On the Transformation Behavior of NiTi Shape-Memory Alloy Produced by SLM

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作者
Speirs M. [1 ]
Wang X. [2 ]
Van Baelen S. [1 ]
Ahadi A. [3 ]
Dadbakhsh S. [1 ]
Kruth J.-P. [1 ]
Van Humbeeck J. [2 ]
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[1] Department of Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven, Louvain
[2] Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Louvain
[3] National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba
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Additive manufacturing; Nickel titanium; Selective laser melting; Shape-memory effect; Transformation temperature;
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10.1007/s40830-016-0083-y
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Selective laser melting has been applied as a production technique of nickel titanium (NiTi) parts. In this study, the scanning parameters and atmosphere control used during production were varied to assess the effects on the final component transformation criteria. Two production runs were completed: one in a high (~1800 ppm O2) and one in a low-oxygen (~220 ppm O2) environment. Further solution treatment was applied to analyze precipitation effects. It was found that the transformation temperature varies greatly even at identical energy densities highlighting the need for further in-depth investigations. In this respect, it was observed that oxidation was the dominating factor, increased with higher laser power adapted to higher scanning velocity. Once the atmospheric oxygen content was lowered from 1800 to about 220 ppm, a much smaller variation of transformation temperatures was obtained. In addition to oxidation, other contributing factors, such as nickel depletion (via evaporation during processing) as well as thermal stresses and textures, are further discussed and/or postulated. These results demonstrated the importance of processing and material conditions such as O2 content, powder composition, and laser scanning parameters. These parameters should be precisely controlled to reach desired transformation criteria for functional components made by SLM. © 2016, ASM International.
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