TY - CONF A1 - Treutler, K. A1 - Eissel, A. A1 - Engelking, Lorenz A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk A1 - Wesling, V. A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Nickel-iron-alloy modification to enhance additively welded microstructure for subsequent milling N2 - The aerospace industry uses nickel-iron-alloys to create moulding tools for composite materials because of the low coefficient of thermal expansion. These tools have a large-sized and complex structure, making them cost-intensive and difficult to manufacture. Therefore, the focus is set on additive manufacturing, which can additionally enable the repair of components in order to eliminate local defects. However, the process usually results in a heterogeneous microstructure and anisotropic mechanical properties. As there is a high demand for a precise and exact fit of the precision moulds and thus the surface quality, the welded components must be subsequently machined. Nickel-iron alloys are difficult to machine and an inhomogeneous microstructure also leads to unstable cutting forces. Consequently, a refinement and homogenisation of the microstructure morphology is achieved through specific alloy modifications in order to stabilise and improve the subsequent machining process. Studies on the refinement of FeNi 36 based on vacuum arc melting furnaces are used as a starting point. Therefore, titanium and niobium are chosen as modification elements with a maximum 1 % weight percent and are added to nickel-iron base alloy. The elements are alloyed and build-up welded by using plasma-transferred-arc welding. The resulting microstructure morphology of the welded wall structure and the machining properties are then determined. Furthermore, the influence on the coefficient of thermal expansion is investigated in connection with the modification and the welding process itself. It can be shown that even small amounts of niobium have a significant influence on the structural morphology of the welded layers during plasma-transferred-arc welding. T2 - 2nd international Conference on Advanced Joining Processes 2021 CY - Sintra, Portugal DA - 21.10.2021 KW - Alloy modification KW - Ultrasonic-assisted milling KW - Nickel-iron-alloy KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Plasma transferred arc welding PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-53635 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -