Systematic exploration of the L-PBF processing behavior and resulting properties of I3-stabilized Ti-alloys prepared by in-situ alloy formation Show others and affiliations
2021 (English) In: Materials Science & Engineering: A, ISSN 0921-5093, E-ISSN 1873-4936, Vol. 818, article id 141374Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Aim of this work is to gain a comprehensive understanding of the effects of an increasing I3-phase stability of Tialloys on the L-PBF processing behavior. For this purpose, seven different Ti-alloys with an increasing concentration of the I3-phase stabilizing elements Fe and V were prepared by L-PBF and in-situ alloy formation. The Molybdenum equivalent (Moeq) of the examined alloys, as a measure of I3-phase stability, was varied systematically between -3.3 and 25. It is shown that a homogeneous distribution of elements is achievable by in-situ alloying. The experiments prove that the investigated alloys can be processed by a single L-PBF parameter set with high relative density above 99.8%. This finding is substantiated by calculated thermo-physical material properties and an analytical model. To understand the underlying metallurgical effects governing the L-PBF results, the samples were investigated extensively by EDS, EBSD, XRD, light microscopy and compression tests. The I3-phase fraction varies in dependence of the Moeq between 0% and 99%. Because of rapid solidification inherent in L-PBF a Moeq of 10 is sufficient to receive more than 90% I3-phase. The same amount of I3-phase after furnace cooling was only observed in alloys with Moeq of 20 or more. While all alloy compositions can be processed with high relative density of over 99.8%, alloys with a Moeq between 15 and 20 show a brittle material behavior in as-built state, resulting in cracking during L-PBF. This behavior is attributed to the formation of co-phase during L-PBF. In contrast, the highest I3-stabilized alloy with a nominal Moeq of 25 exhibits a very high ductility with a fracture strain exceeding 50%.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages Elsevier, 2021. Vol. 818, article id 141374
Keywords [en]
Additive manufacturing, Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF), Titanium alloys, Laser materials processing, In-situ alloy formation, Mechanical properties
National Category
Materials Engineering
Research subject Materials Engineering
Identifiers URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-85292 DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2021.141374 ISI: 000661914700002 Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85107691482 OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-85292 DiVA, id: diva2:1577139
2021-07-022021-07-022021-07-08 Bibliographically approved