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Powder-size driven facile microstructure control in powder-fusion metal additive manufacturing processes

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  • Shubham Chandra

    (Nanyang Technological University)

  • Chengcheng Wang

    (Nanyang Technological University)

  • Shu Beng Tor

    (Nanyang Technological University)

  • Upadrasta Ramamurty

    (Nanyang Technological University
    Technology and Research)

  • Xipeng Tan

    (National University of Singapore
    National University of Singapore)

Abstract

Microstructure control in metal additive manufacturing is highly desirable for superior and bespoke mechanical performance. Engineering the columnar-to-equiaxed transition during rapid solidification in the additive manufacturing process is crucial for its technological advancement. Here, we report a powder-size driven melt pool engineering approach, demonstrating facile and large-scale control in the grain morphology by triggering a counterintuitive response of powder size to the additively manufactured 316 L stainless steel microstructure. We obtain coarse-grained (>100 μm) or near-monocrystalline microstructure using fine powders and near-equiaxed, fine-grained (

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  • Shubham Chandra & Chengcheng Wang & Shu Beng Tor & Upadrasta Ramamurty & Xipeng Tan, 2024. "Powder-size driven facile microstructure control in powder-fusion metal additive manufacturing processes," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-47257-w
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47257-w
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