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Influence of processing parameters on the density of 316L stainless steel parts manufactured through laser powder bed fusion
摘要： Additive manufacturing technologies are becoming more popular, as they allow the fabrication of specific parts with complex geometries not achievable by conventional manufacturing. In metal additive manufacturing, one of the most widely used technologies is laser powder bed fusion. This work focuses on the influence of different processing parameters on the density of AISI 316L stainless parts obtained through this technology. The article presents a review of published works on the deposition of AISI 316L stainless steel using laser powder bed fusion to define an optimal range of parameters to produce parts with densities above 99%, complemented by density measurements for new sets of laser powder bed fusion processing parameters within the defined optimal range. The investigation provides a further insight on the effect of operating parameters such as vector size and gas atmosphere (Nitrogen and Argon) on the part density. The density measurements were performed using two techniques: micrograph analysis and Archimedes method. Results reveal that an increase in vector size has a negative influence on part density. With the Archimedes method, a maximum relative density of 99.87% was achieved using Nitrogen atmosphere, showing that it is possible to produce near fully dense parts by laser powder bed fusion without post-processing by laser re-melting.
关键词： hatch spacing,gas atmosphere,vector size,energy density,Additive manufacturing,AISI 316L,laser powder bed fusion
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Study of expanded austenite formed in plasma nitrided AISI 316L samples, using synchrotron radiation diffraction
摘要： AISI 316L stainless steel samples nitrided at different conditions of temperature and time, showing different properties, such as nitrogen concentration (CN) and nitrided layer thickness, were studied. Expanded austenite (gN) diffraction peaks up to the (222) reflection were observed using suitable wavelength synchrotron radiation. XRD patterns were fitted by Le Bail method, using a special triclinic crystal structure (with a lattice distortion η) for gN, whose peaks were decomposed in a few subpeaks, to consider CN gradient across the nitrided layer. Our results indicate that regarding gN magnetic behavior, which was observed for the samples nitrided at 450 °C, it seems to be correlated not only to high CN (≥31at.%), but also to higher η (≥2.4°), which reaches up to 5.6°. This distortion η decreases when CN increases, consequently, with its minimum close to the surface. On the other hand, for paramagnetic samples (350 °C), η increases up to 1.4° when CN increases up to 30 at.%.
关键词： magnetic character,layer depth,AISI 316L stainless steel,expanded austenite,synchrotron diffraction,plasma nitriding
更新于2025-09-19 17:15:36
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A Study on the Effect of Ultrashort Pulsed Laser Texturing on the Microstructure and Properties of Metastable S Phase Layer formed on AISI 316L Surfaces
摘要： Austenitic stainless steels (ASS) are an important material within the food and medical industries. However, their current limitations of poor wear resistance and susceptibility to bacterial colonisation have limited further uptake. Low-temperature plasma nitriding can address the poor durability of the ASS alloys by forming the S phase, therefore, providing combined improvement in hardness, wear resistance and corrosion resistance. Additionally, pulsed laser texturing can also be used to introduce functional antibacterial textures. However, due to the thermal nature of laser patterning and the thermodynamic metastability of the S phase, almost no research has been conducted thus far on combining the technologies. Therefore, this study for the first time has investigated the response of S phase treated surfaces to ultrashort (nano and femtosecond) laser texturing. The results have shown that, both theoretically and in practice, laser pulses within the nanosecond regime led to the damage of the surface, decomposition of the metastable S phase and loss of the corrosion resistance. In contrast, no change of the S phase surface layer could be detected following femtosecond laser texturing. Hence, demonstrating the feasibility of texturing S phase surfaces using femtosecond pulsed lasers, thus paving the way towards long-lasting multi-functional antibacterial stainless steel surfaces.
关键词： low-temperature nitriding,active-screen plasma,S phase,AISI 316L,thermal stability,pulsed laser texturing
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Optimization of Process Parameters and Comparative Study on Bi-Metallic Joints Developed by High Temperature Nicrobrazing, Laser and GTAW Joining Processes
摘要： High Temperature Nicrobrazing of AISI 316 and 316 L stainless steels has been studied by comparing with pulsed laser and gas tungsten arc welding processes. Fabrication of instrumented irradiation capsule for evaluating the irradiation performance of fuel and structural materials in a nuclear reactor requires development of thin wall joints capable of withstanding high temperature and/or internal pressure. Thin wall joints for high temperature (~550 °C) applications can be made by Laser Beam Welding (LBW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) and High Temperature Brazing (HTB) methods. Using these methods, joints have been prepared and tests such as helium leak test (HLT) and microhardness test have been carried out. Microstructures were also evaluated. A comparative study has been performed on these joining methods to identify the suitable methods for high temperature applications. No observable leak was found during HLT. Microstructures of joints shows variation in solidification morphology due to difference in heat sources. It has been observed that the joint prepared by high temperature brazing process is having higher microhardness value than the joints prepared by LBW and GTAW processes. Further, it has been observed that LBW joints have better mechanical properties than GTAW joints and HBW joints.
关键词： AISI 316,GTAW,HTB,Tube to End plug,Nd:YAG Laser welding,AISI 316L
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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Influence of Process Parameters and Deposition Strategy on Laser Metal Deposition of 316L Powder
摘要： In blown powder additive manufacturing technologies the geometrical stability of the built parts is more complex with respect to more conventional powder bed processes. Because of this reason, in order to select the most suitable building parameters, it is important to investigate the shape and the properties of the single metal bead formation and the effect that a scan track has on the nearby ones. In the present study, a methodology to identify an appropriate laser metal deposition process window was introduced, and the effect of the building parameters on the geometry of circular steel samples was investigated. The effect of the scanning strategy on the deposited part was also investigated. This work draws the attention to the importance of the obtainment of the most suitable melt pool shape, demonstrating that the laser power and the scanning strategy have a strong influence not only on the shape but also on the mechanical properties of the final component.
关键词： steel,additive manufacturing,melt pool,overlap,scanning strategy,directed energy deposition,AISI 316L
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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Effect of process parameters on the formation of single track in pulsed laser powder bed fusion
摘要： There has been increasing interest in Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) of metallic materials as a promising manufacturing technology. Although most L-PBF systems utilize laser beams with continuous wave emission (L-PBF(CW)), the possibility of using pulsed lasers (L-PBF(P)) has become available in some industrial L-PBF machines over the past few years. Previous studies suggest that the use of pulsed lasers could enable larger control of heat input and melt pool formation during the process, and could thus enable improvement of spatial resolution and feature sizes in L-PBF. In this study, the experiments were implemented using a pulsed laser in combination with continuous scanning movement instead of the ‘point-and-shoot’ method typically used by industrial L-PBF(P) machines of today. The experiments were executed using a trial L-PBF system (IPG ytterbium fiber laser, wavelength 1075 nm) for gas-atomized stainless steel 316L powder on compositionally similar substrates. Single tracks were melted with three different pulse lengths (50, 100, and 200 μs) by using a constant layer thickness of 50 μm, while varying pulse repetition rate, scanning speed and laser power based on six preset values of volume energy density (VED) of 36-120 J/mm3. In order to allow a comparison to be made, additional samples were manufactured by using the CW emission of the same laser. It was observed that the L-PBF(P) samples yielded narrower tracks in comparison to the samples manufactured using CW emission. In addition, the results of the experiments show that, while maintaining constant VED values, decreasing the pulse length or scanning speed decreased the widths of the tracks and their penetration into the substrate. Consequently, it was noticed that shorter pulse lengths require more overlap between consecutive pulses in order to produce continuous tracks. Pulsed emission shows potential for improving the spatial resolution of the L-PBF process.
关键词： Laser powder bed fusion,Single track,Pulsed emission,AISI 316L,Additive manufacturing
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22