjspm.63.427
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2016
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Naoto Yoshigai;K. Kudo;F. Tsumori;Toshiko Osada;H. Miura
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Naoto Yoshigai;K. Kudo;F. Tsumori;Toshiko Osada;H. Miura
As Ni-based superalloy has poor workability, direct laser forming (DLF) would be a powerful tool for fabricating the complex shaped Ni-based superalloy parts. We focused on the microstructure of the parts produced by DLF, the crystal grains of which grow along the building direction. This anisotropic microstructure is one of the major features of the parts produced by DLF, and which may cause anisotropic mechanical properties. In this work, the optimum laser-forming conditions such as laser power, laser scan speed, and powder feeding rate were determined by evaluating the density of the produced parts. Three types of tensile test pieces and two types of fatigue test pieces were fabricated in different building direction. They had higher ultimate tensile strength than that of JIS standards in wrought materials. However, their elongation was lower than that of JIS standards, and also the dispersion of elongation was large. On the other hand, fatigue limit was a little lower than the standard value. It was confirmed that the mechanical properties of Ni-based superalloy parts produced by DLF were different by a difference in building direction. ABSTRACT Additive manufacturing of metal components is commonly performed by laser or electron beam melting for direct consolidation of powders, but there are also other techniques available, e.g. the ink-jet on powder bed used by Digital Metal ® . Höganäs Digital Metal has been involved in additive manufacturing since 2010, with a technology that utilizes separate forming and consolidation processes. Precision inkjet on powder bed is used for production of green components, and these components are then sintered to obtain final density and strength. The technique is successfully used to produce components in 316L stainless steel, but basically all types of metals or alloys, available as powders with suitable morphology and particle size can be used to print components. The following sintering process then can be optimized for each individual alloy, making processing of a wide selection of alloys possible. In this study, possibilities and challenges with different alloys are discussed.