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Control of Ni-Ti phase structure, solid-state transformation temperatures and enthalpies via control of L-PBF process parameters

Josiah Cherian, Chekotu orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-5304-0319, Goodall, Russell orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-0720-9694, Kinahan, David J. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-1968-2016 and Brabazon, Dermot orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-3214-6381 (2022) Control of Ni-Ti phase structure, solid-state transformation temperatures and enthalpies via control of L-PBF process parameters. Materials & Design, 218 . ISSN 0264-1275

Abstract
In this work, nitinol samples were produced via Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) in the horizontal and vertical orientations with systematic variations in laser power, scan speed and hatch spacing parameters. Increased density was positively correlated with increased laser power, scan speed and hatch spacing for the horizontally built samples but not for the vertically built samples. A smaller difference in the average temperature within a printed layer, associated with the vertically built samples, was linked with reduced porosity and reduced porosity variability between samples. Control of the L-PBF parameters was found to allow control of the resulting part chemical composition which also directly affected phase transforma- tion temperatures, and related phase structures. The laser process parameters were found to have a sig- nificant effect (p < 0.01) on the martensite start/finish temperature, austenite start/finish temperatures, and the total temperature span. The volumetric energy density was also found to have a direct correlation with both the cooling (r = 0.52) and heating (r = 0.53) enthalpies, which was found to be due to increased nickel evaporation. Such control of phase change properties afforded from L-PBF is important for many of the end applications for nitinol components including within the energy and precision actuation sectors
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Additional Information:Article number: 110715
Uncontrolled Keywords:Nitinol; Process optimisation; powder bed fusion; Phase transformation; Shape memory effect; Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
Subjects:Engineering > Materials
Engineering > Mechanical engineering
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Research Initiatives and Centres > Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre (APTRC)
Research Initiatives and Centres > I-Form
Publisher:Elsevier
Official URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.110715
Copyright Information:© 2022 The Authors.
ID Code:27792
Deposited On:27 Sep 2022 09:45 by Thomas Murtagh . Last Modified 15 Mar 2023 16:18
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