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Characterization of Ti-6Al-4V Fabricated by Multilayer Laser Powder-Based Directed Energy Deposition

2022 , Ávila Calderón, Luis Alexander , Graf, Benjamin , Rehmer, Birgit , Petrat, Torsten , Skrotzki, Birgit , Rethmeier, Michael

Laser powder-based directed energy deposition (DED-L) is increasingly being used in additive manufacturing (AM). As AM technology, DED-L must consider specific challenges. It must achieve uniform volume growth over hundreds of layers and avoid heat buildup of the deposited material. Herein, Ti-6Al-4V is fabricated using an approach that addresses these challenges and is relevant in terms of transferability to DED-L applications in AM. The assessment of the obtained properties and the discussion of their relationship to the process conditions and resulting microstructure are presented. The quality of the manufacturing process is proven in terms of the reproducibility of properties between individual blanks and with respect to the building height. The characterization demonstrates that excellent mechanical properties are achieved at room temperature and at 400 C.

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Hyperconnected Ecosystems für industrielle Netzwerke

2021 , Jäkel, Frank-Walter , Gering, Patrick , Knothe, Thomas

Das Hyperconnected Ecosystems für industrielle Netzwerke wird definiert als die Vernetzung aller relevanten Informationen und deren Erreichbarkeit jederzeit und von überall (hyperconnected). Barrieren zwischen Netzwerkpartnern bzgl. Datenbereitstellung und Zugriff werden reduziert und an aktuelle Anforderungen ausgerichtet. Die Evolution des Netzwerkes wird durch dessen dynamische Anpassbarkeit und flexible Einbindung von Diensten ermöglicht. Schlussendlich soll jede erforderliche Information an jedem Ort sofort in einer bearbeitbaren Form und möglichst ohne Aufwand verfügbar sein. Die Metapher des sozialen Netzwerks, in denen sich Partner finden und nach Bedarf Daten und Leistungen austauschen, dient als Basis für die Strukturen im Netzwerk. Dabei müssen industrielle Anforderungen nach Sicherheit, Souveränität und Transparenz integriert werden. Der Beitrag beschreibt die Vision eines Hyperconnected Ecosystem für industrielle Netzwerke und erste Ansätze zu dessen Umsetzung.

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Hybrid laser arc welding of thick high-strength pipeline steels of grade X120 with adapted heat input

2020 , Üstündag, Ömer , Gook, Sergej , Gumenyuk, Andrey , Rethmeier, Michael

The influence of heat input and welding speed on the microstructure and mechanical properties of single-pass hybrid laser arc welded 20 mm thick plates of high-strength pipeline steel X120 were presented. The heat input was varied in the range of 1.4 kJ mm-1 to 2.9 kJ mm-1, while the welding speed was changed between 0.5 m min-1 and 1.5 m min-1. A novel technique of bath support based on external oscillating electromagnetic field was used to compensate the hydrostatic pressure at low welding velocities. A major advantage of this technology is, that the welding speed and thus the cooling time t8/5 can be variated in a wide parameter window without issues regarding the weld root quality. The recommended welding thermal cycles for the pipeline steel X120 can be met by that way. All tested Charpy-V specimens meet the requirements of API 5 L regarding the impact energy. For higher heat inputs the average impact energy was 144 ± 37 J at a testing temperature of -40 °C. High heat input above 1.6 kJ mm-1 leads to softening in the weld metal and heat-affected-zone resulting in loss of strength. The minimum tensile strength of 915 MPa could be achieved at heat inputs between 1.4 kJ mm-1 and 1.6 kJ mm-1.

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Comparison between GTA and laser beam welding of 9% Ni steel for critical cryogenic applications

2018 , El-Batahgy, A-M. , Gumenyuk, A. , Gook, S. , Rethmeier, M.

In comparison with GTA welded joints, higher tensile strength comparable to that of the base metal was obtained for laser beam welded joints due to fine martensitic microstructure. Impact fracture toughness values with much lower mismatching were obtained for laser beam welded joints due to similarity in the microstructures of its weld metal and HAZ. In this case, the lower impact fracture toughness obtained (1.37 J/mm2) was much higher than that of the GTA welded joints (0.78 J/mm2), which was very close to the specified minimum value (>0.75 J/mm2). In contrast to other research works, the overall tensile and impact properties are influenced not only by the fusion zone microstructure but also by the size of its hardened area as well as the degree of its mechanical mismatching, as a function of the welding process. A better combination of tensile strength and impact toughness of the concerned steel welded joints is assured by autogenous laser beam welding process.

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In situ microstructure analysis of Inconel 625 during laser powder bed fusion

2022 , Schmeiser, Felix , Krohmer, Erwin , Wagner, Christian , Schell, Norbert , Uhlmann, Eckart , Reimers, Walter

Laser powder bed fusion is an additive manufacturing process that employs highly focused laser radiation for selective melting of a metal powder bed. This process entails a complex heat flow and thermal management that results in characteristic, often highly textured microstructures, which lead to mechanical anisotropy. In this study, high-energy X-ray diffraction experiments were carried out to illuminate the formation and evolution of microstructural features during LPBF. The nickel-base alloy Inconel 625 was used for in situ experiments using a custom LPBF system designed for these investigations. The diffraction patterns yielded results regarding texture, lattice defects, recrystallization, and chemical segregation. A combination of high laser power and scanning speed results in a strong preferred crystallographic orientation, while low laser power and scanning speed showed no clear texture. The observation of a constant gauge volume revealed solid-state texture changes without remelting. They were related to in situ recrystallization processes caused by the repeated laser scanning. After recrystallization, the formation and growth of segregations were deduced from an increasing diffraction peak asymmetry and confirmed by ex situ scanning transmission electron microscopy.

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Automatisierte Erstellung von Virtual-Reality-Schulungen

2021 , Masuhr, Christian , Geiger, Andreas , Konkol, Kathrin

Für den effizienten Einsatz von Automatisierungstechnik ist qualifiziertes Instandhaltungspersonal notwendig, um operative Störungen schnell zu beheben. Diese Schulungen finden heutzutage entweder an realen Anlagen, oder auch bereits in eigens für bestimmte Anwendungsfälle entwickelte VR-Anwendungen statt. Zur Minimierung des Aufwands zur Erzeug von VR-Trainingssimulationen können jedoch bereits existierende Modelle und Simulationen aus dem Prozess der virtuellen Inbetriebnahme genutzt. Die Grundlage für das Training sind eine digitale Simulation und Vernetzung von realer Anlagensteuerung, Robotersteuerung und HMI-Schnittstellen. Dadurch können die Kosten reduziert und die Anzahl von unterschiedlichen Trainingsumgebungen skaliert werden. Die Trainingssimulation wird durch weitere motivierende Elemente erweitert.

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Verbundprojekt SmartStream: Intelligente Bearbeitung durch die Verwendung schaltbarer Fluide

2019 , Schmiedel, C. , Bierwisch, C. , Uhlmann, E. , Menzel, P. , Mohseni-Mofidi, S. , Breinlinger, T. , Nutto, C.

Strömungsschleifen und Hydroerosiv (HE)-Verrunden sind einzigartige Verfahren, die sich dadurch auszeichnen, dass sie funktionelle Oberflächen im Inneren eines Bauteils bearbeiten können, die sonst mechanisch nicht zugänglich sind. Jedoch unterliegen die Verfahren Begrenzungen aufgrund der Gesetzmäßigkeiten der Strömungsmechanik. Daher können die Verfahren nicht bei allen Anwendungen für eine technisch sowie wirtschaftlich sinnvolle Bearbeitung genutzt werden. Im Verbundprojekt SmartStream werden Möglichkeiten zur Überwindung bisher geltender Verfahrensgrenzen untersucht. Zur lokalen Beeinflussung der Zerspanungsleistung der auf die Oberflächen wirkenden Abrasivmedien werden diese durch ein externes magnetisches Feld schaltbar gemacht. Mit Hilfe des angelegten Magnetfeldes lassen sich zum einen strömungsmechanisch ungünstig gelegene Bereiche des Werkstücks bearbeiten und zum anderen die Zeitspanvolumina lokal gezielt steuern. Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden erreichte Entwicklungsziele am Beispiel des Strömungsschleifens vorgestellt.

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Ex Situ Residual Stress Analysis of Chemical Vapor Deposited Diamond Coated Cutting Tools by Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction in Transmission Geometry

2021 , Hinzmann, Daniel , Böttcher, Katrin , Reimers, Walter , Uhlmann, Eckart

When machining difficult-to-cut, nonferrous materials, chemical vapor deposited (CVD) diamond-coated cutting tools are applied. The tools' favorable mechanical property profile is based on the hardness of the coating as well as the adaptability of the substrate. Nevertheless, the reproducibility of machining results and process stability are limited by insufficient coating adhesion. The resulting cutting tool failure is based on coating delamination initiated by crack development. By assessing residual stress as an influence of coating adhesion, an analysis of CVD diamond-coated tools is performed using synchrotron X-ray diffraction in transmission geometry. Investigation of a nanocrystalline and multilayer morphology on cobalt-based tungsten carbide (WC-Co) and a silicon nitride-based ceramic (Si3N4) provides the distribution of the principal in-plane residual stress tensor component s22 depending on the coating morphology and substrate material. Contrary to microcrystalline CVD diamond, nanocrystalline layers decrease the compressive residual stress. In addition, the CVD diamond coating deposited on the Si3N4 substrate material tends to induce an overall initial tensile residual stress that leads to increased tool performance compared to WC-Co-based coated tools. Variation of the coating morphology as well as the substrate material offers the possibility to extend the current model for residual stress-dependent tool failure.

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Internal Stress Evolution and Subsurface Phase Transformation in Titanium Parts Manufactured by Laser Powder Bed Fusion - An In Situ X-Ray Diffraction Study

2021 , Schmeiser, Felix , Krohmer, Erwin , Schell, Norbert , Uhlmann, Eckart , Reimers, Walter

Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a metal additive manufacturing technology, which enables the manufacturing of complex geometries for various metals and alloys. Herein, parts made from commercially pure titanium are studied using in situ synchrotron radiation diffraction experiments. Both the phase transformation and the internal stress buildup are evaluated depending on the processing parameters. For this purpose, evaluation approaches for both temperature and internal stresses from in situ diffraction patterns are presented. Four different parameter sets with varying energy inputs and laser scanning strategies are investigated. A combination of a low laser power and scanning speed leads to a more homogeneous stress distribution in the observed gauge volumes. The results show that the phase transformation is triggered during the primary melting and solidification of the powder and subsurface layers. Furthermore, the stress buildup as a function of the part height during the manufacturing process is clarified. A stress maximum is formed below the part surface, extending into deeper layers with increasing laser power. A temperature evaluation approach for absolute internal stresses shows that directional stresses decrease sharply during laser impact and reach their previous magnitude again during cooling.

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In-Situ-Kraftmessung bei variablen Werkzeugwinkeln

2019 , Uhlmann, Eckart , Uhlemann, Sebastian , Kochan, Jaroslaw

Werkzeugentwicklungen sind von iterativen Anpassungen und aufwendigen Versuchsreihen mit einer Vielzahl von Prototypen geprägt. In einem Forschungsprojekt wurde ein sensorisch instrumentiertes Fräswerkzeug mit verstellbaren Schneiden entwickelt und mittels SLM (Selective Laser Melting) aufgebaut. Mit dieser Entwicklung liegt ein Instrument vor, das im Fräsprozess unmittelbar an den Schneiden Belastungen erfassen kann und durch nachgestellte FEM (Finite Elemente Methode)-Analysen und Optimierungsroutinen ein enormes Potenzial für die Auslegung optimierter Werkzeuggeometrien bietet.

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