Grain boundary engineering during the laser powder bed fusion of TiC/316L stainless steel composites: New mechanism for forming TiC-induced special grain …

J Li, H Qu, J Bai - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, we demonstrate a novel machining solution for controlling microstructures with
special grain boundaries and nanotwins in composites during laser powder bed fusion …

Role of alloy composition on micro-cracking mechanisms in additively manufactured Ni-based superalloys

A Chakraborty, W Muhammad, JP Masse… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Inherent micro-cracking mechanisms in two contrasting high-gamma-prime (high-γ') Ni-
based superalloys processed by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) were investigated. RENÉ …

Grain boundary evolution during low-strain grain boundary engineering achieved by strain-induced boundary migration in pure copper

X Yang, P Wang, M Huang - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2022 - Elsevier
Grain boundary engineering (GBE) approaches involving small deformation and annealing
to modify grain boundary networks have been widely used to improve grain boundary …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-scale model to simulate stress directionality in laser powder bed fusion: Application to thin-wall part failure

R Tangestani, A Chakraborty, T Sabiston, L Yuan… - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, line heat inputs are lumped to improve the computational efficiency while
preserving stress directionality in laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). The lumped hybrid line …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of thermomechanical processing via rotary swaging on grain boundary character distribution and intergranular corrosion in 304 austenitic stainless steel

W Feng, Z Wang, Q Sun, Y He, Y Sun - Journal of Materials Research and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present work, the thermomechanical processing consisting of rotary swaging
deformation and annealing treatment was performed to optimize the grain boundary …

Direct aging of additively manufactured A20X aluminum alloy

H Karimialavijeh, M Ghasri-Khouzani… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effect of direct aging on a newly developed high-performance
aluminum alloy A20X for laser powder bed fusion. Three different temperatures (180° C …

An investigation on the microstructure and compression properties of laser powder-bed fusion fabricated Hastelloy X Ni-based superalloy honeycomb structures

J Kangazian, M Shamanian, A Kermanpur… - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the advantages of emerging additive manufacturing is providing opportunities to
build parts with complex geometries. The microstructure and compressive response of …

Statistical study on the effects of heterogeneous deformation and grain boundary character on hydrogen-induced crack initiation and propagation in twining-induced …

H Fu, X Chen, W Wang, G Pia, J Zhang, J Li - Corrosion Science, 2021 - Elsevier
The initiation and propagation of hydrogen-induced cracks (HICs) in twining-induced
plasticity (TWIP) steel were quantificationally explored based on the HIC statistics at a macro …

A novel approach combining grain boundary engineering and grain boundary serration to enhance high-temperature hot corrosion resistance in Alloy 617

P Bhuyan, S Sanyal, VS Sarma, B de Boer, R Mitra… - Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel idea of combining two established microstructural engineering
approaches viz., grain boundary engineering (GBE) and grain boundary serration (GBS) …

Study on grain boundary distribution and formation mechanism in GH3536 superalloy strip and foil after annealing treatment

J Cui, H Wang, Z Yang, M Zhao, Y Guo - Materials Characterization, 2022 - Elsevier
The grain boundary distribution characteristics and their formation mechanism in GH3536
superalloy strip and foil prepared by multi-pass “cold-rolling and annealing” at different …