Author Affiliations
1College of Material Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China2Laboratory for Corrosion and Protection, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China3School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330063, Chinashow less
Fig. 1. Morphology and particle size distribution of 24CrNiMo alloy steel powder. (a) Morphology; (b) particle size distribution
Fig. 2. Schematic of scanning strategy of SLM forming
Fig. 3. Size of tensile specimen
Fig. 4. XRD patterns of SLM-formed alloy steel and as-cast alloy steel (P=320 W, v=950 mm/s)
Fig. 5. OM morphology of alloy steel. (a) As-cast alloy steel(etched by 4% nital); (b)(c) XOZ cross-sections of SLM-formed alloy steel (etched by 4% nital and Lepera solution, P=320 W, v=950 mm/s)
Fig. 6. TEM images of molten pool zone and heat affected zone of SLM-formed alloy steel (forming parameters: P=320 W, v=950 mm/s). (a)--(c) Molten pool; (d)--(f) heat affected zone
Fig. 7. OM images of XOZ cross-section of SLM-formed alloy steel with different laser parameters (etched by 4% nital)
Fig. 8. SEM images of XOZ cross-section of SLM-formed alloy steel with different laser parameters (etched by 4% nital)
Fig. 9. Relative density of SLM-formed alloy steel with different laser parameters
Fig. 10. Schematics of XOZ cross-section morphology evolution of SLM-formed alloy steel with different parameters. (a) Low energy input; (b) high energy input
Fig. 11. Microhardness of molten pool zone and heat affected zone in XOZ cross-sections of SLM-formed alloy steel with different laser parameters
Fig. 12. Tensile curves of SLM-formed alloy steel and as-cast alloy steel
Fig. 13. Tensile fractures of SLM-formed alloy steel and as-cast alloy steel. (a) Sample 2#; (b) sample 3#; (c) as-cast alloy steel
Element | Mass fraction /% |
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Fe | C | Si | Mn | Cr | Ni | Mo | V | S | O |
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Powder | Bal. | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.83 | 0.94 | 0.90 | 0.55 | <0.01 | 0.005 | 0.034 | SLM | Bal. | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.75 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.56 | <0.01 | 0.005 | 0.0097 | As-cast | Bal. | 0.25 | 0.49 | 1.14 | 0.82 | 1.02 | 0.56 | <0.01 | 0.015 | - |
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Table 1. Chemical composition of 24CrNiMo alloy steel powder, SLM-formed alloy steel and as-cast alloy steel
Mechanical property | Sample 1# | Sample 2# | Sample 3# | As-cast alloy steel |
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Yield Strength /MPa | 1292 | 1252 | 1141 | 1034 | Tensile Strength /MPa | 1426 | 1362 | 1315 | 1157 | Elongation /% | 7.7 | 16.2 | 15.1 | 15.4 |
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Table 2. Mechanical properties of SLM-formed alloy steel and as-cast alloy steel