Effects of friction stir processing on strength and ductility of laser directed energy deposited AerMet100 steel

Jiayang Lu, Wenya Li

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Abstract

Due to thick columnar crystals and obvious pores as typical defects, the mechanical properties of AerMet100 steel fabricated by laser directed energy deposition (LDED) are adversely affected, limiting its applicability in aerospace industry. Aiming at both defects, we developed friction stir processing as a post treatment to strengthen the LDEDed specimens, with two following advantages: (i) it significantly reduced the porosity and homogenized the microstructure, and the average grain size was decreased from 4.75 μm to 1.24 μm; and (ii) it significantly enhanced room temperature tensile properties by eliminating the pores, leading to the fact that the elongation increased from 3.51% to 7.38%, and the ultimate tensile strength increased from 1458 MPa to 1561 MPa. Therefore, FSP generated a simultaneous improvement in both the strength and elongation of the LDEDed AerMet100 steel.

Original languageEnglish
Article number145740
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering: A
Volume887
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Nov 2023

Keywords

  • AerMet100 steel
  • Ductility
  • Friction stir processing
  • Laser directed energy deposition
  • Strength

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