Zhe Song, Xiaoqin Zeng, Leyun Wang. Laser additive manufacturing of titanium alloys with various Al contents[J]. Materials Research Letters, 2023, 11(5): 391-398.
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Zhe Song, Xiaoqin Zeng, Leyun Wang. Laser additive manufacturing of titanium alloys with various Al contents[J]. Materials Research Letters, 2023, 11(5): 391-398.DOI: 10.1080/21663831.2023.2165418.
Laser additive manufacturing of titanium alloys with various Al contents
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is an additive manufacturing technology for metals. Ti-6Al-4V (Ti64) is a frequently used material for LPBF
but as-built LPBF-Ti64 has poor ductility that limits its usage. Herein
we study how the Al content will affect the microstructure and mechanical properties of LPBF Ti-
x
AL-4 V alloys (
x
= 4
6
8
wt.%). The materials’ strength increases with Al%. Both Ti-4Al-4V (Ti44) and Ti-8Al-4V (Ti84) alloys exhibit higher work hardening and uniform elongation values than Ti64. This outcome is attributed to activation of multiple slip modes in Ti44 and a more heterogeneous microstructure in Ti84.