• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 51, Issue 16, 1602302 (2024)
Chao Xiang1、2、*, Tao Zhang1, Wenwei Wu3, Zhihang Zou1, Yongfei Sun3, Jinpeng Liu1, Xiaolei Xu1, and Enhou Han1、4、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Corrosion Science and Technology, Guangzhou 510530, Guangdong , China
  • 2Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning , China
  • 3School of Physics and Materials Science, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong , China
  • 4School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641,Guangdong , China
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    DOI: 10.3788/CJL231183 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Chao Xiang, Tao Zhang, Wenwei Wu, Zhihang Zou, Yongfei Sun, Jinpeng Liu, Xiaolei Xu, Enhou Han. Effect of Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Selective Laser Melted 18Ni300 Maraging Steel[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2024, 51(16): 1602302 Copy Citation Text show less
    Morphology and particle size distribution of 18Ni300 powder. (a) Morphology; (b) particle size distribution
    Fig. 1. Morphology and particle size distribution of 18Ni300 powder. (a) Morphology; (b) particle size distribution
    Dimension and shape of 18Ni300 tensile specimen
    Fig. 2. Dimension and shape of 18Ni300 tensile specimen
    Microstructures of 18Ni300 steel in different states. (a)‒(c) OM images; (d)‒(f) SEM images
    Fig. 3. Microstructures of 18Ni300 steel in different states. (a)‒(c) OM images; (d)‒(f) SEM images
    XRD patterns of 18Ni300 steel in different states. (a) DA2 state; (b) different states
    Fig. 4. XRD patterns of 18Ni300 steel in different states. (a) DA2 state; (b) different states
    EBSD diagrams of 18Ni300 maraging in different states. (a)‒(c) Inverse pole figures (IPFs); (d)‒(f) phase distributions
    Fig. 5. EBSD diagrams of 18Ni300 maraging in different states. (a)‒(c) Inverse pole figures (IPFs); (d)‒(f) phase distributions
    Rockwell hardness of 18Ni300 maraging in different states
    Fig. 6. Rockwell hardness of 18Ni300 maraging in different states
    Tensile properties of 18Ni300 maraging steel in different states. (a) Engineering stress-engineering strain curves; (b) statistical histogram of tensile properties
    Fig. 7. Tensile properties of 18Ni300 maraging steel in different states. (a) Engineering stress-engineering strain curves; (b) statistical histogram of tensile properties
    Relationship between reverse-austenite content and strength
    Fig. 8. Relationship between reverse-austenite content and strength
    Tensile fracture morphology of 18Ni300 maraging steel in different states. (a) PS; (b) DA2; (c) SA2
    Fig. 9. Tensile fracture morphology of 18Ni300 maraging steel in different states. (a) PS; (b) DA2; (c) SA2
    ElementMass fraction /%
    Ni17.6
    Co8.75
    Mo4.69
    Ti0.71
    Al0.11
    Si0.068
    Mn0.01
    Cr0.005
    C0.0053
    O0.0252
    N0.0026
    FeBal.
    Table 1. Chemical composition of 18Ni300 maraging steel

    Sample

    No.

    TreatmentHeating temperature /℃Insulation time /h

    Cooling

    method

    1PSNoneNoneNone
    2DA14806Furnace cooling
    3DA24906Furnace cooling
    4DA35006Furnace cooling
    5SA18201.5Air cooling
    4906Furnace cooling
    6SA28501.5Air cooling
    4906Furnace cooling
    7SA38801.5Air cooling
    4906Furnace cooling
    Table 2. Heat treatment process of SLM formed 18Ni300 maraging steel
    Sample No.TreatmentVolume fraction of α phase /%

    Volume fraction of γ

    phase /%

    Rockwell hardness /HRC
    1PS99.20.834.1
    2DA194.95.152.8
    3DA292.37.751.7
    4DA393.66.452.7
    5SA199.80.253.3
    6SA299.70.353.5
    7SA399.90.153.3
    Table 3. Volume fraction of α and γ phases and hardness of 18Ni300 maraging steel after different heat treatments
    Sample No.TreatmentTensile strength /MPaYield strength /MPaElongation at break /%
    1PS1174.0±10.01104.0±7.411.8±1.1
    2DA12024.0±4.11971.8±21.25.6±1.0
    3DA22012.8±5.31970.5±18.36.9±0.3
    4DA31988.5±6.61926.0±9.95.0±1.1
    5SA12126.8±11.42092.5±23.95.0±0.7
    6SA22065.3±1.31989.3±20.95.8±0.9
    7SA32059.3±10.71993.0±4.64.0±0.6
    Table 4. Tensile properties of 18Ni300 maraging steel after different heat treatments
    Chao Xiang, Tao Zhang, Wenwei Wu, Zhihang Zou, Yongfei Sun, Jinpeng Liu, Xiaolei Xu, Enhou Han. Effect of Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Selective Laser Melted 18Ni300 Maraging Steel[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2024, 51(16): 1602302
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