The influence of the laser scan strategy on grain structure and cracking behaviour in SLM powder-bed fabricated nickel superalloy

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 615, Issue , 2014, Pages 338-347

  Carter, Luke N ^a   Martin, Christopher ^b   Withers, Philip J ^b   Attallah, Moataz M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High temperature alloys; Laser processing; Metallography; Microstructure; Powder metallurgy; Scanning electron microscopy, SEM

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CRACKS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; FABRICATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LIQUID MEMBRANES; METALLOGRAPHY; MICROSTRUCTURE; NICKEL; POWDER METALLURGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUPERALLOYS;

BI-MODAL GRAIN STRUCTURE; BI-MODAL STRUCTURES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ORIENTATIONS; ELECTRON BACK-SCATTERED DIFFRACTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LASER PROCESS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY , SEM; SELECTIVE LASER MELTING;

LASER MATERIALS PROCESSING;

EID: 84905587890     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.06.172     Document Type: Article

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