Characterization of Refractory Alloys Produced by Laser Additive Manufacturing
- Material, Physical, and Chemical Sciences Center, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA
- Material, Physical, and Chemical Sciences Center, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA, Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
- Ames National Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
Refractory alloys often possess superior thermomechanical properties compared to conventional materials, such as steels, Ni-based superalloys, and Ti alloys, especially in high-temperature environments. While these materials promise to revolutionize numerous industries, significant hurdles remain for insertion into applications due to an incomplete understanding of structure-property relationships and conventional processing challenges. We explore laser-based additive manufacturing (AM) to construct refractory alloys consisting of combinations of Mo, Nb, Ta, and Ti with systematically increasing compositional complexity. Microstructure, composition, and hardness of the AM-processed alloys were characterized. Results are discussed in the context of pairing additive manufacturing with refractory metals to enable next-generation alloys.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0003525
- OSTI ID:
- 1899723
- Journal Information:
- Material Design & Processing Communications, Journal Name: Material Design & Processing Communications Vol. 2022; ISSN 2577-6576
- Publisher:
- Hindawi Publishing CorporationCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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