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Microstructural Characteristics And Mechanical Properties Of Additively Manufactured Cu–10sn Alloys By Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Abhishek Mehta, Le Zhou, Holden Hyer, Thinh Huynh, Binghao Lu, Erica J. Drobner, Sun Hong Park, Yongho Sohn Mar 2022

Microstructural Characteristics And Mechanical Properties Of Additively Manufactured Cu–10sn Alloys By Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Abhishek Mehta, Le Zhou, Holden Hyer, Thinh Huynh, Binghao Lu, Erica J. Drobner, Sun Hong Park, Yongho Sohn

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

Cu – 10 wt% Sn (Cu–10Sn) alloy specimens were additively manufactured by varying the laser powder bed fusion (LBPF) processing parameters, e.g., laser power (200–350 W) and laser scan speed (100–1400 mm/s) at a fixed hatch spacing (0.12 mm) and slice thickness (0.03 mm), to examine their effects on the density, melt pool structure, and microstructure. Microstructural characteristics of the most dense sample were examined using electron microscopy (SEM, TEM) and X-ray Diffraction. The grains in the top-most melt pool layer showed a fan-like structure, whereas all other areas showed small columnar structure aligned nearly parallel to the build direction …


Evaluation Of Microstructural And Mechanical Behavior Of Ahss Cp780 Steel Welded By Gmaw-Pulsed And Gmaw-Pulsed-Brazing Processes, Alan Jadir Romero-Orozco, Jaime Taha-Tijerina, Rene De Luna-Alanis, Victor Hugo Lopez-Morelos, Maria Del Carmen Ramirez, Melchor Salazar-Martinez, Francisco Fernando Curiel-Lopez Mar 2022

Evaluation Of Microstructural And Mechanical Behavior Of Ahss Cp780 Steel Welded By Gmaw-Pulsed And Gmaw-Pulsed-Brazing Processes, Alan Jadir Romero-Orozco, Jaime Taha-Tijerina, Rene De Luna-Alanis, Victor Hugo Lopez-Morelos, Maria Del Carmen Ramirez, Melchor Salazar-Martinez, Francisco Fernando Curiel-Lopez

Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Joints of complex phase 780 (CP-780) advanced high strength steel (AHSS) were carried out by using an ER-CuAl-A2 filler metal for the gas metal arc welding pulsed brazing (GMAW-P- brazing) process and the ER-80S-D2 for the GMAW-P process employing two levels of heat input. The phases in the weld bead and HAZ were analyzed, and the evaporation of zinc by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was also monitored. The mechanical properties of the welded joints were evaluated by tension, microhardness and vertical impact tests. It was found that there was greater surface Zn evaporation in the joints welded with …


Closed-Loop Control Of Meltpool Temperature In Directed Energy Deposition, Ziyad M. Smoqi, Ben Bevans, Aniruddha Gaikwad, James Craig, Alan Abul-Haj, Brent Roeder, Bill Macy, Jeffrey E. Shield, Prahalada K. Rao Mar 2022

Closed-Loop Control Of Meltpool Temperature In Directed Energy Deposition, Ziyad M. Smoqi, Ben Bevans, Aniruddha Gaikwad, James Craig, Alan Abul-Haj, Brent Roeder, Bill Macy, Jeffrey E. Shield, Prahalada K. Rao

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications

The objective of this work is to mitigate flaw formation in powder and laser-based directed energy deposition (DED) additive manufacturing process through close-loop control of the meltpool temperature. In this work, the meltpool temperature was controlled by modulating the laser power based on feedback signals from a coaxial two-wavelength imaging pyrometer. The utility of closed-loop control in DED is demonstrated in the context of practically inspired trapezoid-shaped stainlesssteel parts (SS 316L). We demonstrate that parts built under closed-loop control have reduced variation in porosity and uniform microstructure compared to parts built under open-loop conditions. For example, post-process characterization showed that …


Solute Concentration Effects On Microstructure And The Compressive Strength Of Ice-Templated Sintered Lithium Titanate, Rohan Parai, Ziyang Nie, Raina Hempley, Gary M. Koenig Jr., Dipankar Ghosh Jan 2022

Solute Concentration Effects On Microstructure And The Compressive Strength Of Ice-Templated Sintered Lithium Titanate, Rohan Parai, Ziyang Nie, Raina Hempley, Gary M. Koenig Jr., Dipankar Ghosh

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications

This work investigated the role of sucrose and cationic dispersant (1‐hexadecyl)trimethylammonium bromide concentration on ice‐templated sintered lithium titanate microstructure and compressive strength, to enable a comprehensive understanding of composition selection and elucidate processing–microstructure–mechanical property relationships. Sucrose and dispersant concentrations were varied to change total solute concentration in suspensions and viscosity. Dispersant was more effective in reducing viscosity than sucrose; however, their combination had an even greater impact on reducing viscosity. Based on viscosity measurements, a total of 12 suspension compositions were developed, and materials were fabricated at two different freezing front velocity (FFV) regimes. Solute concentration greatly influenced ice‐templated microstructure …


Microstructural Development In Inconel 718 Nickel-Based Superalloy Additively Manufactured By Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Thinh Huynh, Abhishek Mehta, Kevin Graydon, Jeongmin Woo, Sharon Park, Holden Hyer, Le Zhou, D. Devin Imholte, Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme, Daniel M. Wachs, Yongho Sohn Jan 2022

Microstructural Development In Inconel 718 Nickel-Based Superalloy Additively Manufactured By Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Thinh Huynh, Abhishek Mehta, Kevin Graydon, Jeongmin Woo, Sharon Park, Holden Hyer, Le Zhou, D. Devin Imholte, Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme, Daniel M. Wachs, Yongho Sohn

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

Excellent weldability and high temperature stability make Inconel 718 (IN718) one of the most popular alloys to be produced by additive manufacturing. In this study, we investigated the effects of laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) parameters on the microstructure and relative density of IN718. The samples were fabricated with independently varied laser power (125–350 W), laser scan speed (200–2200 mm/s), and laser scan rotation (0°–90°). Archimedes’ method, optical microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy were employed to assess the influence of LPBF parameters on the relative density and microstructure. Optimal processing windows were identified for a wide range of processing parameters, …


Integrating Temperature Dependence Into A Microstructure-Sensitive Fatigue Model For Titanium Alloys, Jared Michael Darius Jan 2022

Integrating Temperature Dependence Into A Microstructure-Sensitive Fatigue Model For Titanium Alloys, Jared Michael Darius

Masters Theses

This work seeks to integrate temperature dependence into a microstructure-sensitive fatigue model for titanium alloys produced by both extrusion and electron beam melting (EBM) additive manufacturing, revising and enhancing the MultiStage Fatigue (MSF) model as the foundational model framework. Traditional fatigue modeling has required design engineers to conservatively use a lower-bound estimate of fatigue life predictions given a statistically significant spread of experimental data that can span up to two or sometimes three orders of magnitude for a given test condition. This variation in fatigue data has since been accounted for with the advent of the MSF model, linking individual …