Powder Recycling Effects on the Tensile and Fatigue Behavior of Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V Parts

Additive manufacturing technology has enabled industries to generate functional parts with an increased level of complexity via layer-by-layer fabrication. In laser-powder bed fusion (L-PBF), powder is often recycled due to its high cost. However, there is no comprehensive study on how powder recycl...

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Published in:JOM (1989) Vol. 71; no. 3; pp. 963 - 973
Main Authors: Carrion, Patricio E., Soltani-Tehrani, Arash, Phan, Nam, Shamsaei, Nima
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Springer US 01.03.2019
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Additive manufacturing
Bulk density
Chemistry/Food Science
Compressibility (powder)
Earth Sciences
Engineering
Environment
Fatigue life
Heat conductivity
Lasers
Mechanical properties
Metal fatigue
Morphology
Nitrogen
Particle size
Particle size distribution
Physics
Powder beds
Recycling
Rheological properties
Rheology
Solid Freeform Fabrication
Stainless steel
Thermal conductivity
Titanium base alloys
ISSN:1047-4838, 1543-1851
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Summary:Additive manufacturing technology has enabled industries to generate functional parts with an increased level of complexity via layer-by-layer fabrication. In laser-powder bed fusion (L-PBF), powder is often recycled due to its high cost. However, there is no comprehensive study on how powder recycling affects its rheological properties, as well as the mechanical and fatigue behavior of the manufactured part. This study compares powder characteristics and mechanical performance of as-built and machined specimens fabricated from new and heavily used Ti-6Al-4V powder. Powder characteristics include particle size distribution and morphology, flowability, apparent density, compressibility, thermal conductivity, oxygen concentration, and more. Results indicate that particle size distribution becomes narrower and flowability increases with recycling. Not a significant effect of recycling was observed on the monotonic tensile and fatigue behavior of specimens in the as-built surface condition. However, machined specimens fabricated from used powder demonstrated longer fatigue lives in the high cycle regime.
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ISSN:1047-4838
1543-1851
DOI:10.1007/s11837-018-3248-7