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Effect of TiB2 particles on microstructure and crystallographic texture of Al-12Si fabricated by selective laser melting

  • L. Xi
  • , P. Wang
  • , K. G. Prashanth
  • , H. Li
  • , H. V. Prykhodko
  • , S. Scudino
  • , I. Kaban*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden
  • Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • Tallinn University of Technology
  • Austrian Academy of Sciences
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Lutsk National Technical University

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Abstract

Pronounced crystallographic texture, characteristic for the parts manufactured by selective laser melting, is eliminated upon addition of TiB2 microparticles to Al-12Si powder. Due to the wetting of TiB2 ceramic by Al-12Si melt and a high inoculation efficiency, a homogeneous microstructure consisting of fine equiaxed grains with random crystallographic orientation is formed by SLM processing of the Al-12Si/TiB2 powder mixture. The Al-12Si/TiB2 samples exhibit enhanced yield strength and microhardness, compared to the TiB2-free Al-12Si samples produced at the same SLM conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)551-556
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume786
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 May 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aluminium alloys
  • Microstructure
  • Selective laser melting
  • Texture
  • Titanium diboride

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