Fabrication of Single Crystals through a µ-Helix Grain Selection Process during Electron Beam Metal Additive Manufacturing

Autor: Martin R. Gotterbarm, Alexander M. Rausch, Carolin Körner
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Metals, Vol 10, Iss 3, p 313 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-4701
DOI: 10.3390/met10030313
Popis: Selective Electron Beam Melting (SEBM) is a powder bed-based additive manufacturing process for metals. As the electron beam can be moved inertia-free by electromagnetic lenses, the solidification conditions can be deliberately adjusted within the process. This enables control over the local solidification conditions. SEBM typically leads to columnar grain structures. Based on numerical simulation, we demonstrated how technical single crystals develop in IN718 by forcing the temperature gradient along a µ-Helix. The slope of the µ-Helix, i.e., the deviation of the thermal gradient from the build direction, determined the effectiveness of grain selection right up to single crystals.
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