Implications of post-processing induced microstructural changes on the deformation and fracture response of additively manufactured Ti–6Al–4V

Draelos, Lara; Nandwana, Peeyush; Srivastava, Ankit

doi:10.1016/j.msea.2020.139986

Implications of post-processing induced microstructural changes on the deformation and fracture response of additively manufactured Ti–6Al–4V

Journal Article · Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Materials Science and Engineering. A, Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.139986· OSTI ID:1659611

Draelos, Lara ^[1]; ^[2]; Srivastava, Ankit ^[1]

Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science & Technology Division

Ti–6Al–4V parts fabricated via electron beam melting (EBM) powder bed fusion are often subjected to hot isostatic pressing below the β-transus temperature to mitigate defects. During which the pressure aids in pore closure and the thermal exposure results in coarsening of α phase while retaining the columnar prior-β phase grain morphology present in the as-fabricated condition. The same post-processing treatment can also be carried out above β-transus temperature which is an effective way to modify both the grain morphology and the associated α textures. Here, the objective of this work is to correlate thermally induced microstructural changes to the deformation and fracture response of the EBM processed Ti–6Al–4V. To this end, we have carried out both sub-transus and super-transus heat-treatments of the as-fabricated material. The mechanical response of the as-fabricated and all heat-treated materials are characterized by in-situ tensile tests under a high-resolution digital optical microscope. This enabled us to capture large-scale panoramic images of the deforming microstructure, and overcome the trade-off between the image resolution and the field of view during in-situ experiments. The series of images captured throughout the imposed deformation are subsequently used to perform microstructure-based digital image correlation to measure microstructural-scale strains over a large area. The results of the in-situ tests together with detailed fractographic analyses are then used to elucidate how the heterogeneous deformation spanning over multiple microstructural length-scales, for example, at the scale of lamellae, colonies of lamellae and grain boundaries, affect the overall deformation and fracture response of the post-processed materials.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Advanced Manufacturing Office; US Army Research Laboratory (USARL)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1659611

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1647677

Journal Information:: Materials Science and Engineering. A, Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing, Journal Name: Materials Science and Engineering. A, Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Vol. 795; ISSN 0921-5093

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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