Laser remelting(LR)was used as an auxiliary post-treatment process for the Ti6Al4V titanium alloys fabricated by laser powder bed fusion(LPBF).Optical microscope(OM),scanning electron microscope(SEM)and electron back ...Laser remelting(LR)was used as an auxiliary post-treatment process for the Ti6Al4V titanium alloys fabricated by laser powder bed fusion(LPBF).Optical microscope(OM),scanning electron microscope(SEM)and electron back scattering diffraction(EBSD)observations showed that the grains in melted zone(MZ)transformed into equiaxial grains with an average size of 1.31μm,and the grains in heat affected zone(HAZ)were refined.Moreover,the texture intensity dropped significantly from 13.86 to 6.35 in MZ and 10.79 in HAZ.The temperature gradient(G)to solidification rate(R)ratio decreased when the laser scanning speed slowed down to a certain extent in the LR process,which effectively improved the highly preferred orientation and filled the hole defects in the surface of LPBF-Ti6Al4V.Furthermore,the hardness,wear resistance and corrosion resistance of the surface of the LPBF samples were improved by LR treatment.展开更多
Friction stir processing(FSP) has emerged as a transformative solid-state technique for enhancing the mechanical performance and microstructural integrity of metallic materials,particularly in the context of additive ...Friction stir processing(FSP) has emerged as a transformative solid-state technique for enhancing the mechanical performance and microstructural integrity of metallic materials,particularly in the context of additive manufacturing(AM).This study demonstrates the effectiveness of FSP as a post-processing strategy for two distinct AM systems:wire arc additive manufacturing(WAAM) of low-carbon steel and selective laser melting(SLM) of Ti6Al4V alloy.In the case of WAAM fabricated steel,FSP significantly refined the coarse dendritic microstructure into ultrafine equiaxed grains,resulting in a 21 %-24 % increase in hardness and enhanced tensile properties at the overlapping regions.Similarly,for SLM fabricated Ti6Al4V,FSP eliminated the columnar prior-β grains and residual porosity,yielding a homogenous α+β structure with improved strengthductility balance and reduced anisotropy.These improvements were attributed to the dynamic recrystallization,conversion of low-angle to high-angle grain boundaries,and homogenization of phase constituents induced by FSP.Despite challenges such as tool wear and fixturing complexity,the study confirms that FSP can reliably bridge the performance gap in AM components by healing solidification defects,mitigating anisotropy,and tailoring the local microstructure.The findings position FSP as a versatile and scalable post-processing technique,crucial for advancing high-performance,application-ready components in aerospace,biomedical,and structural applications.展开更多
Experimental tests are essential for evaluating S-N curves and assessing the fatigue life of welded joints.However,in the case of complex geometries,experimental tests often cannot provide the necessary stress-strain ...Experimental tests are essential for evaluating S-N curves and assessing the fatigue life of welded joints.However,in the case of complex geometries,experimental tests often cannot provide the necessary stress-strain data for specific materials and welded joints.Therefore,finite element(FE)analyses are frequently utilized to assess fatigue behavior in complex geometries and address the discontinuities induced by welding processes.In this study,the fatigue properties of titanium welded joints,produced using an innovative laser source and welded without the use of filler materials,were analyzed through numerical methods.Two different FEmethodswere applied to T-specimens fabricated from Ti6Al4V sheets:the hot-spot stress and notch-stress approach.The FE fatigue life predictions were validated using experimental fatigue test results.The Hot-Spot Stress method yielded a fatigue limit slightly below 100 MPa,demonstrating a consistent slope in the S-N response.Conversely,the Notch Stress method,using a 1 mm fictitious notch radius,indicated a higher fatigue strength corresponding to a range between 225 and 250MPa,providing amore conservative and localized fatigue estimate.Fatigue resistance in welded joints of steel and aluminum is commonly assessed using specific fatigue classes called“Fatigue Strength Classes(FAT)curves”and their associated S-N curves as recommended by the International Institute of Welding(IIW).However,no such FAT class assignments currently exist for titanium alloys.To address this gap,strain-based FAT curves were proposed by normalizing steel FAT curves using titanium’s elastic properties.This strain-based framework enables direct comparison across materials and provides a foundation for fatigue evaluation of titanium weldments.The author proposed a procedure to normalize steel FAT curves considering the different elastic material properties,enabling a comparison with Ti6Al4V data in terms of hot spot strain or notch strain.This approach facilitates the development of a universal framework for strain-based fatigue evaluation across different materials.展开更多
Explosive welding technique is widely used in many industries.This technique is useful to weld different kinds of metal alloys that are not easily welded by any other welding methods.Interlayer plays an important role...Explosive welding technique is widely used in many industries.This technique is useful to weld different kinds of metal alloys that are not easily welded by any other welding methods.Interlayer plays an important role to improve the welding quality and control energy loss during the collision process.In this paper,the Ti6Al4V plate was welded with a copper plate in the presence of a commercially pure titanium interlayer.Microstructure details of welded composite plate were observed through optical and scanning electron microscope.Interlayer-base plate interface morphology showed a wavy structure with solid melted regions inside the vortices.Moreover,the energy dispersive spectroscopy analysis in the interlayer-base interface reveals that there are some identified regions of different kinds of chemical equilibrium phases of CueTi,i.e.CuTi,Cu_(2)Ti,CuTi_(2),Cu_(4)Ti,etc.To study the mechanical properties of composite plates,mechanical tests were conducted,including the tensile test,bending test,shear test and Vickers hardness test.Numerical simulation of explosive welding process was performed with coupled Smooth Particle Hydrodynamic method,Euler and Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian method.The multi-physics process of explosive welding,including detonation,jetting and interface morphology,was observed with simulation.Moreover,simulated plastic strain,temperature and pressure profiles were analysed to understand the welding conditions.Simulated results show that the interlayer base plate interface was created due to the high plastic deformation and localized melting of the parent plates.At the collision point,both alloys behave like fluids,resulting in the formation of a wavy morphology with vortices,which is in good agreement with the experimental results.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51871243)the National Key Laboratory of Strength and Structural Integrity,China(No.ASSIKFJJ202304001)+3 种基金the State Key Laboratory of Precision Blasting and Hubei Key Laboratory of Blasting Engineering,China(No.PBSKL2022C01)the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Neutron Scattering Science and Technology,China(No.HT-CSNS-DG-CD-0092/2021)the Shock and Vibration of Engineering Materials and Structures Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province,China(No.22kfgk06)the Hubei Longzhong Laboratory,China(No.2022KF-08)。
文摘Laser remelting(LR)was used as an auxiliary post-treatment process for the Ti6Al4V titanium alloys fabricated by laser powder bed fusion(LPBF).Optical microscope(OM),scanning electron microscope(SEM)and electron back scattering diffraction(EBSD)observations showed that the grains in melted zone(MZ)transformed into equiaxial grains with an average size of 1.31μm,and the grains in heat affected zone(HAZ)were refined.Moreover,the texture intensity dropped significantly from 13.86 to 6.35 in MZ and 10.79 in HAZ.The temperature gradient(G)to solidification rate(R)ratio decreased when the laser scanning speed slowed down to a certain extent in the LR process,which effectively improved the highly preferred orientation and filled the hole defects in the surface of LPBF-Ti6Al4V.Furthermore,the hardness,wear resistance and corrosion resistance of the surface of the LPBF samples were improved by LR treatment.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52322508)the R&D Program of Beijing Municipal Education Commission(Grant No.KZ20231000519).
文摘Friction stir processing(FSP) has emerged as a transformative solid-state technique for enhancing the mechanical performance and microstructural integrity of metallic materials,particularly in the context of additive manufacturing(AM).This study demonstrates the effectiveness of FSP as a post-processing strategy for two distinct AM systems:wire arc additive manufacturing(WAAM) of low-carbon steel and selective laser melting(SLM) of Ti6Al4V alloy.In the case of WAAM fabricated steel,FSP significantly refined the coarse dendritic microstructure into ultrafine equiaxed grains,resulting in a 21 %-24 % increase in hardness and enhanced tensile properties at the overlapping regions.Similarly,for SLM fabricated Ti6Al4V,FSP eliminated the columnar prior-β grains and residual porosity,yielding a homogenous α+β structure with improved strengthductility balance and reduced anisotropy.These improvements were attributed to the dynamic recrystallization,conversion of low-angle to high-angle grain boundaries,and homogenization of phase constituents induced by FSP.Despite challenges such as tool wear and fixturing complexity,the study confirms that FSP can reliably bridge the performance gap in AM components by healing solidification defects,mitigating anisotropy,and tailoring the local microstructure.The findings position FSP as a versatile and scalable post-processing technique,crucial for advancing high-performance,application-ready components in aerospace,biomedical,and structural applications.
基金supported by the project PRIN_2022PNRR_P2022Y3PBY_001“MADLEINE,CUP:J53D23015830001”.Project funded under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan(NRRP),Mission 4 Component C2 Investment 1.1 by the European Union-NextGenerationEU.
文摘Experimental tests are essential for evaluating S-N curves and assessing the fatigue life of welded joints.However,in the case of complex geometries,experimental tests often cannot provide the necessary stress-strain data for specific materials and welded joints.Therefore,finite element(FE)analyses are frequently utilized to assess fatigue behavior in complex geometries and address the discontinuities induced by welding processes.In this study,the fatigue properties of titanium welded joints,produced using an innovative laser source and welded without the use of filler materials,were analyzed through numerical methods.Two different FEmethodswere applied to T-specimens fabricated from Ti6Al4V sheets:the hot-spot stress and notch-stress approach.The FE fatigue life predictions were validated using experimental fatigue test results.The Hot-Spot Stress method yielded a fatigue limit slightly below 100 MPa,demonstrating a consistent slope in the S-N response.Conversely,the Notch Stress method,using a 1 mm fictitious notch radius,indicated a higher fatigue strength corresponding to a range between 225 and 250MPa,providing amore conservative and localized fatigue estimate.Fatigue resistance in welded joints of steel and aluminum is commonly assessed using specific fatigue classes called“Fatigue Strength Classes(FAT)curves”and their associated S-N curves as recommended by the International Institute of Welding(IIW).However,no such FAT class assignments currently exist for titanium alloys.To address this gap,strain-based FAT curves were proposed by normalizing steel FAT curves using titanium’s elastic properties.This strain-based framework enables direct comparison across materials and provides a foundation for fatigue evaluation of titanium weldments.The author proposed a procedure to normalize steel FAT curves considering the different elastic material properties,enabling a comparison with Ti6Al4V data in terms of hot spot strain or notch strain.This approach facilitates the development of a universal framework for strain-based fatigue evaluation across different materials.
文摘Explosive welding technique is widely used in many industries.This technique is useful to weld different kinds of metal alloys that are not easily welded by any other welding methods.Interlayer plays an important role to improve the welding quality and control energy loss during the collision process.In this paper,the Ti6Al4V plate was welded with a copper plate in the presence of a commercially pure titanium interlayer.Microstructure details of welded composite plate were observed through optical and scanning electron microscope.Interlayer-base plate interface morphology showed a wavy structure with solid melted regions inside the vortices.Moreover,the energy dispersive spectroscopy analysis in the interlayer-base interface reveals that there are some identified regions of different kinds of chemical equilibrium phases of CueTi,i.e.CuTi,Cu_(2)Ti,CuTi_(2),Cu_(4)Ti,etc.To study the mechanical properties of composite plates,mechanical tests were conducted,including the tensile test,bending test,shear test and Vickers hardness test.Numerical simulation of explosive welding process was performed with coupled Smooth Particle Hydrodynamic method,Euler and Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian method.The multi-physics process of explosive welding,including detonation,jetting and interface morphology,was observed with simulation.Moreover,simulated plastic strain,temperature and pressure profiles were analysed to understand the welding conditions.Simulated results show that the interlayer base plate interface was created due to the high plastic deformation and localized melting of the parent plates.At the collision point,both alloys behave like fluids,resulting in the formation of a wavy morphology with vortices,which is in good agreement with the experimental results.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(51171125)Shanxi Province Foundation for Returned Overseas Scholars(2011-038)Shanxi Province Science and Technology Key Project of China(20110321051,20120321017-03)
