Report on Properties and Microstructure of 3D Printed Inc-718
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
The report presents the microstructure and mechanical properties of 3D printed Inconel 718 to assess its potential use as a structural material for the Transformation Challenge Reactor (TCR). The structural components near the outlet of the core will experience significant neutron fluxes and outlet coolant temperatures from the hot standby temperature of 300°C to nearly 550°C at the center of the part. These components must support the core in appropriate loading conditions and require structural analysis at relevant temperatures. Strong spatial and chemical heterogeneity was found in as-built (ASB) Inconel 718. Three heat treatments were designed and conducted to simplify the microstructure and determine how each precipitating phase contributed to the overall strength. Baseline mechanical properties were measured from uniaxial tensile tests on subsize SS-J2 specimens at room temperature and at elevated temperatures of 300, 450, and 600°C. Microstructure electron microscopy was performed on ASB Inconel 718 and heat treated to correlate the observed mechanical properties with nanoscale features. Homogenization of the microstructure led to a highly ductile Inconel with lower strength compared with wrought Inconel 718. The tensile properties of additively manufactured 718 using a standard ASTMrecommended heat treatment were consistent with literature and with the ASTM for the properties of this alloy. A higher fraction of the δ phase led to shorter uniform elongation without altering other engineering properties.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1820785
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/TM-2021/2149
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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