Selective Laser Melting of 316L Stainless Steel: Influence of Co-Cr-Mo-W Addition on Corrosion Resistance

The selective laser melting (SLM) of o-Cr-Mo-W/316L composite with 10 wt% Co-Cr-Mo-W addition to 316L stainless steel (SS) powder is produced to explore it's the corrosion behavior. The tensile experiment of SLM composites is also measured to investigate the difference between the two samples. The optimum parameters of SLM 316L SS and it's composite samples are obtained by adjusting laser power and scanning speed with the relative density of 99.04 +/- 0.69 and 99.15 +/- 0.43. The yield strength of samples is increased from 731.96 MPa to 784.09 MPa after doping, and no obvious crack or fracture failure in the tensile samples are observed, indicating that the excellent plasticity is still maintained. The corrosion resistance of samples is improved largely with an order of magnitude lower corrosion current density than that of 316L SS and increasing of 277 mv of epit Ep. The addition of Cr element in the doped powder contributes to the formation of the passivated film containing Cr. The different pitting corrosion pit occurs mainly around the pre-existing pores of the powder and further extends outward to form pits with the increase of voltage.

Automated summary

By adding Co-Cr-Mo-W to 316L stainless steel powder, the selective laser melting (SLM) of o-Cr-Mo-W/316L composite was produced, resulting in increased strength and improved corrosion resistance of the samples.