Abstract
The objective of this work was to verify a relatively new fusion-based additive manufacturing (AM) process to produce a high-temperature aerospace material. The nickel-based superalloy Inconel 625 (IN625) was manufactured by an arc-based AM technique. Regarding microstructure, typical columnar-oriented dendritic structure along the building direction was present, and epitaxial growth was visible. The mechanical behavior was characterized by a combination of quasi-static tensile and compression tests, whereas IN625 showed high yield and ultimate tensile strength with a maximum fracture strain of almost 68%. Even quasi-static compression tests at room and elevated temperatures (650 °C) showed that compression strength only slightly decreased with increasing temperature, demonstrating the good high-temperature properties of IN625 and opening new possibilities for the implementation of arc-based IN625 in future industrial applications.
Highlights
The Ni-based superalloy Inconel 625 (IN625) is frequently used, especially in the aerospace and automotive sector, due to its unique mechanical properties even under high temperatures and in corrosive environments [1,2,3]
The investigated IN625 material was manufactured by arc welding and was supplied by
In the shape metal deposition (SMD) of Inconel 718 (IN718) [8] the microstructure was hierarchical, which consisted of a matrix and precipitates and substructures rich in Nb
Summary
The Ni-based superalloy Inconel 625 (IN625) is frequently used, especially in the aerospace and automotive sector, due to its unique mechanical properties even under high temperatures and in corrosive environments [1,2,3]. Huge efforts have been made to use traditional manufacturing methods in order to produce components with acceptable mechanical properties, high production costs and complex geometries are still restrictive factors to reaching a wide scope of applications [4]. In comparison to the aforementioned manufacturing techniques, arc-based AM techniques have received increasing attention due to significant cost savings, high deposition rates, and simple handling [9,10]. The processability of building 3D parts by arc-based welding has already been developed by various researchers in the 1990s [13,14,15]. The accuracy and surface roughness of arc-based AM processes cannot reach the level of laser and electron beam processes, but arc-based AM processes are promising new technologies for the production of future large-scale IN625 components
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