Author Affiliations
1Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei , China2Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning ,Chinashow less
Fig. 1. Gas-atomized ZGH451 nickel-based superalloy powder. (a) Particle morphology; (b) particle size distribution
Fig. 2. Forming ZGH451 nickel-based superalloy by LPBF. (a) Laser scanning strategy; (b) size of tensile specimen; (c) formed samples
Fig. 3. Variation curves of relative density of ZGH451 alloy formed by LPBF with scanning speed and scanning spacing under different laser powers. (a) 200 W; (b) 150 W
Fig. 4. Process window and metallurgical defect feature maps of typical samples at laser power of 200 W
Fig. 5. Process window and metallurgical defect feature maps of typical samples at laser power of 150 W
Fig. 6. Typical distribution characteristics of cracks in ZGH451 superalloy formed by LPBF. (a) SEM image; (b) local magnification of Fig. 6 (a); (c) EBSD grain orientation distribution; (d) grain angle difference on both sides of crack
Fig. 7. SEM images of typical samples of crack-free and high-density ZGH451 superalloy formed by LPBF. (a) Overall morphology of microstructure; (b) coarsened dendrites at bottom of molten track; (c) precipitates between dendrites; (d) different oriented dendrites at edge of molten track
Fig. 8. Analysis of precipitated phase characteristics of crack-free and high-density ZGH451 superalloy samples formed by LPBF. (a) TEM dark field image; (b) EDX element surface distribution; (c) HR-TEM image and electron diffraction spot diagram
Fig. 9. EBSD maps of crack-free and high-density ZGH451 superalloy samples formed by LPBF at different positions. (a) Inverse pole figure (IPF) of grain morphology and orientation characteristics at bottom; (b) IPF of grain morphology and orientation characteristics at middle; (c) IPF of grain morphology and orientation characteristics at top; (d) pole figure of {001} characteristic crystal plane at bottom; (e) pole figure of {001} characteristic crystal plane at middle; (f) pole figure of {001} characteristic crystal plane at top
Fig. 10. SEM images of tensile fractures of crack-free and high-density ZGH451 formed by LPBF
Element | Ni | Cr | Co | W | Al+Ti+Ta | Mo | Hf | C | B |
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Value | Bal. | 8.000 | 8.000 | 8.000 | 12.200 | 2.000 | 1.500 | 0.100 | 0.015 |
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Table 1. Nominal chemical compositions of ZGH451 nickel-based superalloy (mass fraction, %)
Parameter | Value |
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Laser power /W | 150, 200 | Scanning velocity /(mm/s) | 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1400, 1600 | Hatch spacing /mm | 0.06, 0.08, 0.10, 0.12 | Layer thickness /mm | 0.02 | Phase angle /(°) | 90 |
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Table 2. Parameters for LPBF experiment
Sample | YS/MPa |
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ZGH451 | 979.5±31.0 | DD9 | 1017 | DD6 | 930 | CMSX-4 | 917 |
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Table 3. Comparison of yield strength between ZGH451 formed by LPBF superalloy and other single crystal superalloys
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