Optimization of the heat treatment of additively manufactured Ni-base superalloy IN718

Diepold B, Vorlaufer N, Neumeier S, Gartner T, Göken M (2020)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2020

Journal

International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials Springer Verlag (Germany) / Elsevier

Book Volume: 27

Pages Range: 640-648

Journal Issue: 5

DOI: 10.1007/s12613-020-1991-6

Abstract

Additive manufacturing (AM) of Ni-base superalloy components can lead to a significant reduction of weight in aerospace applications. AM of IN718 by selective laser melting results in a very fine dendritic microstructure with a high dislocation density due to the fast solidification process. The complex phase composition of this alloy, with three different types of precipitates and high residual stresses, necessitates adjustment of the conventional heat treatment for AM parts. To find an optimized heat treatment, the microstructures and mechanical properties of differently solution heat-treated samples were investigated by transmission and scanning electron microscopy, including electron backs-catter diffraction, and compression tests. After a solution heat treatment (SHT), the Nb-rich Laves phase dissolves and the dislocation density is reduced, which eliminates the dendritic substructure. SHT at 930 or 954°C leads to the precipitation of the δ-phase, which reduces the volume fraction of the strengthening γ′- and γ″-phases formed during the subsequent two stage aging treatment. With a higher SHT temperature of 1000°C, where no δ-phase is precipitated, higher γ′ and γ″ volume fractions are achieved, which results in the optimum strength of all of the solution heat treated conditions.

Authors with CRIS profile

Benedikt Diepold Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Allgemeine Werkstoffeigenschaften) Nora Vorlaufer Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Allgemeine Werkstoffeigenschaften) Steffen Neumeier Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Allgemeine Werkstoffeigenschaften) Mathias Göken Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Allgemeine Werkstoffeigenschaften)

Additional Organisation(s)

Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Allgemeine Werkstoffeigenschaften)

Involved external institutions

Deutsche Lufthansa AG DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Diepold, B., Vorlaufer, N., Neumeier, S., Gartner, T., & Göken, M. (2020). Optimization of the heat treatment of additively manufactured Ni-base superalloy IN718. International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, 27(5), 640-648. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-1991-6

MLA:

Diepold, Benedikt, et al. "Optimization of the heat treatment of additively manufactured Ni-base superalloy IN718." International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials 27.5 (2020): 640-648.

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