• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 52, Issue 12, 1202301 (2025)
Changshuai Zhai1, Pengfei Guo1,*, Fei Wang1, Qi Yang1..., Zhen Wang1, Jianfeng Geng1, Huijun Wang1, Jun Yu2 and Xin Lin2,**|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Shandong Engineering Research Center for Additive Manufacturing, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520, Shandong , China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, Shaanxi , China
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    Changshuai Zhai, Pengfei Guo, Fei Wang, Qi Yang, Zhen Wang, Jianfeng Geng, Huijun Wang, Jun Yu, Xin Lin. Effects of Microstructure of Inconel 718 Alloy Melted by Laser Powder Bed and Its Composites on Electrolytic Grinding Surface Quality[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2025, 52(12): 1202301 Copy Citation Text show less
    Overall diagram of ECG processing
    Fig. 1. Overall diagram of ECG processing
    Schematic diagrams of feed modes. (a) ECM; (b) ECG
    Fig. 2. Schematic diagrams of feed modes. (a) ECM; (b) ECG
    Comparison of material microstructures. (a) LPBF-Inconel 718 alloy; (b) LPBF-TiB2/Inconel 718 composite; (c) element point scanning results
    Fig. 3. Comparison of material microstructures. (a) LPBF-Inconel 718 alloy; (b) LPBF-TiB2/Inconel 718 composite; (c) element point scanning results
    XPS results of superpassivation films. (a) LPBF-Inconel 718 alloy; (b) LPBF-TiB2/Inconel 718 composite
    Fig. 4. XPS results of superpassivation films. (a) LPBF-Inconel 718 alloy; (b) LPBF-TiB2/Inconel 718 composite
    XPS results of LPBF-Inconel 718 alloy superpassivation films. (a) Ni; (b) Fe; (c) Cr; (d) Ti; (e) Mo; (f) Nb
    Fig. 5. XPS results of LPBF-Inconel 718 alloy superpassivation films. (a) Ni; (b) Fe; (c) Cr; (d) Ti; (e) Mo; (f) Nb
    XPS results of LPBF-TiB2/Inconel 718 composite super passivation films. (a) Ni; (b) Fe; (c) Cr; (d) Ti; (e) Mo; (f) Nb
    Fig. 6. XPS results of LPBF-TiB2/Inconel 718 composite super passivation films. (a) Ni; (b) Fe; (c) Cr; (d) Ti; (e) Mo; (f) Nb
    Comparison of surface morphologies of two materials under different feed speeds. (a)‒(d) LPBF-Inconel 718 alloy; (e)‒(h) LPBF-TiB2/Inconel 718 composite
    Fig. 7. Comparison of surface morphologies of two materials under different feed speeds. (a)‒(d) LPBF-Inconel 718 alloy; (e)‒(h) LPBF-TiB2/Inconel 718 composite
    Comparison of surface morphologies of two materials under different rotation speeds. (a)‒(e) LPBF-Inconel 718 alloy;
    Fig. 8. Comparison of surface morphologies of two materials under different rotation speeds. (a)‒(e) LPBF-Inconel 718 alloy;
    Surface roughnesses of LPBF-Inconel 718 alloy and LPBF-TiB2/Inconel 718 composite after ECM and ECG machining
    Fig. 9. Surface roughnesses of LPBF-Inconel 718 alloy and LPBF-TiB2/Inconel 718 composite after ECM and ECG machining
    Microstructure dissolution phenomenon after ECM. (a) LPBF-Inconel 718 alloy; (b) LPBF-TiB2/Inconel 718 composite
    Fig. 10. Microstructure dissolution phenomenon after ECM. (a) LPBF-Inconel 718 alloy; (b) LPBF-TiB2/Inconel 718 composite
    Mechanism diagrams of ECG processing at different rotation speeds. (a) 400, 700, 1300 r/min; (b) 1000 r/min
    Fig. 11. Mechanism diagrams of ECG processing at different rotation speeds. (a) 400, 700, 1300 r/min; (b) 1000 r/min
    CompositionNiCrAlTiMnCNbMoFe
    Mass fraction /%52.770018.56000.55000.84000.06200.01455.12003.0200Bal.
    Table 1. Elemental compositions of Inconel 718 alloy powder
    ParameterInconel 718TiB2/Inconel 718
    Laser power /W135180
    Scanning speed /(mm/min)900900
    Hatch distance /μm8080
    Layer thickness /μm2020
    Table 2. LPBF machining parameters
    Feed speed /(mm/s)Current density /(A/cm2
    LPBF-Inconel 718 alloyLPBF-TiB2/Inconel 718 composite
    1.0015.8515.88
    1.1616.2716.34
    1.3316.716.75
    1.5016.8416.88
    Table 3. Effect of feed speed on machined surface in electrolytic grinding experiment

    Rotation speed /

    (r/min)

    Current density /(A/cm2

    LPBF-Inconel

    718 alloy

    LPBF-TiB2/Inconel 718 composite
    ECM12.3211.58
    40015.6615.87
    70016.1216.44
    100016.7116.79
    130017.1517.21
    Table 4. Effect of rotation speed on machined surface in electrolytic grinding experiment
    ElementElectrochemical equivalent /(mg/C)Mass fraction /%
    LPBF-Inconel 718 alloyLPBF-TiB2/Inconel 718 composite
    Ni0.304152.7751.18
    Fe0.192919.4118.84
    Cr0.179618.5618.00
    Ti0.12400.840.81+2.08
    Mo0.24863.203.10
    Nb0.19265.225.06
    Table 5. Element compositions and electrochemical equivalents of LPBF-Inconel 718 alloy and LPBF-TiB2/Inconel 718 composite
    MaterialElectrochemical equivalent /(mg/C)ω /[mm3/(A∙min)]
    LPBF-Inconel 718 alloy0.23571.727
    LPBF-TiB2/Inconel 718 composite0.24341.796
    Table 6. Volumetric electrochemical equivalent parameters of two materials
    Changshuai Zhai, Pengfei Guo, Fei Wang, Qi Yang, Zhen Wang, Jianfeng Geng, Huijun Wang, Jun Yu, Xin Lin. Effects of Microstructure of Inconel 718 Alloy Melted by Laser Powder Bed and Its Composites on Electrolytic Grinding Surface Quality[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2025, 52(12): 1202301
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