Abstract
Nb-18Si-24Ti-2Cr-2Al-2Hf (at%) alloy was fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM). The microstructure, hardness and oxidation behavior of Nb-Si based alloy via SLM were investigated. Results showed that the relative density of SLM alloy under the optimized processing parameters was 98.27%. The as-built alloy consisted of Nb solid solution (Nbss), αNb5Si3, βNb5Si3 and Nb3Si. Sphere shaped Nbss phases with a maximum diameter of 300nm were obtained. Between the neighbouring Nbss phases distributed the strip shaped α/β Nb5Si3 phases. After heat treatment at 1500°C for 4h, the Nbss phases interconnected to form a continuous matrix with discontinuous αNb5Si3 phases. The average hardness of the SLM parts decreased from 810HV0.1 to 542HV0.1 after heat treatment. Compared with the oxide scale on arc-melted alloy, oxide scale formed on SLM-processed after oxidation at 1300°C for 0.5h was more compact with fewer holes, combined with the formation of a more continuous SiO2 layer at the initial oxidation stage. A layer-structured oxide scale model was presented to describe the high-temperature oxidation behavior of Nb-Si based alloy processed by SLM.
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