Effect of Al addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of IN718 alloy fabricated by laser deposition manufacturing

• Published in: Materials research express Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 46513 - 46521
• Main Authors: Wang, C, Pan, X D, Sun, H, Yang, G, Yi, J Z, An, D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Aging (metallurgy); Aluminum; Dendritic structure; Dimpling; Elongation; Failure modes; Fracture surfaces; heat treatment; IN718 alloy; Laser deposition; laser deposition manufacturing; Laves phase; Manufacturing; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; microstructure evolution; Nickel base alloys; Superalloys; Tensile properties; Tensile strength
• ISSN: 2053-1591; 2053-1591
• DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/ad3e4e

Abstract The IN718 alloys with different Al contents were fabricated by laser deposition manufacturing (LDM) technology. The microstructure and tensile properties of LDMed IN718 alloy with different Al contents before and after homogenization-solution-double aging (HSA) treatment were analyzed. The as-deposited samples show dendrite structure which develops with the addition of Al element. The microstructure of the as-deposited samples mainly consists of the γ matrix, Laves phases and a small amount of carbides. The HSA treatment improves the precipitation of γ ″, γ ′ and δ strengthening phases, and with the Al content increasing, the γ ′ phase increases, but the γ ″ phase decreases. With the increasing of Al content, the tensile strength of as-deposited samples increases, but the elongation decreases. For HSA-treated samples, the IN718+0.5Al alloy shows the highest tensile strength and elongation. The tensile fracture surfaces of LDMed IN718 alloys show dimpled surfaces, indicating the transgranular ductile failure mode.