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In Situ Tensile Observation of the Effect of Annealing on Fracture Behavior of Laser Additive Manufactured Titanium Alloy

  • Ming Xu
  • , Huaixue Li
  • , Qi Liu
  • , Feihu Shan
  • , Yongxin Zhang*
  • , Wei Guo
  • , Fei Li
  • , Hongqiang Zhang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • China Aviation Industry Corporation
  • Key Laboratory of Aeronautical Technology on Additive Manufacturing
  • Beihang University

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Abstract

The use safety of laser additive manufactured (LAM) titanium alloys is closely related to each one’s fracture failure mode. In this study, in situ tensile tests were carried out to study the deformation and fracture mechanisms of LAM Ti6Al4V titanium alloy before and after annealing treatment. The results showed that plastic deformation promoted slip bands to occur inside the α phase and shear bands to generate along the α/β interface. In the as-built sample, cracks initiated in the equiaxed grains and propagated along the columnar grain boundary, showing a mixed fracture mode. However, it transformed into a transgranular fracture after annealing treatment. The widmanstatten α phase acted as a barrier for slip movement and improved the crack resistance of grain boundaries.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3973
JournalMaterials
Volume16
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2023

Keywords

  • additive manufacturing
  • annealing
  • fracture mechanism
  • in situ tensile
  • titanium alloys

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