Abstract

316L stainless steel that was modified by addition of reducing agent was manufactured by laser powder bed fusion using 316L powder that included 1 wt% Aluminum nitride (AlN), named 316L+AlN and compared with the as-built 316L stainless steel that was manufactured using only 316L powder. AlN addition diminished the oxygen content from 468 ppm (316L) to 244 ppm (316L+AlN), but increased the nitrogen content from 842 ppm (316L) to 1293 ppm (316L+AlN). Reduction behavior was faster in 316L+AlN steel than in 316L steel. Epitaxial grains were larger in 316L+AlN steel than in 316L steel within the different textural orientations between two different sets; this difference correlated well with the shape and temperature distribution of the melt pool. The inclusions in 316L+AlN steel were alumina, not nitride; this result means that nitride was supersaturated. The yield strength was increased from 485.4 MPa to 583.2 MPa when 1 wt% of AlN was added in 316L. 316L+AlN steel was stronger than 316L steel, primarily because of increased dislocation density in 316L+AlN steel.

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