A functionally graded material design from stainless steel to Ni-based superalloy by laser metal deposition coupled with thermodynamic prediction

Extreme performance requirements are demanding materials with functional microstructure and properties. Additive manufacturing (AM) is an efficient method to fabricate functionally graded materials (FGMs) with gradually variable composition and structures as a function of position. In this work, a p...

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Main Authors: Kun Li, Jianbin Zhan, Ming Zhang, Ruijin Ma, Qian Tang, David Z. Zhang, Lawrence E. Murr, Huajun Cao
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Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127522002337
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author Kun Li
Jianbin Zhan
Ming Zhang
Ruijin Ma
Qian Tang
David Z. Zhang
Lawrence E. Murr
Huajun Cao
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Jianbin Zhan
Ming Zhang
Ruijin Ma
Qian Tang
David Z. Zhang
Lawrence E. Murr
Huajun Cao
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description Extreme performance requirements are demanding materials with functional microstructure and properties. Additive manufacturing (AM) is an efficient method to fabricate functionally graded materials (FGMs) with gradually variable composition and structures as a function of position. In this work, a powder-based laser directed energy deposition (LDED) process was carried out to develop a series of compositionally graded joints from 316 stainless steel to Inconel 718 alloy. The microstructure, composition, precipitation transformation and mechanical properties were investigated as a function of position in FGMs via experimental characterization and computational analysis. The 75 wt% IN718 component with fine and equiaxial grains is directly obtained from the laser deposition. The diffusion and segregation of Ni, Nb and Ti elements underly the transformation mechanism between Laves, NbNi3/δ, γ'' and γ'' phases during aging, which has a high consistency with the computational prediction. The precipitation transformation has a close relationship with the final mechanical properties of the FGM. The computational-experimental approach is a promising method to tune the microstructure-property relationship of dissimilar metal joints. The gradient precipitation that can be flexibly tuned by LDED process provides a high throughput design to develop new functional materials with local tailoring of properties.
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spelling doaj.art-4775d81479584ac180785a3f3f4cbb372022-12-22T00:26:30ZengElsevierMaterials & Design0264-12752022-05-01217110612A functionally graded material design from stainless steel to Ni-based superalloy by laser metal deposition coupled with thermodynamic predictionKun Li0Jianbin Zhan1Ming Zhang2Ruijin Ma3Qian Tang4David Z. Zhang5Lawrence E. Murr6Huajun Cao7State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Metal Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; Corresponding authors.Chongqing Key Laboratory of Metal Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Metal Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Metal Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Metal Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Metal Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, North Park Road, Exeter EX4 4QF, UKW.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; Department of Metallurgical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; Corresponding authors.State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaExtreme performance requirements are demanding materials with functional microstructure and properties. Additive manufacturing (AM) is an efficient method to fabricate functionally graded materials (FGMs) with gradually variable composition and structures as a function of position. In this work, a powder-based laser directed energy deposition (LDED) process was carried out to develop a series of compositionally graded joints from 316 stainless steel to Inconel 718 alloy. The microstructure, composition, precipitation transformation and mechanical properties were investigated as a function of position in FGMs via experimental characterization and computational analysis. The 75 wt% IN718 component with fine and equiaxial grains is directly obtained from the laser deposition. The diffusion and segregation of Ni, Nb and Ti elements underly the transformation mechanism between Laves, NbNi3/δ, γ'' and γ'' phases during aging, which has a high consistency with the computational prediction. The precipitation transformation has a close relationship with the final mechanical properties of the FGM. The computational-experimental approach is a promising method to tune the microstructure-property relationship of dissimilar metal joints. The gradient precipitation that can be flexibly tuned by LDED process provides a high throughput design to develop new functional materials with local tailoring of properties.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127522002337Functionally graded materialsLaser directed energy depositionMicrostructure-property relationshipPrecipitation behaviorHigh throughput design
spellingShingle Kun Li
Jianbin Zhan
Ming Zhang
Ruijin Ma
Qian Tang
David Z. Zhang
Lawrence E. Murr
Huajun Cao
A functionally graded material design from stainless steel to Ni-based superalloy by laser metal deposition coupled with thermodynamic prediction
Materials & Design
Functionally graded materials
Laser directed energy deposition
Microstructure-property relationship
Precipitation behavior
High throughput design
title A functionally graded material design from stainless steel to Ni-based superalloy by laser metal deposition coupled with thermodynamic prediction
title_full A functionally graded material design from stainless steel to Ni-based superalloy by laser metal deposition coupled with thermodynamic prediction
title_fullStr A functionally graded material design from stainless steel to Ni-based superalloy by laser metal deposition coupled with thermodynamic prediction
title_full_unstemmed A functionally graded material design from stainless steel to Ni-based superalloy by laser metal deposition coupled with thermodynamic prediction
title_short A functionally graded material design from stainless steel to Ni-based superalloy by laser metal deposition coupled with thermodynamic prediction
title_sort functionally graded material design from stainless steel to ni based superalloy by laser metal deposition coupled with thermodynamic prediction
topic Functionally graded materials
Laser directed energy deposition
Microstructure-property relationship
Precipitation behavior
High throughput design
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127522002337
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