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What are the physical metallurgical processes during L-PBF?

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melting and solidification
remelting and re-solidification
layer by layer welding
repeated heating and cooling

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Do thermal gradients and cooling rates correlate?

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yes

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Rank the processes from highest to lowest cooling rates and thermal gradients.

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L-PBF, L-DED, WAAM, conventional casting. directional solidification has a higher thermal gradient but lower cooling rate than conventional casting

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What is the equilibrium cooling rate?

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~0 (diffusion-mediated)

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What is the supersaturation cooling rate?

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10^2 K/s - 10^6 K/s (diffusion-mediated and diffusion-limited)

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What is the polymorphic cooling rate?

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~10^8 K/s (diffusionless)

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What is the glass cooling rate?

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~10^10 K/s (diffusionless)

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What determines the solidification mode?

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Temperature Gradient over growth rate (G/R)

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What determines the fineness of solidification?

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temperature gradient times growth rate (G*R)

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What are the five solidification modes from most to least?

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planar, cellular, dendritic (columnar, equiaxed)

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What does a low cooling rate produce?

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coarse structure

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What does a high cooling rate produce?

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fine structure

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What are four applications for 316L stainless steel?

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medical, kitchenware, appliances, tools.

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14
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What is 316?

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maximum C content 0.08%

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15
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What is 316L?

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maximum C content 0.03%

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What is 316H?

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high carbon 316 (0.03%-0.08%)

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17
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What is 316LN?

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316L with nitrogen hardened

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18
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What does build orientation affect?

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residual stress
microstructure/property
surface roughness
porosity

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What are strengthening factors in L-PBF 316L?

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impurities, pores, small angle GB’s, local misorientations, chemical inhomogeneity, residual stresses

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20
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What are strengthening mechanisms in metals?

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dislocation hardening
grain boundary strengthening
solid solution strengthening
precipitation strengthening
multiple phase strengthening

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21
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What equation governs dislocation hardening?

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taylor equation

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22
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What equation governs grain boundary strengthening?

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hall-petch equation

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What three types of boundaries are found in L-PBF 316L?

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solidification cell boundaries (k1)
high angle grain boundaries (k2)
low angle grain boundaries (k3)

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What is solid solution strengthening?

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strengthening by solute additions

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What is dislocation hardening?
higher density dislocations and higher yield strength
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What is precipitation strengthening?
strengthening by fine 2nd phase precipitates
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What is multiple phase strengthening?
strengthening with a mismatch in moduli or lattice structures
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Does multiple phase strengthening likely exist in L-PBF 316L?
no
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What principle governs precipitate strengthening?
Orowan looping
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When does dislocation bowing occur?
When the volume of particle phase increases above some critical value or when the interface boundary is incoherent
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Which elements have the best strengthening effect on steels and why?
C, N (smallest atomic radius)
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What are residual stresses?
stresses that remain in a solid material after the original cause of stress has been removed
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What is Type I residual stress?
a macro stress on the parts scale, main cause of part distortion
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What is Type II residual stress?
micro stress, caused by anisotropic elastic property of grains
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What is Type III residual stress?
micro stress, caused by composition or microstructure heterogeneity
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What is Hart's criterion applied to?
strain rate sensitive materials
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Why is Mo and Cr added to 316L if they reduce the strength?
corrosion resistance
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What happens to cellular walls when transition metals are added?
segregations occur along boundaries
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What do corrosion studies focus on?
surface roughness, composition, feedstock, residual stress, pore effects
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What are the different types of corrosion?
uniform attack, general corrosion, galvanic, pitting, crevice, cavitation, erosion, selective leaching, intergranular corrosion, stress corrosion cracking
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What does selective leaching include?
dezincification of brass
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What does intergranular corrosion include?
Al exfoliation and sensitized SS
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What are the different types of surface finishes?
electro-polish, tumble polish, contour scan/re-melting
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How does AM 316L compare to wrought samples?
higher breakdown potential
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Why are steels so popular?
Easy to print, used to calibrate machines, cheaper powder cost
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What properties are most important to consider?
mechanical properties and corrosion resistance
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How does the melt pool depth compare to layer thickness?
usually 3-4 times the layer thickness
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What regions are remelted during L-PBF?
Layers underneath and overlapping layers
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What experiment considers only melting and solidification?
single track experiments
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What is the thermal gradient and cooling rate for L-PBF?
10^6-10^7 K/m and K/s
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Why does L-DED have a smaller thermal gradient and cooling rate than L-PBF?
larger laser beam, layer thickness much thicker
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What are equiaxed microstructure?
no temperature gradient and growing in random and very direction
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How can planar microstructures be controlled?
temperature gradient
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What does a fine microstructure mean?
Stronger materials, high mechanical stress
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What are the assumptions about phase?
single-phase only
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When AM with 316L, what elements are difficult to control?
C, O, H, N
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What do residual stresses cause?
Warping/change in shape
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What is a fusion boundary?
change in composition due to fusion
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What are high-angle grain boundaries aligned with?
scan direction
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What is the amount of low-angle grain boundaries?
~50-60%
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What is the angle for low-angle grain boundaries?
2-10 degrees
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What is the local misorientation angle?
below 2 degrees, difficult to measure
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How high is Si's diffusivity?
Low
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What happens to elements with low diffusivity?
They remain in the element
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Does annealing remove impurities?
Not all
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Are low angle grain boundaries stable?
yes
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What are the size of impurities (N,H)?
< 1 nm
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What are the size of elemental segregations?
< 1 nm
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What are the size of nanopaticipates?
10-100 nm
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What are the size of cellular sizes?
.1 - .9 micrometers
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What are the size of local misorientations?
1-2 degrees/micrometers
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What are size of grain widths?
2-50 micrometers
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What are the size of dislocations?
~micrometers
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What are the size of grain lengths?
up to 100 micrometers?
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What are the size of fusion boundaries?
30-400 micrometers
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What angle is the Hall-Petch relationship measured?
10-15 degree
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Which types of boundaries have the highest slope?
solidification cell boundaries
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How does Orowan looping prevent dislocation?
The particles block the dislocation
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What elements decrease strength of steel?
Si and Mn
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Where do Cr and Si tend to segregate?
Along boundary walls
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What does a lattice strain deviation mean?
Presence of residual stresses
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What does annealing do?
reduces differences in hardening rate and lattice strain deviation
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Why should we anneal after 3D printing L-PBF even though yield strength goes down?
eliminate local residual stresses, improve creep, ductility, fatigue
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What is good about AM 316L?
strength, ductility (fatigue is very bad)
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Better work hardening gives you better ________?
ductility
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What does twinning do?
gives additional boundaries to block dislocations, stronger work hardening
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What is Cr used for?
salty water environment
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What is Mo used for?
higher temp oxidation resistance
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What surface surface has the worst roughness?
downskin (overhang)
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What is the breakdown potential?
Surface breaks down (higher breakdown potential is better)

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