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Exploring Epitaxial Grain Growth And Marangoni-Induced Conversion In Columnar Dendrites: A Study Of Inconel 718 Additive Manufacturing Via Direct Laser Energy Deposition

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  • M. VARATHARAJULU

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Technology, Kovaipudur, Tamil Nadu 641 042, India†Department of Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620 015, India)

  • MUTHUKANNAN DURAISELVAM

    (��Department of Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620 015, India)

  • G. V. KRISHNA PRADEEP

    (��Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aditya Engineering College, Surampalem, Andhra Pradesh 533 437, India)

  • B. JAGADEESH

    (��Department of Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620 015, India)

Abstract

This study characterizes the microstructure changes of Inconel 718 (IN718) by laser cladding (LC). Well-bonded pore-free, crack-free, single-layer, and multi-layer (overlapped) LC was done on IN718 with the same powder. The basic microstructure illustrates the presence of γ, δ, and γ′′ -phases. The precipitation of an irregularly shaped laves phase was observed with dendritic grains in the top and bottom regions of the single-track LC. Further, the epitaxial grain growth of columnar dendrites was observed in the interdendritic region along the laves phase. High leveraging of quick-dissolving behaviors of the laves phase in multi-track LC enhances the high-temperature mechanical performance. Modified grain morphology of the multi-track LC in terms of size, shape, and orientation is reported. Columnar dendrites (short and long) are the most common grains, with varied sizes and orientations reported in line with the Marangoni effect. The microhardness at the top layer of single and multi-track exhibited a higher value of 490.6HV and 500.7HV, respectively, which is comparatively lower than the bottom layer of single and multi-track samples. The influencing process parameter over clad width is scan speed, and over clad height is powder feed. The nonlinear mathematical model is proposed with a reliability of 99.22% and 99.52% for clad width and height, respectively.

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  • M. Varatharajulu & Muthukannan Duraiselvam & G. V. Krishna Pradeep & B. Jagadeesh, 2025. "Exploring Epitaxial Grain Growth And Marangoni-Induced Conversion In Columnar Dendrites: A Study Of Inconel 718 Additive Manufacturing Via Direct Laser Energy Deposition," Surface Review and Letters (SRL), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 32(1), pages 1-9, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:srlxxx:v:32:y:2025:i:01:n:s0218625x24501026
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218625X24501026
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