TY - CONF A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Cabeza, Sandra A1 - Mishurova, Tatiana A1 - Thiede, Tobias A1 - Nadammal, Naresh A1 - Bruno, Giovanni A1 - Portella, Pedro Dolabella T1 - Residual stress formation in selective laser melted parts of Alloy 718 N2 - Additive manufacturing (AM) by selective laser melting (SLM) offers ample scope for producing geometrically complex parts as compared to the traditional subtractive manufacturing strategies. However, the residual stresses which develop during the process can limit the application of SLM parts because they can reduce the load bearing capacity as well as induce unwanted distortion depending on the boundary conditions specified in manufacturing. This study aims at the characterization of residual stresses in SLM parts by using different measurement techniques. The material used is the nickel based super Alloy 718. Microstructure as well as surface and bulk residual stresses were characterised. For residual stress analysis X-ray, synchrotron and neutron diffraction were applied. The results show different residual stress states dependent on the penetration depth in the sample offered by the different measurement techniques. Samples of Alloy 718 manufactured by SLM process can show high tensile residual stresses in the surface as high as the yield strength of the wrought alloy. Residual stresses in the bulk show considerably lower stress values. T2 - 1st International Congress on Welding, Additive Manufacturing and associated non-destructive testing - ICWAM CY - Metz, France DA - 17.05.2017 KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Selective Laser Melting KW - Residual stresses PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-40345 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -