Mechanical performance of additively manufactured austenitic 316L stainless steel

For tensile tests, Vickers hardness tests and microstructure tests, plate-type and box-type specimens of austenitic 316L stainless steels were produced by a conventional machining (CM) process as well as two additive manufacturing processes such as direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) and direct meta...

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Main Author: Kyu-Tae Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573321004642
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description For tensile tests, Vickers hardness tests and microstructure tests, plate-type and box-type specimens of austenitic 316L stainless steels were produced by a conventional machining (CM) process as well as two additive manufacturing processes such as direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) and direct metal tooling (DMT). The specimens were irradiated up to a fast neutron fluence of 3.3 × 109 n/cm2 at a neutron irradiation facility. Mechanical performance of the unirradiated and irradiated specimens were investigated at room temperature and 300 °C, respectively. The tensile strengths of the DMLS, DMT and CM 316L specimens are in descending order but the elongations are in reverse order, regardless of irradiation and temperature. The ratio of Vickers hardness to ultimate tensile strength was derived to be between 3.21 and 4.01. The additive manufacturing processes exhibit suitable mechanical performance, comparing the tensile strengths and elongations of the conventional machining process.
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spelling doaj.art-a5ce40cbc73d461a80226ddc133968962022-12-22T04:16:16ZengElsevierNuclear Engineering and Technology1738-57332022-01-01541244254Mechanical performance of additively manufactured austenitic 316L stainless steelKyu-Tae Kim0Dongguk University, Dept. of Nuclear and Energy System Engineering, 123 Dongdae-ro, Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk, 780-714, Republic of KoreaFor tensile tests, Vickers hardness tests and microstructure tests, plate-type and box-type specimens of austenitic 316L stainless steels were produced by a conventional machining (CM) process as well as two additive manufacturing processes such as direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) and direct metal tooling (DMT). The specimens were irradiated up to a fast neutron fluence of 3.3 × 109 n/cm2 at a neutron irradiation facility. Mechanical performance of the unirradiated and irradiated specimens were investigated at room temperature and 300 °C, respectively. The tensile strengths of the DMLS, DMT and CM 316L specimens are in descending order but the elongations are in reverse order, regardless of irradiation and temperature. The ratio of Vickers hardness to ultimate tensile strength was derived to be between 3.21 and 4.01. The additive manufacturing processes exhibit suitable mechanical performance, comparing the tensile strengths and elongations of the conventional machining process.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573321004642316L stainless steelAdditive manufacturingNeutron irradiationMechanical properties
spellingShingle Kyu-Tae Kim
Mechanical performance of additively manufactured austenitic 316L stainless steel
Nuclear Engineering and Technology
316L stainless steel
Additive manufacturing
Neutron irradiation
Mechanical properties
title Mechanical performance of additively manufactured austenitic 316L stainless steel
title_full Mechanical performance of additively manufactured austenitic 316L stainless steel
title_fullStr Mechanical performance of additively manufactured austenitic 316L stainless steel
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical performance of additively manufactured austenitic 316L stainless steel
title_short Mechanical performance of additively manufactured austenitic 316L stainless steel
title_sort mechanical performance of additively manufactured austenitic 316l stainless steel
topic 316L stainless steel
Additive manufacturing
Neutron irradiation
Mechanical properties
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