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Open AccessA comprehensive study on the influence of the scan pattern in two porosity levels and surface roughness on the fatigue behavior of laser powder bed fusion manufactured specimens made of steel H13
As a develo** and immature technique, additive manufacturing (AM) shows some limitations: depending on material and process parameters so far, it usually results in parts with residual porosity, high residua...
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Evolution of the Microstructure of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Ti-6Al-4V During Post-Build Heat Treatment
The microstructure of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V (Ti64) produced by a laser powder bed fusion process was studied during post-build heat treatments between 1043 K (770 °C) and just above the β transus temp...
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Perspectives on Quenching and Tempering 4340 Steel
Steels are ubiquitous due to their affordability and the landscape of useful properties that can be generated for engineering applications. But to further expand the performance envelope, one must be able to u...
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Reversion of Post-Shape Memory Effect Twins During Unloading of Uranium-6 wt pct Niobium
Uranium-6 wt pct niobium (14 at pct niobium) displays the shape memory effect (SME), where deformation proceeds by twinning and twin rearrangement via boundary migration within the SME regime. In-situ neutron dif...
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In-Situ High-Energy X-ray Diffraction During a Linear Deposition of 308 Stainless Steel via Wire Arc Additive Manufacture
Adoption of metal additive manufacturing (AM) components in property-critical applications requires predictable performance of fabricated metal AM parts. In-situ diagnostics coupled with material models provide a...
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Using In Situ Neutron Diffraction to Isolate Specific Features of Additively Manufactured Microstructures in 304L Stainless Steel and Identify Their Effects on Macroscopic Strength
Additive manufacturing of metal components results in unique microstructures with, necessarily, mechanical properties that are distinct from conventionally produced components. In this work, four distinct micr...
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A Planar Biaxial Experiment Platform for In Situ High-Energy Diffraction Studies
An experimental platform for multiscale studies of materials subjected to plane stress loads is presented. Coupling with far-field high-energy diffraction microscopy for grain-by-grain measurements of elastic ...
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Microstructure Development of 308L Stainless Steel During Additive Manufacturing
In situ high-energy X-ray diffraction measurements were completed during deposition of 308L stainless steel wire onto a 304L stainless steel substrate. Attempts were made to extract microstructural features such ...
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Open AccessDeformation twinning and grain partitioning in a hexagonal close-packed magnesium alloy
Pervasive deformation twinning in magnesium greatly affects its strength and formability. The local stress fields associated with twinning play a key role on deformation behavior and fracture but are extremely...
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Boundary Effects in the Eigenstrain Method
We present a comprehensive study of the effects of internal boundaries on the accuracy of residual stress values obtained from the eigenstrain method. In the experimental part of this effort, a composite speci...
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Loading Path and Control Mode Effects During Thermomechanical Cycling of Polycrystalline Shape Memory NiTi
Loading path dependencies and control mode effects in polycrystalline shape memory NiTi were investigated using in situ neutron and synchrotron X-ray diffraction performed during mechanical cycling and thermal...
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Evaluation of multiple-flaw failure of bearing steel 52100 of different heats in the VHCF regime and mathematical determination of single-flaw behaviour
Caused by different factors, the interest in extended fatigue life of components is increasing. Therefore, the demand for additional knowledge about the fatigue behaviour in the VHCF regime grows. In the case ...
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In Situ Neutron Diffraction Study of the Influence of Microstructure on the Mechanical Response of Additively Manufactured 304L Stainless Steel
In situ neutron diffraction measurements were completed during tensile and compressive deformation of stainless steel 304L additively manufactured (AM) using a high power directed energy ...
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Residual Stress Measurements in Dissimilar Weld Metal
This paper describes measurements of residual stress in thin slices removed from the wall of a pressurizer safety/relief nozzle, which is a cylindrical welded component found in a nuclear power pressurized wat...
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In Situ Neutron Diffraction Measurements During Annealing of Deformed Beryllium With Differing Initial Textures
The recovery of deformed beryllium was studied with mechanical testing and in situ neutron diffraction measurements. The initial texture of the material and the deformation rate were manipulated to produce four d...
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Methodology for Combined Neutron Diffraction and Bragg Edge Imaging
Simultaneous use of neutron diffraction and attenuation based transmission Bragg edge imaging for strain measurements is demonstrated in this paper using the pulse neutron source at Los Alamos National Laborat...
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Neutron Diffraction Measurement of Stress Redistribution in Parallel Seven-Wire Strands after Local Fracture
We report results from neutron diffraction experiments where partitioning of applied tensile load between the inner and outer wires of seven-wire parallel and quasi-parallel wire strands were measured while 1-...
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Austenite Stability Effects on Tensile Behavior of Manganese-Enriched-Austenite Transformation-Induced Plasticity Steel
Manganese enrichment of austenite during prolonged intercritical annealing was used to produce a family of transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) steels with varying retained austenite contents. Cold-rolled ...
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Open AccessMeasuring Inaccessible Residual Stresses Using Multiple Methods and Superposition
The traditional contour method maps a single component of residual stress by cutting a body carefully in two and measuring the contour of the cut surface. The cut also exposes previously inaccessible regions o...
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In-Situ Neutron Diffraction Study of the Bauschinger Effect in B2 Structured CoZr
A combination of in-situ neutron diffraction and elastoplastic self-consistent (EPSC) modeling have been used to elucidate the role played by intergranular stresses in the Bauschinger effect in B2 structured CoZr...