Plastic anisotropy of additively manufactured maraging steel : Influence of the build orientation and heat treatments

Mooney, Barry and Kourousis, Kyriakos I. and Raghavendra, Ramesh (2019) Plastic anisotropy of additively manufactured maraging steel : Influence of the build orientation and heat treatments. Additive Manufacturing, 25. pp. 19-31. ISSN 2214-8604

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Abstract

This experimental study investigates the combined effect of the three primary Additive Manufacturing (AM) build orientations (0° 45° and 90°) and an extensive array of heat treatment plans on the plastic anisotropy of maraging steel 300 (MS1) fabricated on the EOSINT M280 Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) system. The alloy's microstructure, hardness, tensile properties and plastic strain behaviour have been examined for various strengthening heat-treatment plans to assess the influence of the time and temperature combinations on plastic anisotropy and mechanical properties (e.g. strength, ductility). A comprehensive visual representation of the material's overall mechanical properties, for all three AM build orientations, against the various heat treatment plans is offered through time – temperature contour maps. Considerable plastic anisotropy has been confirmed in the as-built condition, which can be reduced by aging heat-treatment, as verified in this study. However, it has identified that a degree of transverse strain anisotropy is likely to remain due to the AM alloy's fabrication history, a finding that has not been previously reported in the literature. Moreover, the heat treatment plan (6h at 490 °C) recommended by the DMLS system manufacturer has been found not to be the optimal in terms of achieving high strength, hardness, ductility and low anisotropy for the MS1 material. With the use of the comprehensive experimental data collected and analysed in this study, and presented in the constructed contour maps, the alloy's heat treatment parameters (time, temperature) can be tailored to meet the desired strength/ductility/anisotropy design requirements, either for research or part production purposes.

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Additional Information: Funding Information: This research project has been jointly funded by the Irish Research Council (IRC), through the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Research Programme, and the Faculty of Science and Engineering of the University of Limerick. Publisher Copyright: © 2018 Elsevier B.V.
Uncontrolled Keywords: /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2200/2204
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Date Deposited: 19 Oct 2022 23:08
Last Modified: 04 Aug 2023 01:40
URI: http://repository-testing.wit.ie/id/eprint/4295

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