• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 49, Issue 14, 1402304 (2022)
Yuchao Bai1、2, Di Wang2、*, and Chaojiang Li3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, Singapore
  • 2School of Mechanic al and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
  • 3School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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    Yuchao Bai, Di Wang, Chaojiang Li. Research on A131 EH36/AISI 1045 Bimetallic Material Fabricated by Laser Directed Energy Deposition[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(14): 1402304 Copy Citation Text show less
    SEM morphology of powder and bimetallic structure. (a) Powder morphology of A131 EH36 steel; (b) schematic of DED bimetallic part and size of tensile sample
    Fig. 1. SEM morphology of powder and bimetallic structure. (a) Powder morphology of A131 EH36 steel; (b) schematic of DED bimetallic part and size of tensile sample
    Microscopic morphologies of DED A131 EH36 steel. (a) Low-magnification optical image; (b)(f) SEM images of different regions
    Fig. 2. Microscopic morphologies of DED A131 EH36 steel. (a) Low-magnification optical image; (b)(f) SEM images of different regions
    Original microscopic morphologies of rolled AISI 1045 steel. (a) Low-magnification optical image; (b)(d) high-magnification SEM images
    Fig. 3. Original microscopic morphologies of rolled AISI 1045 steel. (a) Low-magnification optical image; (b)(d) high-magnification SEM images
    Microscopic morphologies after heat treatment. (a)(c) DED A131 EH36 steel; (d)(f) rolled AISI 1045 steel
    Fig. 4. Microscopic morphologies after heat treatment. (a)(c) DED A131 EH36 steel; (d)(f) rolled AISI 1045 steel
    Optical microscopic morphologies of A131 EH36/AISI 1045 bimetallic part. (a) Before heat treatment; (b) after heat treatment; (c) distribution and (d) morphology of pore at interface before heat treatment
    Fig. 5. Optical microscopic morphologies of A131 EH36/AISI 1045 bimetallic part. (a) Before heat treatment; (b) after heat treatment; (c) distribution and (d) morphology of pore at interface before heat treatment
    Interfacial microscopic morphologies of A131 EH36/AISI 1045 bimetallic part. (a) Interfacial morphology; (b)(f) microscopic morphologies corresponding to five positions in Fig. 6(a)
    Fig. 6. Interfacial microscopic morphologies of A131 EH36/AISI 1045 bimetallic part. (a) Interfacial morphology; (b)(f) microscopic morphologies corresponding to five positions in Fig. 6(a)
    Interfacial microscopic morphologies after heat treatment. (a)(b) Low-magnification optical images; (c)(d) high-magnification SEM images
    Fig. 7. Interfacial microscopic morphologies after heat treatment. (a)(b) Low-magnification optical images; (c)(d) high-magnification SEM images
    Microhardnesses of A131 EH36/AISI 1045 bimetallic structure by DED. (a) Vickers microhardness distributions along interface before and after heat treatment; (b) hardness and microstructure of DED A131 EH36; (c) hardness and microstructure of original AISI 1045
    Fig. 8. Microhardnesses of A131 EH36/AISI 1045 bimetallic structure by DED. (a) Vickers microhardness distributions along interface before and after heat treatment; (b) hardness and microstructure of DED A131 EH36; (c) hardness and microstructure of original AISI 1045
    Engineering stress-strain curves of single and bimetallic parts and fracture location images of bimetallic part. (a) (c) Before heat treatment; (b) (d) after heat treatment
    Fig. 9. Engineering stress-strain curves of single and bimetallic parts and fracture location images of bimetallic part. (a) (c) Before heat treatment; (b) (d) after heat treatment
    Tensile test results of single and bimetallic parts before and after heat treatment
    Fig. 10. Tensile test results of single and bimetallic parts before and after heat treatment
    Tensile fracture morphologies of single and bimetallic parts before heat treatment. (a)(a1)(a2) A131 EH36; (b)(b1)(b2) bimetallic part; (c)(c1)(c2) AISI 1045
    Fig. 11. Tensile fracture morphologies of single and bimetallic parts before heat treatment. (a)(a1)(a2) A131 EH36; (b)(b1)(b2) bimetallic part; (c)(c1)(c2) AISI 1045
    Tensile fracture morphologies of single and bimetallic parts after heat treatment. (a)(a1)(a2) A131 EH36; (b)(b1)(b2) bimetallic part; (c)(c1)(c2) AISI 1045
    Fig. 12. Tensile fracture morphologies of single and bimetallic parts after heat treatment. (a)(a1)(a2) A131 EH36; (b)(b1)(b2) bimetallic part; (c)(c1)(c2) AISI 1045
    Ball-like defects and locations for element detection in A131 EH36. (a) Large-size ball-like particles; (b) small-size ball-like particles
    Fig. 13. Ball-like defects and locations for element detection in A131 EH36. (a) Large-size ball-like particles; (b) small-size ball-like particles
    Changes of cutting force. (a) FX;(b) FZ
    Fig. 14. Changes of cutting force. (a) FX;(b) FZ
    Machined surface and groove morphologies from AISI 1045 steel to A131 EH36 steel. (a) Before heat treatment; (b) after heat treatment
    Fig. 15. Machined surface and groove morphologies from AISI 1045 steel to A131 EH36 steel. (a) Before heat treatment; (b) after heat treatment
    ElementFeCMnPSSi
    A131 EH36Bal.0.1800.9001.6000.0350.0350.100
    AISI 1045Bal.0.4200.5000.6000.900≤0.040≤0.0500.1000.350
    Table 1. Main chemical compositions of A131 EH36 and AISI 1045 steels(mass fraction,%)
    ElementFeOMnAlSi
    Spectrum 18.8744.699.9636.48-
    Spectrum 296.352.690.96--
    Spectrum 330.67-69.33--
    Spectrum 45.4337.5927.3814.215.57
    Table 2. Chemical compositions of ball-like defects in Fig. 13( mass fraction, %)
    Yuchao Bai, Di Wang, Chaojiang Li. Research on A131 EH36/AISI 1045 Bimetallic Material Fabricated by Laser Directed Energy Deposition[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(14): 1402304
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