The object of the study was 316L steel obtained by the method of selective laser melting (SLM). The structure of 316L steel was investigated after different SLM modes. The effect of different SLM modes on the second phases precipitation after heat treatment was studied. It is revealed that the fraction of precipitates of the χ-phase correlates with the energy density of the laser beam during SLM.
Austenitic steel 316L is a common corrosion-resistant structural material used in a variety of industries from food to nuclear. There is a well-known tendency of steel 316L to precipitate second phases in the temperature range of 500 ... 800 ° С. During operation in this temperature range, degradation of corrosion properties occurs for a long time. Materials and parts obtained by modern methods of additive technologies are of great interest, since this method of alloys processing affects the thermodynamic equilibrium of the system and the kinetics of the release of second phases in aging alloys. The ability to control the kinetics of second phase formation is one of the key factors for improving the corrosion resistance of alloys. In this work, the effect of the method of steel 316L manufacturing (traditional and selective laser melting) on corrosion resistance at a temperature of 750 ° C for 100 hours in a KCl-NaCl environment was estimated. Corrosion tests were carried out, as a result of which it was found that a sample of 316L steel obtained by the method of selective laser melting has the lowest corrosion rate..
The electrochemical extraction of the second phase in the VDM® alloy C-4 alloy has been studied by transmission and scanning microscopy, as well as by X-ray phase analysis. It was found that annealing, which consists in heating up to 850 °C with further holding for 32 hours and cooling in a furnace, leads to the precipitation of a second phase in VDM® alloy C-4 alloy. It can lead to embrittlement and a general decrease in the corrosion resistance of the alloy. The precipitation of the anode deposit (the second phase in the samples of the VDM® alloy C-4 alloy after annealing) and its identification was carried out by the methods indicated above.
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