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This study aims to investigate surface roughness, microstructure, and mechanical properties of overhead thin-wall structures of stainless steel(SS316L) fabricated by cold metal transfer (CMT)-based wire + arc additive manufacturing (WAAM). In the first stage, single-layer bead experiments were carried out in flat and overhead positions utilizing Box-Behnken experimental design with a range of process parameters (i.e., wire feed rate, travel speed, and weave amplitude). To study the effect of individual process parameters on the bead geometry and identify a process window, analysis of variance(ANOVA) is performed using the bead cross-section measurement data. For single layer bead experiments in flat and overhead position, out of all process parameters, the weave amplitude is the most significant parameter on bead width, whereas travel speed is most significant parameter for bead height. Based on single-layer bead experiments, process parameters for thin wall deposition were identified. In the second stage, two thin-walls were deposited with wire feed rates of 1000 and 1500 mm/min in the overhead position. The surface roughness was measured using cloud point data acquired from the coordinate measuring machine(CMM). The deposited structure with the wire feed rate of 1500 mm/min resulted in better surface quality. It was also observed that, microstructure was composed of austenite and dendritic delta ferrite. The microstructure changed as the deposition height increased. The average microhardness value was measured 183 HV and 187.4 HV for the overhead structures. Average tensile properties of the SS316L overhead structures were comparable to that of SS316L fabricated by other WAAM processes.
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Microstructures and Corrosion Properties of Wire Arc Additive Manufactured Copper–Nickel Alloys
The 70/30 copper–nickel alloy is used mainly in critical parts with more demanding conditions in marine settings. There is a need for innovative methods that offer fast production and cost-effectiveness in order to supplement current copper–nickel alloy manufacturing processes. In this study, we employ wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) to fabricate the 70/30 copper–nickel alloy. The as-built microstructure is characterized by columnar grains with prominent dendrites and chemical segregation in the inter-dendritic area. The aspect ratio of the columnar grain increases with increasing travel speed (TS) at the same wire feed speed (WFS). This is in contrast with the equiaxed grain structure, with a more random orientation, of the conventional sample. The sample built with a WFS of 8 m/min, TS of 1000 mm/min, and a track distance of 3.85 mm exhibits superior corrosion properties in the 3.5 wt% NaCl solution when compared with the conventional sample, as evidenced by a higher film resistance and breakdown potential, along with a lower passive current density of the WAAM sample. The corrosion morphology reveals the critical roles played by the nickel element that is unevenly distributed between the dendrite core and inter-dendritic area.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2139383
- PAR ID:
- 10536579
- Publisher / Repository:
- MDPI
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Materials
- Volume:
- 17
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 1996-1944
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 876
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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