TY - CONF A1 - Thiede, Tobias A1 - Farahbod, L. A1 - Léonard, Fabien A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - Computertomographische Analyse der strukturellen Integrität von filigranen SLM gefertigten IN625 Bauteilen N2 - Die Schicht-für-Schicht additive Fertigung (AM) in Form des selektiven Laser- bzw. Elektronenstrahlschmelzens (SLM und EBM) bietet einerseits Vorteile bezüglich des Probendesigns, andererseits sind strukturelle Abweichungen von der nominellen Morphologie unvermeidbar. Beispielsweise führt das Abkühlen des fertigen Bauteils zu verringerten Abmessungen und angeschmolzene Pulverpartikel sorgen für unregelmäßige Oberflächen mit nicht vernachlässigbaren Rauigkeiten. Im Fokus dieser Arbeit steht die computertomographische (CT) Untersuchung von IN625 Pulver und den daraus SLM-gefertigten Streben, Einheitszellen und Gitterstrukturen. Mit Hilfe von Synchrotron – CT konnte das IN625 Pulver mit einer Voxelgröße von 0,5µm untersucht werden. Für die Untersuchung der daraus gefertigten verschiedenen Probengemetrien wurde Labor CT genutzt. 6 mm lange Streben variierten im Aufbauwinkel von 40° bis 90°. Der Unterschied zwischen Unter- und Oberseite während der Fertigung wird sowohl bei Porenverteilung als auch bei der Oberflächenrauigkeit deutlich. Ein Vergleich der Strebenabmessungen für die nominalen Durchmesser von 0,5 mm bis 3 mm zwischen CT and GOM zeigte keine signifikanten Differenzen. Vier dieser Streben wurden zu einer bbc Einheitszelle zusammengefügt, welche sich wiederum zu den Gitterstrukturen ergänzen. An einem Gitterwürfel (3x3x3 Einheitszellen) wurden In-Situ (Druck) CT bis 5kN durchgeführt. Mit einer Kraft von etwa 3kN erreichen wir den plastischen Bereich und beobachten zudem Strebenverzug. Außerdem wurde ein Vergleich zu den CAD-Files wurde genutzt um einen möglichen Verzug während der Fertigung beurteilen zu können. Dafür wurden 4x4x4 cm³ Gitterstrukturen gebaut und evaluiert. Mit diesen CT Messungen bestätigen wir eine signifikante Schrumpfung, die Bereits während der Fertigung berücksichtigt werden muss. T2 - Symposium Zerstörungsfreie Materialcharakterisierung CY - Berlin; Germany DA - 28.11.2017 KW - Additive Fertigung KW - AM KW - SLM KW - Computer Tomographie KW - In-Situ KW - Drucktest PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-43474 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Thiede, Tobias A1 - Mishurova, Tatiana A1 - Cabeza, S. A1 - Nadammal, Naresh A1 - Bode, Johannes A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Haberland, C. A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - Influence of deposition hatch length on residual stress in selective laser melted Inconel 718 N2 - Additive Manufacturing (AM) by Selective Laser Melting (SLM) offers ample scope for producing geometrically complex parts in comparison to the traditional subtractive manufacturing strategies. Developing during the manufacturing process, residual stresses may limit the application of SLM parts by reducing the load bearing capacity as well as induce unwanted distortion depending on the boundary conditions specified in manufacturing. The present study aims to evaluate the bulk residual stresses in SLM parts by using neutron diffraction measurements performed at E3 line -BER II neutron reactor- of Helmholtz-Zentrum für Materialien und Energie (HZB) Berlin. Together with microstructure characterization and distortion measurements, it is possible to describe the stress state throughout the whole sample. The sample was measured in as-build condition (on a build plate) and after releasing from the build plate. The used material is the nickel based superalloy 718. This alloy is widely used in aerospace and chemical industries due to its superior corrosion and heat resistant properties. Obtained results indicated different residual stress states for each of the transversal, longitudinal and normal component. The normal and transversal component exhibits a rather compressive behavior while the longitudinal was tensile in the center part of the sample and became compressive towards the tip. As expected, the absolute values of all stress components decreased after releasing the sample from the building plate. A surface scan utilizing a coordinate-measuring machine (CMM) allowed us to present top surface distortion before and after releasing. The top surface showed a distortion around ±80µm after releasing. Microstructure evolution in the scanning-building cross-section is largely dominated by columnar grains. In addition, many small random orientated grains are prominent in the regions of a laser overlap during SLM. In summary, for the sample of superalloy 718 manufactured by SLM, a small distortion occurred when removing the sample from the build plate whereby the residual stress state decreases. Moreover, the observed columnar grains in the building direction could give a reason for the lowest stress values in that normal direction. However, the most important parameter controlling the residual stresses is the temperature gradient. Hence, future investigations are planned for a different scan strategy to distribute the laser impact in a more homogenous manner. T2 - HZB User Meeting 2017 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 15.12.2017 KW - AM KW - SLM KW - IN 718 KW - Neutron diffraction KW - Residual stress KW - Hatch length KW - Microstructure PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-43475 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Thiede, Tobias A1 - Farahbod, L. A1 - Léonard, Fabien A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - Computertomographische Analyse der strukturellen Integrität von filigranen SLM-gefertigten IN625-Bauteilen N2 - Die Schicht-für-Schicht additive Fertigung (AM) in Form des selektiven Laser- bzw. Elektronenstrahlschmelzens (SLM und EBM) bietet einerseits Vorteile bezüglich des Probendesigns, andererseits sind strukturelle Abweichungen von der nominellen Morphologie unvermeidbar. Beispielsweise führt das Abkühlen des fertigen Bauteils zu verringerten Abmessungen und angeschmolzene Pulverpartikel sorgen für unregelmäßige Oberflächen mit nicht vernachlässigbaren Rauigkeiten. Im Fokus dieser Arbeit steht die computertomographische (CT) Untersuchung von IN625 Pulver und den daraus SLM-gefertigten Streben, Einheitszellen und Gitterstrukturen. Mit Hilfe von Synchrotron – CT konnte das IN625 Pulver mit einer Voxelgröße von 0,5µm untersucht werden. Für die Untersuchung der daraus gefertigten verschiedenen Probengemetrien wurde Labor CT genutzt. 6 mm lange Streben variierten im Aufbauwinkel von 40° bis 90°. Der Unterschied zwischen Unter- und Oberseite während der Fertigung wird sowohl bei Porenverteilung als auch bei der Oberflächenrauigkeit deutlich. Ein Vergleich der Strebenabmessungen für die nominalen Durchmesser von 0,5 mm bis 3 mm zwischen CT and GOM zeigte keine signifikanten Differenzen. Vier dieser Streben wurden zu einer bbc Einheitszelle zusammengefügt, welche sich wiederum zu den Gitterstrukturen ergänzen. An einem Gitterwürfel (3x3x3 Einheitszellen) wurden In-Situ (Druck) CT bis 5kN durchgeführt. Mit einer Kraft von etwa 3kN erreichen wir den plastischen Bereich und beobachten zudem Strebenverzug. Außerdem wurde ein Vergleich zu den CAD-Files wurde genutzt um einen möglichen Verzug während der Fertigung beurteilen zu können. Dafür wurden 4x4x4 cm³ Gitterstrukturen gebaut und evaluiert. Mit diesen CT Messungen bestätigen wir eine signifikante Schrumpfung, die Bereits während der Fertigung berücksichtigt werden muss. T2 - Symposium Zerstörungsfreie Materialcharakterisierung CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 28.11.2017 KW - Additive Fertigung KW - Computertomographie KW - SLM KW - IN 625 KW - Gitterstrukturen KW - Pulver PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-43223 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Farahbod, L. A1 - Thiede, Tobias A1 - Rule, D. A1 - Haberland, C. A1 - Piegert, S. A1 - Witt, G. T1 - Assessment of SLM-Manufactured Single Struts as Major Elements of Complex Lattice Structures N2 - Additive Manufacturing (AM) enables the unique capability of building highly complex parts with integrated functional design. One particular advantageous design feature is known as lattice structures, which provide opportunities for innovative applications in the high-temperature regime of gas turbines. Generally, manufacturing of these structures is already known to be achievable with AM, however proof of structural integrity and geometrical accuracy is not yet reliably established. In this investigation, a systematic design-follows-complexity approach is utilized to pursue a holistic assessment of Ni based high temperature lattice. As the major element of lattice structures, single struts of different build orientations are investigated at first. This approach includes the application of Computed Tomography (CT), which allows for a non destructive assessment of quality criteria such as porosity and inner geometries as well as the parts’ metrology at a micrometre scale. The applied laboratory CT benefits from high magnification factors around 100 and voxel sizes down to a thousandth of the specimens’ diameter. Preliminary results show a correlation between the inclination angle and the struts’ quality, which indicate a dependency of geometrical accuracy and structural properties to the AM process setup. Consequently, lattice structures require the development of reliable manufacturing to produce dependable characteristics. While there is large potential for use of lattice structures in gas turbine and high temperature applications, the results indicate the strong need for an increased understanding of manufacturing and design as well as of the validation methods for these complex lattice structures. T2 - DDMC CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 14.03.2018 KW - Lattice Structures KW - AM KW - SLM KW - Porosity PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44512 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bruno, Giovanni A1 - Thiede, Tobias A1 - Mishurova, Tatiana A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Nadammal, Naresh A1 - Bode, Johannes A1 - Cabeza, Sandra T1 - Influence of deposition hatch length on residual stress in selective laser melted Inconel 718 N2 - The present study aims to evaluate the bulk residual stresses in SLM parts by using neutron diffraction measurements performed at E3 line -BER II neutron reactor- of Helmholtz-Zentrum für Materialien und Energie (HZB) Berlin. Together with microstructure characterization and distortion measurements, it is possible to describe the stress state throughout the whole sample. The sample was measured in as-build condition (on a build plate) and after releasing from the build plate. The used material is the nickel based superalloy 718. This alloy is widely used in aerospace and chemical industries due to its superior corrosion and heat resistant properties. Obtained results indicated different residual stress states for each of the transversal, longitudinal and normal component. The normal and transversal component exhibits a rather compressive behavior while the longitudinal was tensile in the center part of the sample and became compressive towards the tip. As expected, the absolute values of all stress components decreased after releasing the sample from the building plate. A surface scan utilizing a coordinate-measuring machine (CMM) allowed us to present top surface distortion before and after releasing. The top surface showed a distortion around ±80µm after releasing. Microstructure evolution in the scanning-building cross-section is largely dominated by columnar grains. In addition, many small random orientated grains are prominent in the regions of a laser overlap during SLM. In summary, for the sample of superalloy 718 manufactured by SLM, a small distortion occurred when removing the sample from the build plate whereby the residual stress state decreases. Moreover, the observed columnar grains in the building direction could give a reason for the lowest stress values in that normal direction. However, the most important parameter controlling the residual stresses is the temperature gradient. Hence, future investigations are planned for a different scan strategy to distribute the laser impact in a more homogenous manner. T2 - WAM2018 CY - Grenoble, France DA - 09.04.2018 KW - Additive manufacturing KW - SLM KW - Residual stress KW - In718 PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44694 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mishurova, Tatiana A1 - Cabeza, Sandra A1 - Thiede, Tobias A1 - Nadammal, Naresh A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Klaus, Manuela A1 - Genzel, Christoph A1 - Haberland, Christoph A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - The influence of the support structure on residual stress and distortion in SLM Inconel 718 parts N2 - The effect of support structure and of removal from the base plate on the residual stress state in selective laser melted IN718 parts was studied by means of synchrotron X-ray diffraction. The residual stresses in subsurface region of two elongated prisms in as-built condition and after removal from the base plate were determined. One sample was directly built on a base plate and another one on a support structure. Also, the distortion on the top surface due to stress release was measured by contact profilometry. High tensile residual stress values were found, with pronounced stress gradient along the hatching direction. In the sample on support, stress redistribution took place after removal from the base plate, as opposed to simple stress relaxation for the sample without support. The sample on support structure showed larger distortion compared to sample without support. We conclude that the use of a support decreases stress values but stress-relieving heat treatments are still needed. KW - Additive manufacturing KW - SLM KW - Residual stress KW - Synchrotron X-ray diffraction KW - IN718 PY - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-018-4653-9 SN - 1073-5623 VL - 49A IS - 7 SP - 3038 EP - 3046 PB - Springer Sciences & Business Media CY - New York, NY AN - OPUS4-45100 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Zocca, Andrea A1 - Lima, Pedro A1 - Lüchtenborg, Jörg A1 - Günster, Jens A1 - Mühler, T. T1 - Powder-based Additive Manufacturing: beyond the comfort zone of powder deposition N2 - In powder-based Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes, an object is produced by successively depositing thin layers of a powder material and by inscribing the cross section of the object in each layer. The main methods to inscribe a layer are by binder jetting (also known as powder 3D printing) or by selective laser sintering/melting (SLS/SLM). Powder-based AM processes have found wide application for several metallic, polymeric and also ceramic materials, due to their advantages in combining flexibility, easy upscaling and (often) good material properties of their products. The deposition of homogeneous layers is key to the reproducibility of these processes and has a direct influence on the quality of the final parts. Accordingly, powder properties such as particle size distribution, shape, roughness and process related properties such as powder flowability and packing density need to be carefully evaluated. Due to these requirements, these processes have been so far precluded to find commercial use for certain applications. In the following, two outstanding cases will be presented. A first example is that powder-based AM processes are widely used for many metallic and polymeric materials, but they find no commercial application for most technical ceramics. This seemingly contradicting observation is explained by the fact that in powder based AM, a dry flowable powder needs to be used. The processing of technical ceramics in fact typically requires very fine and poorly flowable powder, which makes them not suitable for the standard processes. There have been several approaches to adapt the raw materials to the process (e.g. by granulation), but in order to maintain the superior properties of technical ceramics it seems necessary to follow the opposite approach and adapt the process to the raw materials instead. This was the motivation for developing the Layerwise Slurry Deposition (LSD), an innovative process for the deposition of powder layers with a high packing density. In the LSD process, a ceramic slurry is deposited to form thin powder layers, rather than using a dry powder. This allows achieving high packing density (55-60%) in the layers after drying. It is also important, that standard ceramic raw materials can be used. When coupled with a printing head or with a laser source, the LSD enables novel AM technologies which are similar to 3D printing or selective laser sintering, but taking advantage of having a highly dense powder bed. The LSD -3D printing, in particular, offers the potential of producing large (> 100 mm) and high quality ceramic parts, with microstructure and properties similar to traditional processing. Moreover, due to the compact powder bed, no support structures are required for fixation of the part in the printing process. Figure 1 shows the schematics of the working principle of the LSD-3D print and illustrates some examples of the resolution and features achievable. The second outstanding case here described is the application of powder-based AM in environments with reduced or zero gravity. The vision is to be able to produce repair parts, tools and other objects during a space mission, such as on the International Space Station (ISS), without the need of delivering such parts from Earth or carrying them during the mission. AM technologies are also envisioned to play an important role even for future missions to bring mankind to colonize other planets, be it on Mars or on the Moon. In this situation, reduced gravity is also experienced (the gravitational acceleration is 0.16 g on the Moon and 0.38 g on Mars). These environments cause the use of AM powder technologies to be very problematic: the powder layers need to be stabilized in order to avoid dispersion of the particles in the chamber. This is impossible for standard AM powder deposition systems, which rely on gravitation to spread the powder. Also in this case, an innovative approach has been implemented to face this technological challenge. The application of a gas flow through a powder has a very strong effect on its flowability, by generating a force on each particle, which is following the gas flow field. This principle can be applied in a simple setup such as the one shown in Figure 2. In this setup, the gas flow causes an average pressure on the powder bed in direction of the arrows, generating a stabilizing effect which acts in the same direction of the gravitational force. This effect can be used in addition to normal gravity on Earth to achieve a better stabilization of 3D printed parts in the powder bed. In this case, even a significant increase of packing density of the powder was measured, compared to the same experimental setup without gas flow. This is due to the fact that the force on each single particle follows the gas flow field, which is guiding the particles to settle between the pores of the powder bed, thus achieving an efficient packing. The same principle can be applied in absence of gravitation, where the gas flow acts to stabilize the powder layers. It has been shown that ceramic powder could be deposited in layers and laser sintered in µ-gravity conditions during a DLR (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt) campaign of parabolic flights, as shown in Figure 2. A follow-up campaign is dedicated to the deposition of metallic (stainless steel) powder in inert atmosphere and to study the effects of laser melting in µ-gravity. In conclusion, the description of these two example cases shows how the development of novel technological processes can address some of the limitations of standard powder-based AM, in order to enable the use of new materials, such as technical ceramics, or to tackle the challenges of AM in space. T2 - WMRIF 2018 Early Career Scientist Summit CY - London, NPL, UK DA - 18.06.2018 KW - 3D-printing KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Powder KW - SLM PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-46338 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ehlers, Henrik A1 - Pelkner, Matthias T1 - Eddy Current Testing for Laser Beam Melting N2 - This poster presents a new application for high-spatial resolution eddy current testing (ET) with magnetoresistive (MR) sensor arrays for additive manufacturing (AM) T2 - Workshop on Additive Manufacturing CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 13.05.2019 KW - GMR KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - 316L KW - LBM KW - SLM KW - Eddy Current PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-47992 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ehlers, Henrik A1 - Pelkner, Matthias T1 - Electromagnetic testing for additive manufacturing N2 - This talk presents a new application for high-spatial resolution eddy current testing (ET) with magneto resistive (MR) sensor arrays. With rising popularity and availability of additive manufacturing (AM), companies mainly in the aerospace sector, set high requirements on quality control of AM parts, especially produced with selective laser melting (SLM). Since it was shown that those parts are prawn to flaws like pores or cracks, every part needs to be tested. Therefore, NDT Methods, like ET, could help to characterize SLM parts. Research on ET has shown, that offline ET with high spatial resolution MR sensor arrays is possible and that flaws as small as 50 µm could be detected while significantly reducing testing time. In this talk a first approach on automated online ET method for testing SLM parts is proposed. An approach with hundreds of MR sensor is made to maintain spatial resolution and short testing times. Classic signal conditioning methods are used to reduce cost and complexity while maintaining high testing bandwidths. The proposed idea enables further research on automated generation of testing reports, process control or automated flaw curing. T2 - ICWAM 2019 CY - Metz, France DA - 05.06.2019 KW - GMR KW - Eddy Current KW - LBM KW - SLM KW - LPBF KW - Additive Manufacturing PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-48201 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ehlers, Henrik A1 - Pelkner, Matthias A1 - Pohl, Rainer A1 - Thewes, R. T1 - Hochauflösende Wirbelstromprüfung in der Additiven Fertigung N2 - Additive Fertigung hat in den letzten Jahren aufgrund der hohen Flexibilität stark an Bedeutung gewonnen. Insbesondere in der Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik werden hohe Anforderungen an die Qualitätskontrolle additiv gefertigter Bauteile gestellt. Teile die mit dem selektiven Laserschmelzen (SLM) hergestellt werden, bilden schon währen des Fertigungsprozesses Poren oder Risse aus. Aus diesem Grund ist die zerstörungsfreie Prüfung jedes Bauteils notwendig. Erste Versuche haben gezeigt, dass die ex-situ Wirbelstromprüfung von SLM-Bauteilen mit hochauflösenden MR Sonden möglich ist und dass Fehler im Bereich von einiger µm detektiert werden können. In dem Vortrag wird eine automatisierte in-situ Wirbelstromprüfung von SLM-Bauteilen vorgestellt. Für die Prüfung wird eine Vielzahl hochauflösender MR Sensoren verwendet, um die benötige hohe Ortsauflösung bei gleichzeitig kurzer Prüfzeit zu erreichen. Zusätzlich werden klassische Methoden der Signalverarbeitung verwendet, um die Kosten und die Komplexität des Systems trotz hoher Prüffrequenz zu minimieren. Das vorgestellte System kann in der Zukunft helfen automatisiert Prüfberichte zu generieren, den SLM-Prozess zu kontrollieren oder automatisiert Fehlstellen auszuheilen. T2 - Innotesting 2019 CY - Wildau, Germany DA - 21.02.2019 KW - GMR KW - Wirbesltrom KW - Additive Fertigung KW - SLM KW - LBM KW - Eddy Current KW - 316L KW - additive manufacturing PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-47425 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -