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Grain refinement in laser manufactured Al-based composites with TiB2 ceramic
摘要： Al-based composites reinforced with TiB2 ceramics (1 wt.%, 2 wt.% and 5 wt.%) have been manufactured through selective laser melting (SLM). The results show that the densification, microstructure and mechanical properties of the SLM-processed composites are sensitive to the ceramic particle fraction. The average grain size of the composites decreased from ～6.32 μm with increasing TiB2 fraction from 1 to 5 wt.% respectively. Fine equiaxed grains with narrow size distribution were obtained for composites with relatively high amount of TiB2 particles. The effects of TiB2 ceramic fraction on grain refinement and strengthening mechanisms of SLM-processed composites were discussed. Al-based composite with 2 wt.% TiB2 ceramic was determined to be optimum, especially in the view of manufacturing quality, grain refinement and mechanical properties. The composites at an optimum fraction of 2 wt.% TiB2 exhibited high microhardness of ～127 HV0.2, tensile strength of ～444 MPa, yield strength of ～283 MPa and elongation of ～4.2% owing to collective effects of dispersion and grain refinement strengthening as well as high degree of densification. This study can readily offer reference values for laser additive manufacturing of other metal matrix composites to obtain a good compromise of strength and ductility by tuning reinforcement fraction.
关键词： Selective laser melting (SLM),Mechanical property,Al-based composites,Grain refinement,TiB2 ceramic
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Study on mechanical and metallurgical properties of fiber laser welded Nb-1% Zr-0.1% C alloy
摘要： Laser welding of Nb-1% Zr-0.1% C was attempted in butt-welding configuration using top and bottom sided inert gas shielding. The precautionary measure during welding was to limit the reactivity of niobium alloy in ambient atmosphere. The ranges of input parameters, that is, laser power (P), welding speed (V) and beam diameter (D) for full penetration welding were attempted by carrying out bead-on-plate (BOP) experiments. The selection of the combination of process parameters was such that the formed weld area could be minimized without hampering the depth of penetration. Bead-geometry, hardness and tensile strength were quantified to study the influence of input process parameters during laser welding. Base metal had an average hardness of 108 VHN and the average hardness of fusion zone (FZ) was found to lie between 278 and 546 VHN. The steeper increment in microhardness value of the FZ could be due to the grain refinement, dissolution of precipitates and formation of brittle intermetallic phases of carbide and oxides, which were evident by the result of energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) phase analysis. The weld joint that failed in the weld zone exhibited the brittle failure, and ductile mode was achieved in the joint, where failure occurs at base metal. The range of elongation in laser welded joints varied in between 1.97 and 5.73 mm. The reduction of tensile strength and ductility of the joints could be due to marginal enhancement of microhardness and increment of brittle phase density in fusion zone, as were evident from XRD phase analysis. The main focus of the present work was intended towards the establishment of laser welding as an alternative technique for fabrication of reactive niobium alloy in ambient atmosphere.
关键词： Cooling rate,Laser welding,Grain refinement,Niobium alloy,Mechanical properties,Nb-1% Zr-0.1% C
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Laser Powder Bed Fusion of high strength aluminum
摘要： Demands for high strength aluminum alloys processed by Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) are high and keep rising. However, expensive new alloy compositions or crack formation in existing alloys hinder its wide applicability. It is known from recent work that addition of grain refiners leads to a fine grain structure enabling crack-free, high strength aluminum LPBF parts. In this research, 1wt% of Zr was added to Al7050. Furthermore, an excess of Zn was provided in the powder material to compensate for Zn losses during LPBF and to maintain the Mg:Zn ratio required for formation of strong and coherent MgZn2 precipitates. After a solution and aging heat treatment, the newly developed alloy has an ultimate tensile strength of 500MPa and Vickers micro-hardness of 200Hv-0.5kg. Although the elongation at break of the resulting parts is limited, this research shows promising results for future alloy design of affordable high strength aluminum alloys to be processed by LPBF.
关键词： grain refinement,aluminum,Laser Powder Bed Fusion,cracks
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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The Influence of Iron in Minimizing the Microstructural Anisotropy of Ti-6Al-4V Produced by Laser Powder-Bed Fusion
摘要： There remains a significant challenge in adapting alloys for metal-based additive manufacturing (AM). Adjusting alloy composition to suit the process, particularly under regimes close to industrial practice, is therefore a potential solution. With the aim of designing new Ti-based alloys of superior mechanical properties for use in laser powder-bed fusion, this research investigates the influence of Fe on the microstructural development of Ti-6Al-4V. The operating mechanisms that govern the relationship between the alloy composition (and Fe in particular) and the grain size are explored using EBSD, TEM, and in situ high-energy synchrotron X-ray diffraction. It was found that Fe additions up to 3 wt pct lead to a progressive refinement of the microstructure. By exploiting the cooling rates of AM and suitable amount of Fe additions, it was possible to obtain microstructures that can be optimized by heat treatment without obvious precipitation of detrimental brittle phases. The resulting microstructure consists of a desirable and well-studied fully laminar a + b structure in refined prior-b grains.
关键词： iron,grain refinement,additive manufacturing,microstructure,Ti-6Al-4V
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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Grain refining in weld metal using short-pulsed laser ablation during CW laser welding of 2024-T3 aluminum alloy
摘要： The 2024 aluminum alloy is used extensively in the aircraft and aerospace industries because of its excellent mechanical properties. However, the weldability of 2024 aluminum alloy is generally low because it contains a high number of solutes, such as copper (Cu), magnesium (Mg), and manganese (Mn), causing solidification cracking. If high speed welding of 2024 aluminum alloy without the use of filler is achieved, the applicability of 2024 aluminum alloys will expand. Grain refining is one of the methods used to prevent solidification cracking in weld metal, although it has never been achieved for high-speed laser welding of 2024 aluminum alloy without filler. Here, we propose a short-pulsed, laser-induced, grain-refining method during continuous wave laser welding without filler. Bead-on-plate welding was performed on a 2024-T3 aluminum alloy at a welding speed of 1 m min?1 with a single mode fiber laser at a wavelength of 1070 nm and power of 1 kW. Areas in and around the molten pool were irradiated with nanosecond laser pulses at a wavelength of 1064 nm, pulse width of 10 ns, and pulse energy of 430 mJ. The grain-refinement effect was confirmed when laser pulses were irradiated on the molten pool. The grain-refinement region was formed in a semicircular shape along the solid–liquid interface. Results of the vertical section indicate that the grain-refinement region reached a depth of 1 mm along the solid–liquid interface. The Vickers hardness test results demonstrated that the hardness increased as a result of grain refinement and that the progress of solidification cracking was suppressed in the grain refinement region.
关键词： grain refinement,short pulsed laser,laser welding,laser ablation,2024 aluminum alloy,hot cracking,dendrite fragmentation
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22
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Microstructure by design: An approach of grain refinement and isotropy improvement in multi-layer wire-based laser metal deposition
摘要： The additive production of metallic components with high-throughput is usually associated with high process temperatures and slow cooling rates. This typically results in strongly oriented columnar grain growth along the building direction of the structure having exceedingly large grain sizes. As a result, such structures show typically low strength and anisotropic mechanical behaviour in as-deposited condition. Consequently, post-processing is commonly performed to homogenize and eventually increase the mechanical properties of the deposited structures. In this regard, precise control of the applied process energy allows a modification of the local temperature distribution and cooling conditions during the additive manufacturing process, which strongly influence the resulting solidification microstructure. The aim of the present study is the development of an approach that allows to influence the solidification conditions in wire-based laser metal deposition of an Al-Mg alloy through specific adjustments of the laser irradiation. It was found that significantly different solidification microstructures in as-deposited condition can be achieved by adjusting the laser beam irradiance within a range resulting in conduction mode welding conditions while keeping the heat input constant. The application of high laser beam irradiances, close to the transition to keyhole mode welding, results in structures with a homogeneous large-grained solidification microstructure exhibiting a degree of anisotropy of around 12% between building direction and the direction of deposition. In contrast, the use of low laser beam irradiances close to the lower limit of stable melting, results in structures with a significantly refined microstructure. Consequently, an increase of yield strength of up to 16% and microhardness of up to 13%, as compared to structures processed with high laser beam irradiance, could be obtained. Moreover, the anisotropy of the as-deposited structure was reduced to a degree lower than 2%.
关键词： Direct Energy Deposition,Aluminium Alloy,Laser Metal Deposition,Additive Manufacturing,Laser Irradiance,Grain Refinement
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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Effect of tungsten carbide partial dissolution on the microstructure evolution of a laser clad surface
摘要： Laser surface modification has been a way to promote wear resistance in dies and molds application. Previously, researchers have succeeded in enhancing surface properties through laser surface modification. The addition of particles in laser cladding process enhanced the surface properties by strengthening the modified AISI H13 tool steel structure. Controlled parameter was laser power, pulse repetition frequency (PRF) and scanning speed with a range of 1.7–2.5 kW, 30–70 Hz and 10.5–24.5 mm s?1 respectively. The powder addition executed by a preplaced method. The grain size and hardness properties of treated samples were characterized using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and hardness Vickers indenter respectively. Surface roughness was characterized using roughness tester. From the findings, tungsten carbide (WC) particles were dissolved homogenously within refined substrate grain structure at higher laser energy. Higher laser scanning speed contributed in uniform particles distribution. The grain refinement with W element in modified layer resulted in maximum hardness of 660 HV. Rapid solidification during laser processing produced metastable phase formation grain refinement, and a higher fraction of grain boundary which resulted in grain boundary strengthening, grain refinement and metastable phase formation. In this paper laser cladding of AISI H13 tool steel with micron size WC particles addition for enhanced surface properties was investigated. These findings are important to design high precision modification of die surface for high temperature forming process.
关键词： Laser cladding,Nd:YAG laser,Grain refinement,Phase transformation,Carbide dissolution,Tungsten carbide particle
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04