Microstructure and Solute Segregation around the Melt-Pool Boundary of Orientation-Controlled 316L Austenitic Stainless Steel Produced by Laser Powder Bed Fusion

Kazuhisa Sato*, Shunya Takagi, Satoshi Ichikawa, Takuya Ishimoto, Takayoshi Nakano

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Abstract

For this article, we studied the microstructure and solute segregation seen around the melt pool boundary of orientation-controlled 316L austenitic stainless steel produced by laser powder bed fusion, using transmission electron microscopy and energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. We found that the solidification cellular microstructures could be visualized with the aid of solute segregation (Cr and Mo) during solidification. Mn–Si–O inclusions (10–15 nm in diameter) were distributed along the lamellar boundaries, as well as in the dislocation cell walls. It is believed that the grain growth of the inclusions can be effectively suppressed by rapid quenching during the laser powder-bed fusion process. A thin region without cellular microstructures was observed at the melt-pool boundary. The cellular spacing widened near the bottom of the melt-pool boundary, owing to the decrease in the cooling rate. Atomic-structure analysis at the lamellar boundary by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy revealed a local interfacial structure, which is complementary to the results of electron back-scatter diffraction.

Original languageEnglish
Article number218
JournalMaterials
Volume16
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023/01

Keywords

  • additive manufacturing
  • cellular microstructure
  • laser powder-bed fusion
  • solidification segregation
  • transmission electron microscopy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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