About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Additive Manufacturing Modeling, Simulation and Artificial Intelligence
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| Presentation Title |
Columnar-To-Equiaxed Transition in Laser Fusion Additive Manufacturing |
| Author(s) |
Ankita Roy, Amit Kumar Singh, Amit Arora, Clara Mock, Brandon McWilliams, Kyu C Cho, Rajiv Mishra |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Ankita Roy |
| Abstract Scope |
It is critical to understand columnar-to-equiaxed transition (CET) event in microstructural evolution in additively manufactured (AMed) alloys, since proportions of columnar and equiaxed morphologies impact multiple mechanical properties. Conventional methods of prediction, based on power-law relation between growth-velocity (V) and undercooling (ΔT) are limited to only constitutional undercooling (ΔTcs) due to lower V, therefore are incapable of capturing transition domains at higher V, characteristic to AM. A modified Columnar-to-Equiaxed Transition (CET) model, based on Kurz-Giovanola-Trivedi (KGT) framework, was developed to improve microstructure prediction across entire velocity domain in laser-directed energy deposition and powder-bed fusion. Two key modifications were introduced: (1) undercooling was redefined by incorporating velocity- and composition-dependent thermo-kinetic parameters into radial, kinetic, thermal, and constitutional undercooling components; and (2) marginal-velocity instability zones were introduced. Compared to conventional KGT plot, the proposed model offers improved predictive capability for additive manufacturing processes, enabling the design of location-specific microstructures with greater accuracy. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Additive Manufacturing, Modeling and Simulation, Solidification |