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Additive Manufacturing of Nickel‐Base Superalloy René N5 through Scanning Laser Epitaxy (SLE) − Material Processing, Microstructures, and Microhardness Properties
Author(s) -
Basak Amrita,
Das Suman
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.201600690
Subject(s) - materials science , microstructure , superalloy , indentation hardness , substrate (aquarium) , epitaxy , metallurgy , nickel , scanning electron microscope , optical microscope , composite material , layer (electronics) , oceanography , geology
Nickel‐base superalloy René N5 is deposited on cast René N5 substrates with [100] and [001] crystallographic orientations through scanning laser epitaxy (SLE) applied to gas‐atomized pre‐alloyed René N5 powder. Single‐pass fabrication of crack‐free deposits exceeding 1000 micron is achieved. High‐resolution optical microscopy reveals that the deposits have 10 times finer primary dendritic arm spacing compared to the substrate. SEM reveals the presence of finer microstructure in the deposit region compared to the substrate region. XRD and EBSD investigations show that the substrate crystallographic orientation does not affect the unidirectional crystal growth in the deposit region. Vickers microhardness values are higher in the deposits compared to the substrate.