Investigation into the microstructure and dynamic compressive properties of selective laser melted Ti-6Al-4V alloy with different heating treatments

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING

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Liu, Yang^1,2,3  Xu, Huaizhong¹  Zhu, Lei¹  Wang, Xiaofeng^1,2  Han, Quanquan^3,4  Li, Shuxin¹  Wang, Yonggang^1,2  Setchi, Rossitza³  Wang, Di⁵ 

[1] Ningbo Univ, Fac Mech Engn & Mech, Ningbo 315211, Peoples R China

[2] Ningbo Univ, Key Lab Impact & Safety Engn, Minist Educ, Ningbo 315211, Peoples R China

[3] Cardiff Univ, Cardiff Sch Engn, Cardiff CF24 3AA, Wales

[4] Shandong Univ, Sch Mech Engn, Jinan 250061, Peoples R China

[5] South China Univ Technol, Sch Mech & Automot Engn, Guangzhou 510640, Peoples R China

关键词: Selective laser melting;    Dynamic compressive properties;    Ti-6Al-4V;    Solution and aging treatment;    Energy absorption;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.msea.2020.140561

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

As a commonly used engineering material, the mechanical properties of titanium alloy under dynamic loads are closely related to their microstructure. In this work, the effects of solution treatment (ST) and solution and aging treatment (SAT) on the microstructure and dynamic compressive properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy manufactured by selective laser melting were studied. The results showed that the microstructure of selective laser melted Ti-6Al-4V consisted of nearly full acicular alpha' martensite, then the acicular alpha' martensite was decomposed into alpha+beta phase with basket-weave morphology with solution treatment. Clusters of alpha(2) particles with size of several hundred nanometers were precipitated in the a plates further with solution and aging treatment. The ultimate compressive strength (UCS) of selective laser melted TC4 alloy was increased with the increasing strain rate, showing strong strain rate hardening effect. Stress collapse happened once the strain exceeded 1500/s, which is the dominant failure model of selective laser melted TC4 under impacting load. As expected, the UCS of the ST sample decreased, but the ductility increased compared with the as-built sample; however, both the UCS and ductility of the SAT samples were enhanced synergistically due to the widely distributed alpha(2) precipitates. Besides, the SAT samples had the highest energy absorption compared with the as-built and ST counterparts under the same conditions, indicating that the SAT samples had better load-bearing capacities.

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