Laser powder bed fusion of a Ni3Al-based intermetallic alloy with tailored microstructure and superior mechanical performance  

作　　者：Mingyu Liu Jiang Wang Tao Hu Songzhe Xu Sansan Shuai Weidong Xuan Shuo Yin Chaoyue Chen Zhongming Ren 

机构地区：[1]State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steels,School of Materials Science and Engineering,Shanghai University,Shanghai 200444,China [2]Parsons Building,Department of Mechanical,Manufacturing and Biomedical Engineering,Trinity College Dublin,The University of Dublin,Dublin,Ireland [3]College of Mechanical Engineering,Yangzhou University,Yangzhou 225127,China

出　　处：《Advanced Powder Materials》2024年第1期90-101,共12页先进粉体材料（英文）

基　　金：supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China[grant numbers 2019YFA0705300,2021YFB3702502];National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant numbers 52001191,52127807,52271035];Independent Research Project of State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy;Shanghai University,China[grant numbers SKLASS 2022-Z10];the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai,China[grant.23ZR1421500];SPMI Project from Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology,China[grant.SPMI2022-06].

摘　　要：Ni3Al-based alloys are excellent candidates for the structural materials used for turbine engines due to their excellent high-temperature properties.This study aims at laser powder bed fusion and post-hot isostatic pressing(HIP)treatment of Ni3Al-based IC^(-2)21 M alloy with a highγ0 volume fraction.The as-built samples exhibits unavoidable solidification cracking and ductility dip cracking,and the laser parameter optimization can reduce the crack density to 1.34 mm/mm^(2).Transmission electron microscope(TEM)analysis reveals ultra-fine nanoscaleγ0 phases in the as-built samples due to the high cooling rate during rapid solidification.After HIP treatment,a fully dense structure without cracking defects is achieved,which exhibits an equiaxed structure with grain size~120-180μm and irregularly shapedγ0 precipitates~1-3μm with a prominently high fraction of 86%.The room-temperature tensile test of as-built samples shows a high ultimate tensile strength(σUTS)of 1039.7 MPa and low fracture elongation of 6.4%.After HIP treatment,a significant improvement in ductility(15.7%)and a slight loss of strength(σUTS of 831.7 MPa)are obtained by eliminating the crack defects.Both the as-built and HIP samples exhibit retained highσUTS values of 589.8 MPa and 786.2 MPa,respectively,at 900C.The HIP samples exhibita slight decrease in ductility to~12.9%,indicating excellent high-temperature mechanical performance.Moreover,the abnormal increase in strength and decrease in ductility suggest the critical role of a highγ0 fraction in cracking formation.The intrinsic heat treatment during repeating thermal cycles can induce brittleness and trigger cracking initiation in the heat-affected zone with notable deteriorating ductility.The results indicate that the combination of LPBF and HIP can effectively reduce the crack density and enhance the mechanical properties of Ni_(3)Al-based alloy,making it a promising material for high-temperature applications.

关 键 词：Laser powder bed fusion Ni3Al-Based alloy Hot isostatic pressing Solidification cracking High-temperature tensile performance 

分 类 号：TG1[金属学及工艺—金属学]