Minor Elements and Solidification Cracking During Laser Powder-Bed Fusion of a High $\gamma ^{\prime }$ CoNi-Base Superalloy

Raeker, Evan B.; Pusch, Kira M.; Forsik, Stéphane A. J.; Zhou, Ning; Dicus, Austin D.; Ren, Qing-Qiang; Poplawsky, Jonathan D.; Kirka, Michael M.; Pollock, Tresa M.

doi:10.1007/s11661-023-06957-6

Minor Elements and Solidification Cracking During Laser Powder-Bed Fusion of a High $$\gamma ^{\prime }$$ CoNi-Base Superalloy

Journal Article · Wed Feb 22 00:00:00 EST 2023 · Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-023-06957-6· OSTI ID:1997676

Raeker, Evan B. ^[1]; Pusch, Kira M. ^[1]; Forsik, Stéphane A. J. ^[2]; Zhou, Ning ^[2]; Dicus, Austin D. ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[3]; ^[3]; Pollock, Tresa M. ^[1]

University of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
Carpenter Technology Corp, Reading, PA (United States)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Here, the cracking behavior of a high γ' volume fraction CoNi-base superalloy fabricated via laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is studied in relation to the content of carbon and boron. Severe cracking occurred with the increase in boron content from 0.08 to 0.16 at. pct (0.015 to 0.029 wt pct), while compositions with 0.1 to 0.36 at. pct C (0.02 to 0.076 wt pct) and 0.08 at. pct B exhibited minimal cracking. Assessment of cracks in the high-boron composition shows a variation in crack density with printing parameters, and alignment of the cracks with the build direction. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of the crack surfaces shows evidence of a solidification cracking mode. Differential thermal analysis (DTA) reveals a decreased incipient melting temperature for the high-boron composition, and atom probe tomography (APT) is used to measure the enrichment at grain boundaries, revealing distinct boron segregation. Scheil-Gulliver solidification simulations for the different C and B levels are consistent with the incipient melting behavior observed with DTA. Evaluation of the solidification cracking susceptibility from the simulations allow for comparison of the CoNi alloy behavior to Ni-base superalloys studied for LPBF fabrication and displays how such metrics may aid in the design of new precipitation-strengthened superalloys for additive manufacturing (AM).

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1997676

Journal Information:: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, Journal Name: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 54; ISSN 1073-5623

Publisher:: ASM InternationalCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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