About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Mechanical Behavior at the Nanoscale VIII
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| Presentation Title |
Estimating the Tensile Strengths of Additively Manufactured Metals via High-Throughput Hardness Testing |
| Author(s) |
Yu-Keng Lin, Mengchen Li, Ching-Hao (Cliff) Yu, Jenn-Ming Yang, Y. Morris Wang |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Ching-Hao (Cliff) Yu |
| Abstract Scope |
Indentation hardness measurement has enabled high-throughput optimization of metal additive manufacturing (AM) processes for energy applications. The tensile yield strengths of AM metals can also be derived via the well-known Tabor equation that converts hardness to flow stress. A natural question arises whether the default proportionality constant (C = 3) in the Tabor equation still applies to metals made by AM. Using experimental results and literature data, we investigated the hardness-strength relationship of several representative face-centered cubic metals fabricated via laser powder-bed-fusion and laser directed-energy-deposition. Results indicate that the hardness-strength relationship of AM metals could be influenced by process-induced features. In this talk, we will present our findings and insights to improve the effectiveness of hardness testing as a cost-efficient and practical approach for evaluating the strength of AM metals. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Additive Manufacturing, Mechanical Properties, Iron and Steel |