Carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced 316L stainless steel composites made by laser powder bed fusion: Microstructure and wear response

Yin, Houshang; Yang, Jingfan; Zhang, Yuying; Crilly, Larkin; Jackson, Robert L.; Lou, Xiaoyuan

doi:10.1016/j.wear.2022.204281

Carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced 316L stainless steel composites made by laser powder bed fusion: Microstructure and wear response

Journal Article · Tue Feb 08 00:00:00 EST 2022 · Wear

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2022.204281· OSTI ID:1977708

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Auburn University, AL (United States); OSTI
Auburn University, AL (United States)
University of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States)

Carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced 316L stainless steel (SS) composites were fabricated by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing (AM). This study focuses on microstructure evolution, hardness, and wear behavior. The wear behavior for AM 316L SS and 1 wt% CNT/316L SS was studied by a dry sliding test under normal loads of 10, 15, and 25 N. The addition of CNT to 316L SS led to the change of solidification mode from cellular/columnar to dendritic growth, producing grain refinement. Nanoscale dendrites were observed. Although TEM characterization confirmed the existence of CNT in cell interior, most CNT were damaged, resulting in carbon material segregation along cellular/dendritic boundaries. The wear rate was found dramatically decreased due to the improved hardness. Compared to the adhesive and abrasive wear in AM 316L SS, the wear mechanism of CNT/316L composite was adhesion and oxidative wear. Furthermore, enhanced cellular/dendritic boundary strengthening by carbon segregation was the main strengthening mechanism of CNT/316L composite.

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Research Organization:: Auburn University, AL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

Grant/Contract Number:: NE0009016

OSTI ID:: 1977708

Journal Information:: Wear, Journal Name: Wear Journal Issue: C Vol. 496-497; ISSN 0043-1648

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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