The nickel base alloy IN718 was manufactured by Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) using a laser spot size of 1024 μm and a laser power of 1.3 kW at a layer thickness of 160μm. The resulting porosity, microstructure and mechanical properties are presented. Very coarse and in build direction elongated grains are stacked to form a polycrystalline material with sharp single-crystal-like texture. The appearance of ∑5 grain boundaries between coincidence side lattices is recognized. Tensile testing shows highly anisotropic mechanical properties according to the revealed texture. Increasing the hatch distance reduces the severity of the texture.
A Multi Phase Field model is proposed to describe the microstructure evolution induced by laser-material interaction in Selective Laser Melting (SLM). On the basis of the free enthalpy, the nucleation and growth processes occurring during the relevant phase transformations are explicitly taken into account. Within this contribution, the focus is laid on the SLM processing of the titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V with special emphasis on the transition between β-titanium and melt. The results are discussed and compared to those of more conventional modelling approaches.
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