Microstructural evolution and mechanical behavior of nickel-based superalloy 625 made by selective laser melting

David B. Witkin; Paul Adams; Thomas Albright

doi:10.1117/12.2083699

16 March 2015 Microstructural evolution and mechanical behavior of nickel-based superalloy 625 made by selective laser melting

David B. Witkin, Paul Adams, Thomas Albright

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Proceedings Volume 9353, Laser 3D Manufacturing II; 93530B (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2083699
Event: SPIE LASE, 2015, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The mechanical properties and microstructures of Selective Laser Melted (SLM) alloy 625 procured from different suppliers were compared. The post-SLM process of hot isostatic pressing (HIP) led to a relatively coarse recrystallized gamma matrix phase that was similar in all the suppliers’ materials, resulting in nearly identical tensile properties. These similarities obscure significant differences between them with respect to the population of second phase particles, which consisted of carbides or Laves phase. During solidification, the final liquid phase is concentrated in Nb, Mo, Si and C, and leads to L → γ + carbide/Laves eutectic reactions. Secondary particles are very small prior to HIP and their composition has not been analyzed yet, but are limited to the fine-grained eutectic regions of the material prior to HIP. During HIP the gamma phase recrystallizes to remove the original as-solidified SLM microstructure, but secondary particles nucleate and grow where their elemental constituents first solidified, leading to a non-homogeneous distribution. Quasi-static tensile properties do not appear to be sensitive to these differences, but it is likely that other mechanical properties will be affected, especially fatigue and fracture behavior. Surface roughness, large grain size, and pores and voids left unhealed by the HIP cycle will also influence fatigue and fracture. Surface roughness and porosity in particular are features that could be improved by implementing novel approaches to laser processing in SLM.

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David B. Witkin, Paul Adams, and Thomas Albright "Microstructural evolution and mechanical behavior of nickel-based superalloy 625 made by selective laser melting", Proc. SPIE 9353, Laser 3D Manufacturing II, 93530B (16 March 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2083699

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