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Solidification behavior and grain morphology of laser additive manufacturing titanium alloys

  • Beihang University

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Abstract

The prior β grain structure is recognized to be an important factor governing the mechanical properties of laser additive manufacturing (LAM) titanium alloys (ti-alloys) components. Five kinds of ti-alloys plates were fabricated by LAM process aiming to investigate the solidification behavior and grain morphology. Full columnar grains, full equiaxed grains and a special mixed grains structure were observed in LAM TC4, TB6 and TC11 plates, respectively, indicating that the formation tendency and volume fraction of equiaxed grains in LAM ti-alloys plates increase gradually with the increasing alloying content. It was proposed the formation of equiaxed grains is a multifactor functioning result of the constitutional supercooling and the remaining powders in the local melting pool.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)712-716
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume777
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Mar 2019

Keywords

  • Columnar grains
  • Constitutional supercooling
  • Equiaxed grains
  • Laser additive manufacturing
  • Solidification
  • Titanium alloy

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