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Influence of addition of TiAl particles on microstructural and mechanical property development in a selectively laser melted stainless steel

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2021.141925

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Selective laser melting; 316L stainless Steel; Titanium aluminide; Microstructure; Deformation mechanism

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  1. National Key Research and Development Program of China from the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China [2018YFB0703400]

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The addition of TiAl particles in 316L stainless steel resulted in the formation of numerous nano-sized gamma-TiAl precipitates, leading to refined grain structure and significantly increased ultimate tensile strength. The TiAl particles acted as effective dislocation motion barriers, improving the material's 0.2% yield strength. However, un-melted TiAl particles also caused reduced ductility by acting as preferential crack initiation and propagation sites during deformation.
316L stainless steel is well known for its excellent corrosion resistance and ductility. However, its relatively low strengths restrict its application in many load-bearing fields. In this study, Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb powder particles were mixed with 316L powder particles and then processed by selective laser melting (SLM) with the aim of developing intermetallic nano-particles reinforced 316L. It was found that the addition of 2 wt.% TiAl particles led to formation of numerous nano-sized cuboidal gamma-TiAl precipitates in the austenite matrix and ferrite in the bottom regions of solidified melt pools. The majority of ferrite shows no particular orientation relationships with austenite that are characteristic of austenite -* ferrite (gamma-Fe -* alpha-Fe) solid phase transformation, indicating that they should have formed during solidification. The alpha-Fe domains and surrounding gamma-Fe regions were found to have experienced significant dynamic recrystallization during thermal cycling, resulting in fine alpha-Fe and gamma-Fe equiaxed grains and massive twins in the gamma-Fe. The addition of TiAl has moderately improved 0.2% yield strength and significantly increased ultimate tensile strength, thanks to the refined grain structure and massive gamma-TiAl nano-particles which have acted as effective dislocation motion barriers. Some un-melted TiAl particles acted as preferential crack initiation and propagation sites during deformation, leading to reduction in ductility.

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