Corrosion Testing of a Heat Treated 316 L Functional Part Produced by Selective Laser Melting

Autor: Kim Vanmeensel, Maria Montero Sistiaga, Evy De Bruycker, Fabien Thielemans
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Materials Sciences and Applications. :223-233
ISSN: 2153-1188
2153-117X
DOI: 10.4236/msa.2017.83015
Popis: Selective Laser Melting (SLM) shows a big potential among metal additive manufacturing (AM) technologies. However, the large thermal gradients and the local melting and solidification processes of SLM result in the presence of a significant amount of residual stresses in the as built parts. These internal stresses will not only affect mechanical properties, but also increase the risk of Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC). A twister used in an air extraction pump of a condenser to create a swirl in the water, was chosen as a candidate component to be produced by SLM in 316 L stainless steel. Since the main expected damage mechanism of this component in service is corrosion, corrosion tests were carried out on an as-built twister as well as on heat treated components. It was shown that a low temperature heat treatment at 450°C had only a limited effect on the residual stress reduction and concomitant corrosion properties, while the internal stresses were significantly reduced when a high temperature heat treatment at 950°C was applied. Furthermore, a specific stress corrosion sensitivity test proved to be a useful tool to evaluate the internal stress distribution in a specific component. ispartof: Materials Sciences and Applications vol:8 pages:223-233 status: published
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