Fabricating TiNiCu Ternary Shape Memory Alloy by Directed Energy Deposition via Elemental Metal Powders
In this paper, a TiNiCu shape memory alloy single-wall structure was fabricated by the directed energy deposition technique with a mixture of elemental Ti, Ni, and Cu powders following the atomic percentage of Ti50Ni45Cu5 to fully utilize the material flexibility of the additive manufacturing proces...
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| description | In this paper, a TiNiCu shape memory alloy single-wall structure was fabricated by the directed energy deposition technique with a mixture of elemental Ti, Ni, and Cu powders following the atomic percentage of Ti50Ni45Cu5 to fully utilize the material flexibility of the additive manufacturing process to develop ternary shape memory alloys. The chemical composition, phase, and material properties at multiple locations along the build direction were studied, using scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, Vickers hardness testing, tensile testing, and differential scanning calorimetry. The location-dependent compositions of martensitic TiNi and austenitic TiNi phases, mechanical properties, and functional properties were investigated in detail. Variations were found in atomic compositions of Ti, Ni, and Cu elements along the build direction due to the complex interaction between elemental powders and laser processing. Good correlations were present among the chemical composition, phase constituent, hardness, and feature of phase transformation temperatures at various locations. The ultimate tensile strength of the as-deposited TiNiCu alloy is comparable with the previously reported additively manufactured TiNi binary alloys. By adding Cu, a much lower thermal hysteresis was achieved, which shows good feasibility of fabricating ternary TiNiCu shape memory alloys, using elemental powders in the directed energy deposition to adjust the thermal hysteresis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51095fce748543c68b48713b1ee159842023-11-21T21:21:37ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-05-011111486310.3390/app11114863Fabricating TiNiCu Ternary Shape Memory Alloy by Directed Energy Deposition via Elemental Metal PowdersYitao Chen0Xinchang Zhang1Mohammad Masud Parvez2Joseph W. Newkirk3Frank Liou4Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USADepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USADepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USADepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USADepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USAIn this paper, a TiNiCu shape memory alloy single-wall structure was fabricated by the directed energy deposition technique with a mixture of elemental Ti, Ni, and Cu powders following the atomic percentage of Ti50Ni45Cu5 to fully utilize the material flexibility of the additive manufacturing process to develop ternary shape memory alloys. The chemical composition, phase, and material properties at multiple locations along the build direction were studied, using scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, Vickers hardness testing, tensile testing, and differential scanning calorimetry. The location-dependent compositions of martensitic TiNi and austenitic TiNi phases, mechanical properties, and functional properties were investigated in detail. Variations were found in atomic compositions of Ti, Ni, and Cu elements along the build direction due to the complex interaction between elemental powders and laser processing. Good correlations were present among the chemical composition, phase constituent, hardness, and feature of phase transformation temperatures at various locations. The ultimate tensile strength of the as-deposited TiNiCu alloy is comparable with the previously reported additively manufactured TiNi binary alloys. By adding Cu, a much lower thermal hysteresis was achieved, which shows good feasibility of fabricating ternary TiNiCu shape memory alloys, using elemental powders in the directed energy deposition to adjust the thermal hysteresis.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/11/4863additive manufacturingdirected energy depositionelemental powder blendsshape memory alloysternary TiNi alloysmaterial characterization |
| spellingShingle | Yitao Chen Xinchang Zhang Mohammad Masud Parvez Joseph W. Newkirk Frank Liou Fabricating TiNiCu Ternary Shape Memory Alloy by Directed Energy Deposition via Elemental Metal Powders Applied Sciences additive manufacturing directed energy deposition elemental powder blends shape memory alloys ternary TiNi alloys material characterization |
| title | Fabricating TiNiCu Ternary Shape Memory Alloy by Directed Energy Deposition via Elemental Metal Powders |
| title_full | Fabricating TiNiCu Ternary Shape Memory Alloy by Directed Energy Deposition via Elemental Metal Powders |
| title_fullStr | Fabricating TiNiCu Ternary Shape Memory Alloy by Directed Energy Deposition via Elemental Metal Powders |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fabricating TiNiCu Ternary Shape Memory Alloy by Directed Energy Deposition via Elemental Metal Powders |
| title_short | Fabricating TiNiCu Ternary Shape Memory Alloy by Directed Energy Deposition via Elemental Metal Powders |
| title_sort | fabricating tinicu ternary shape memory alloy by directed energy deposition via elemental metal powders |
| topic | additive manufacturing directed energy deposition elemental powder blends shape memory alloys ternary TiNi alloys material characterization |
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