Chemistry effects on ODS steel consolidated via laser powder bed fusion from GARS powder

deJong, Matthew; Saptarshi, Sourabh; Anderson, Iver; Tiarks, Jordan; Parish, Chad; Carter, Megan; Armstrong, David; Rock, Christopher; Horn, Timothy; Kaoumi, Djamel

doi:10.1016/j.matchar.2025.115141

Chemistry effects on ODS steel consolidated via laser powder bed fusion from GARS powder

Journal Article · Tue May 06 00:00:00 EDT 2025 · Materials Characterization

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2025.115141· OSTI ID:2570695

deJong, Matthew ^[1]; Saptarshi, Sourabh ^[1]; Anderson, Iver ^[2]; Tiarks, Jordan ^[2]; Parish, Chad ^[3]; Carter, Megan ^[4]; Armstrong, David ^[4]; Rock, Christopher ^[1]; Horn, Timothy ^[1]; Kaoumi, Djamel ^[1]

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (United States)
Ames National Laboratory, Ames, IA (United States)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
University of Oxford (United Kingdom)

Oxide Dispersion Strengthened (ODS) steels are promising candidate alloys for structural and cladding applications in extreme environments. They contain a high density of nanoscale oxides for high temperature mechanical strength and radiation resistance. In this work, gas atomization reaction synthesis (GARS) was used to produce powders that were used for additive manufacturing (AM) Laser Powder Bed Fusion consolidation of ODS steels, in order to skip the traditional mechanical alloying of blended yttria and alloy powders. Powder containing iron, chromium, and tungsten with varying amounts of yttrium, titanium, oxygen and zirconium were used to produce ODS steel samples. AM consolidated specimens and powder samples were characterized with transmission electron microscopy. TEM imaging, diffraction patterns, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) was used to identify phases present before and after consolidation across chemistries. The effect of the controlled oxygen input (from GARS) and the oxide-forming additions (Y, Ti, Zr) on precipitate size distribution and composition is substantiated and discussed.

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Research Organization:: North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0003996

OSTI ID:: 2570695

Journal Information:: Materials Characterization, Journal Name: Materials Characterization Vol. 225; ISSN 1044-5803

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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