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Title: Selective laser melting of austenitic oxide dispersion strengthened steel: Processing, microstructural evolution and strengthening mechanisms

Abstract

Oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloys exhibit superior mechanical properties due to the presence of nano-sized thermally stable oxide particles. However, manufacturing of ODS alloys is very complex and composed of numerous time consuming steps such as mechanical alloying, which is one of the main barriers toward the widespread application of ODS alloys. Light mixing of 304L stainless steel powder with sub-micrometer size yttria particles was coupled with selective laser melting (SLM) to produce 304L ODS nanocomposite. The added yttria was dissolved in the matrix due to the high intensity of the laser and altered the rheological properties of the melt and caused balling effect. The SLM 304L ODS alloy presented cellular substructure with a uniform dispersion of yttrium silicate (Y–Si–O) spherical nanoparticles, range 10–80 nm. As a result, the SLM 304L ODS alloy showed a high ultimate tensile strength of ~700 MPa, ductility of ~32% and microhardness of ~350 HV. The underlying mechanism for this strength and ductility improvement are identified. Furthermore, this study provides deep insight into an alternative method of producing ODS alloys with fewer steps and capable of manufacturing complex design geometries.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [1];  [1]
  1. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR (United States); Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Institute (ATAMI), Corvallis, OR (United States)
  2. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
RAPID Manufacturing Institute, New York, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
OSTI Identifier:
2212434
Grant/Contract Number:  
EE0007888
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Materials Science and Engineering. A, Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 788; Journal ID: ISSN 0921-5093
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Selective laser melting; Nanocomposite; Oxide dispersion strengthened alloy; 304L stainless Steel

Citation Formats

Ghayoor, Milad, Lee, Kijoon, He, Yujuan, Chang, Chih-hung, Paul, Brian K., and Pasebani, Somayeh. Selective laser melting of austenitic oxide dispersion strengthened steel: Processing, microstructural evolution and strengthening mechanisms. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1016/j.msea.2020.139532.
Ghayoor, Milad, Lee, Kijoon, He, Yujuan, Chang, Chih-hung, Paul, Brian K., & Pasebani, Somayeh. Selective laser melting of austenitic oxide dispersion strengthened steel: Processing, microstructural evolution and strengthening mechanisms. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.139532
Ghayoor, Milad, Lee, Kijoon, He, Yujuan, Chang, Chih-hung, Paul, Brian K., and Pasebani, Somayeh. Sat . "Selective laser melting of austenitic oxide dispersion strengthened steel: Processing, microstructural evolution and strengthening mechanisms". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.139532. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2212434.
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title = {Selective laser melting of austenitic oxide dispersion strengthened steel: Processing, microstructural evolution and strengthening mechanisms},
author = {Ghayoor, Milad and Lee, Kijoon and He, Yujuan and Chang, Chih-hung and Paul, Brian K. and Pasebani, Somayeh},
abstractNote = {Oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloys exhibit superior mechanical properties due to the presence of nano-sized thermally stable oxide particles. However, manufacturing of ODS alloys is very complex and composed of numerous time consuming steps such as mechanical alloying, which is one of the main barriers toward the widespread application of ODS alloys. Light mixing of 304L stainless steel powder with sub-micrometer size yttria particles was coupled with selective laser melting (SLM) to produce 304L ODS nanocomposite. The added yttria was dissolved in the matrix due to the high intensity of the laser and altered the rheological properties of the melt and caused balling effect. The SLM 304L ODS alloy presented cellular substructure with a uniform dispersion of yttrium silicate (Y–Si–O) spherical nanoparticles, range 10–80 nm. As a result, the SLM 304L ODS alloy showed a high ultimate tensile strength of ~700 MPa, ductility of ~32% and microhardness of ~350 HV. The underlying mechanism for this strength and ductility improvement are identified. Furthermore, this study provides deep insight into an alternative method of producing ODS alloys with fewer steps and capable of manufacturing complex design geometries.},
doi = {10.1016/j.msea.2020.139532},
journal = {Materials Science and Engineering. A, Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing},
number = ,
volume = 788,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat May 16 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Sat May 16 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
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