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Evolution of Microstructure, Residual Stress, and Tensile Properties of Additively Manufactured Stainless Steel Under Heat Treatments

  • Xinchang Zhang
  • , Michael D. McMurtrey
  • , Liang Wang
  • , Robert C. O’Brien
  • , Ching Heng Shiau
  • , Yun Wang
  • , Randall Scott
  • , Yang Ren
  • , Cheng Sun*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Idaho National Laboratory
  • Argonne National Laboratory
  • Texas A&M University
  • University of California at Irvine

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Abstract

This study investigated the microstructure, residual stress, and tensile properties of directed energy deposited stainless steel 316L (SS316L) under thermal annealing. Microstructure characterization shows the as-printed sample has laser-generated patterns where dendritic structure is observed at the edge of the patterns and cellular structure dominates the interior region. The thermal annealing at 983 and 1093°C effectively removes the dendritic/cellular structures. Synchrotron x-ray diffraction reveals that the as-printed SS316L exhibits compressive residual stress of − 197.4 MPa, which is greatly relieved to − 53.8 MPa after annealing at 1093°C. The room temperature tensile testing indicates that the yield strength and ultimate tensile strength drop from 378 MPa and 502 MPa in the as-printed sample to 258 MPa and 446 MPa in the annealed samples (1093°C), respectively. Our study provides insights into the relationship among microstructure, residual stress, and tensile properties of laser additive manufactured SS316L.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4167-4177
Number of pages11
JournalJOM
Volume72
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2020
Externally publishedYes

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