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Enhancing ductility and fatigue strength of additively manufactured metallic materials by preheating the build platform
P.D. Nezhadfar,
Nima Shamsaei,
Nam Phan,
P.D. Nezhadfar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849 USA
National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME), Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849 USA
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Nima Shamsaei
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849 USA
National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME), Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849 USA
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Nima Shamsaei, National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME), Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorNam Phan
Structures Division, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD, 20670 USA
Search for more papers by this authorP.D. Nezhadfar,
Nima Shamsaei,
Nam Phan,
P.D. Nezhadfar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849 USA
National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME), Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849 USA
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Nima Shamsaei
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849 USA
National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME), Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849 USA
Correspondence
Nima Shamsaei, National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME), Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorNam Phan
Structures Division, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD, 20670 USA
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The effect of preheating the build platform (process) on the microstructure/defect structure (structure) as well as the tensile and fatigue behaviour (property) of the laser beam powder bed fused (LB-PBF) 316L stainless steel (SS) is investigated. Preheating the build platform to 150°C (P150) affects the thermal gradient and cooling rate resulting in the reduction of the volumetric defects (i.e., gas-entrapped pores and lack of fusion (LoF)) as compared with the condition where the build platform is non-preheated (NP). The ductility of P150 LB-PBF 316L SS is improved as compared with the NP counterpart, resulting from the less volumetric defects as well as the change in the crystallographic orientation of the grains in P150 condition. In addition, preheating the build platform is found to enhance the fatigue resistance of LB-PBF 316L SS specimens. This is associated with fewer and smaller volumetric defects in P150 specimens as compared with the NP ones.
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DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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