| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2019 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Additive Manufacturing of Metals: Fatigue and Fracture III
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| Presentation Title |
The Role of As-printed Defects and Microstructural Heterogeneities in EBM-PBF Ti-6Al-4V: Tensile Testing and Characterization at Appropriate Length Scales |
| Author(s) |
Nik Hrabe, Jake Benzing, Li-Anne Liew, Ryan M. White, Frank W DelRio |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Nik Hrabe |
| Abstract Scope |
Inherently, additively manufactured (AM) processes produce defects, anisotropy and heterogeneities in the microstructure of metal parts. In the current work on Ti-6Al-4V (manufactured using electron beam melting powder bed fusion), mini-tensile specimens are used to measure the influence of build orientation (horizontal vs. vertical) and heat treatment (as-built vs. hot isostatic pressing) on tensile properties. The role of defect content, grain size and texture will be discussed. Building on this work, meso-scale tensile specimens with gauge dimensions on the order of a few hundred microns were extracted from as-built parts. Meso-scale testing enables tracking of specific microstructural features that form along prior-â grain boundaries and sub-surface defects (pores and lack-of-fusion zones) throughout the entire gauge length, before and after deformation. The coupling of non-destructive characterization techniques with meso-scale mechanical testing is necessary to evaluate the role of as-printed defects and microstructural heterogeneities at an appropriate length scale. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Supplemental Proceedings volume |