Microstructure evolution induced by the intrinsic heat treatment occurring during wire-arc additive manufacturing of an Al-Mg-Zn-Cu crossover alloy

Thomas Klein, Gloria Graf, Peter Staron, Andreas Stark, Helmut Clemens, Petra Spörk-Erdely

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Abstract

The implementation of wire-arc additive manufacturing for fabricating complex structures requires detailed knowledge of process-structure-property relationships. Results of scanning electron microscopy, wide-angle X-ray scattering, small-angle X-ray scattering, and microhardness measurements are presented to identify the mechanisms that govern the microstructure formation of an Al-Mg-Zn-Cu crossover alloy during wire-arc additive manufacturing. These analyses provide evidence on the formation of Mg-, Zn- and Cu-rich phases on different length scales spanning from ~10 µm (microsegregations), down to a few nm (bulk) following the intrinsic heat treatment. Future alloy concepts should build on the presented findings.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer130500
Seitenumfang4
FachzeitschriftMaterials letters
Jahrgang303.2021
Ausgabenummer15 November
Frühes Online-Datum19 Juli 2021
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 15 Nov. 2021

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Funding Information:
This research was funded within the AIT’s strategic research portfolio 2021. We acknowledge DESY (Hamburg, Germany), a member of the Helmholtz Association HGF, for the provision of experimental facilities. Parts of this research were carried out at PETRA III at beamline P07 (HEMS), operated by Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, and we would like to thank Dr. Norbert Schell and Dr. Emad Maawad for assistance in using the beamline and the dilatometer. Beamtime was allocated for proposal I-20190932 EC. The research leading to this result has been supported by the project CALIPSOplus under the Grant Agreement 730872 from the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation HORIZON 2020 .

Funding Information:
This research was funded within the AIT's strategic research portfolio 2021. We acknowledge DESY (Hamburg, Germany), a member of the Helmholtz Association HGF, for the provision of experimental facilities. Parts of this research were carried out at PETRA III at beamline P07 (HEMS), operated by Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, and we would like to thank Dr. Norbert Schell and Dr. Emad Maawad for assistance in using the beamline and the dilatometer. Beamtime was allocated for proposal I-20190932 EC. The research leading to this result has been supported by the project CALIPSOplus under the Grant Agreement 730872 from the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation HORIZON 2020.

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