Metal Additive Manufacturing: A Review of Mechanical Properties (Postprint)

Abstract

This article reviews published data on the mechanical properties of additively manufactured metallic materials. The additive manufacturing techniques utilized to generate samples covered in this review include powder bed fusion (e.g., EBM, SLM, DMLS) and directed energy deposition (e.g., LENS, EBF3). Although only a limited number of metallic alloy systems are currently available for additive manufacturing (e.g., Ti-6Al-4V, TiAl, stainless steel, Inconel 625/718, and Al-Si-10Mg), the bulk of the published mechanical properties information has been generated on Ti-6Al-4V. However, summary tables for published mechanical properties and/or key figures are included for each of the alloys listed above, grouped by the additive technique used to generate the data. Published values for mechanical properties obtained from hardness, tension/compression, fracture toughness, fatigue crack growth, and high cycle fatigue are included for as-built, heat-treated, and/or HIP conditions, when available. The effects of test orientation/build direction on properties, when available, are also provided, along with discussion of the potential source(s) (e.g., texture, microstructure changes, defects) of anisotropy in properties. Recommendations for additional work are also provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 21, 2016
Accession Number
AD1035268

Entities

People

  • John J. Lewandowski
  • Mohsen Seifi

Organizations

  • Case Western Reserve University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Deposition (Materials Processing)
  • Fabrication
  • Integrated Computational Materials Engineering
  • Laser Additive Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Selective Laser Sintering
  • Tensile Strength
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy