Abstract
For damage tolerance (DT) titanium alloy, the fatigue crack growth resistance (FCGR) is a critical properties requirement for engineering applications. However, the Ti-6Al-4V-DT parts fabricated by laser solid forming (LSF) suffer from low FCGR, because of predominant basket-wave microstructure. Here, we have explored a novel LSF fabrication design to produce full colony microstructure, via in-situ controlled growth. The creation of such microstructures leads to superior FCGR, which markedly exceed conventional additive manufactured and mill-annealed samples. The present works provide a significant guidance for LSF-fabricated titanium alloy with high DT properties.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 53-57 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Scripta Materialia |
Volume | 174 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2020 |
Keywords
- Colony microstructure
- Fatigue crack growth resistance
- Laser solid forming
- Titanium alloy