TY - CHAP A1 - Eissel, A. A1 - Engelking, Lorenz A1 - Treutler, K. A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk A1 - Wesling, V. A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas ED - da Silva, L. F. M. ED - Martins, P. A. F. ED - Reisgen, U. T1 - Nickel-Iron-Alloy Modification to Enhance Additively Welded Microstructure for Subsequent Milling N2 - The aerospace industry uses nickel–iron alloys, e.g., FeNi36, to create moulding tools for composite materials, since these alloys have a low coefficient of thermal expansion. Nickel–iron alloys are hard-to-cut materials. The moulding tools are large in size and involve complex structures, making them cost-intensive and difficult to manufacture. Thus, 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 the surface quality, the welded components must be subsequently machined. Additionally, inhomogeneous microstructure may lead to unstable cutting forces and conditions. Consequently, a modification of the microstructure morphology is achieved through specific alloy modifications in order to stabilise and improve the subsequent machining process. Therefore, titanium and zirconium are chosen as modification elements with a maximum 1% weight percent and are added to nickel–iron alloy powder. The elements are alloyed, and build-up welded by plasma-transferred-arcwelding. The resulting microstructure morphology of the welded wall structure and the machining properties are then determined. It can be shown that titanium has a significant effect on the structural morphology of the welded layers, as well as on the machining. KW - Alloy modification KW - Alloy 36 KW - Plasma-transferred arc welding KW - Ultrasonic-assisted milling KW - Surface integrity PY - 2022 SN - 978-3-030-95463-5 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95463-5_6 SP - 85 EP - 99 PB - Springer CY - Cham AN - OPUS4-55484 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Engelking, Lorenz A1 - Eissel, A. A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk A1 - Treutler, K. A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Wesling, V. T1 - Optimisation of surface residual stresses using ultrasonic‑assisted milling for wire‑arc additive manufactured Ni alloy components N2 - Nickel alloys are cost intensive materials and generally classified as difficult-to-cut material. However, machining of these materials is needed especially in case of alloy 36 (1.3912), which is commonly used in mould construction for the production of fibre-reinforced composites. With regard to repair, modification and manufacturing of such components, additive manufacturing offers significant economic advantages. Nevertheless, subsequent machining steps are needed to achieve the final component contour and defined surface conditions. Dependent on the material and machining process conditions, detrimental tensile residual stresses may be the result on the machined surface, having negative impact on the component performance and safety. In this investigation, machining experiments were carried out on wire arc additive manufactured components made of alloy 36, varying the cutting speed and the feed rate. In addition, the conventional milling process (CM) was compared with a modern, hybrid machining process, the ultrasonic-assisted milling (US). The cutting forces and the surface-near residual stresses were analysed using X-ray diffraction. A significant improvement of the machinability as well as the surface integrity by using the ultrasonic assistance was observed, especially at low cutting speeds. The CM induced mainly tensile residual stresses, the US mainly compressive residual stresses. KW - Surface integrity KW - Ultrasonic-assisted milling KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Ni alloy KW - Alloy 36 PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-575246 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-023-11326-z SN - 1433-3015 VL - 126 IS - 9 SP - 4191 EP - 4198 PB - Springer Nature AN - OPUS4-57524 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Witte, Julien A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk A1 - Hamacher, M. A1 - Michels, H. A1 - Hamm, C. A1 - Appelt, M. A1 - Börner, Andreas A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Tool development for hybrid finishing milling of iron aluminides N2 - The importance of high-temperature materials made of iron aluminides (FeAl) has been increasing in light weight applications, e.g., airplane turbines, due to the high material’s specific strength. However, the highly economic production by means of permanent mold casting involves special microstructures for Fe26Al4Mo0.5Ti1B alloy components leading to difficult machinability for subsequent finishing milling and low surface qualities. Major effects of tool and machining parameter variation incorporating ultrasonic assistance on the milling process and surface integrity are shown. Loads for tool and component surface are significantly adjustable to enable an economic process chain regarding the surface integrity of safety-relevant components. KW - Ultrasonic-assisted milling KW - Iron aluminide KW - Surface integrity KW - Tool wear PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-566294 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.03.123 SN - 2212-8271 VL - 108 SP - 793 EP - 798 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-56629 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Witte, Julien T1 - Optimizing residual stresses in additively manufactured high-performance materials N2 - The integration of modern high-performance materials in combination with additive manufacturing (AM) has revolutionized the approach to lightweight construction across diverse applications. This study explores the synergy between these materials and additive manufacturing (AM), focusing on their unique properties to engineer resource-efficient structures. Despite these advancements, machining these hard-to-cut materials such as iron-aluminide for safety-critical components remains challenging due to increased tool wear and compromised surface integrity. This research focuses on overcoming these challenges through the application of ultrasonic-assisted milling (USAM), a hybrid machining process exhibiting significant potential. By incorporating ultrasonic oscillations along the milling tool axis, USAM minimizes tool and component surface loads, enhancing tool life and producing defect-free, homogeneous surfaces with reduced roughness parameters. This investigation centers on the influence of ultrasonic-assisted milling on residual material stresses, crucial for component performance under load. In contrast to conventional milling generating tensile stresses, USAM induces advantageous compressive residual stresses, potentially enhancing the component's crack resistance. The study employs experimental variations in ultrasonic amplitude during the machining process to identify optimal parameters for achieving maximum compressive stresses. In addition, the depth profile of these residual stresses on the surface is investigated, which provides more detailed insights into their distribution and possible effects. This research not only contributes to the evolving environment of innovative manufacturing technologies, but also places particular focus on the central role of residual stresses in the performance and reliability of safety-critical AM components. The results not only contribute to a better understanding of ultrasonic-assisted milling, but also provide crucial guidance for the design of components that can withstand the challenges of real-world applications. T2 - BMDK OvGU Magdeburg CY - Magdeburg, Germany DA - 19.06.2024 KW - Ultrasonic-assisted milling KW - Additive manufacturing KW - High-performance materials KW - Surface integrity KW - Residual stresses depth profile PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-62025 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Giese, Marcel T1 - Effect of Ultrasonic-Assisted Machining for Surface Functionalization of Innovative Work-Hardening Multi-Principal-Element Alloys N2 - Multi-principal-element alloys (MPEAs) are an alloying concept consisting of at least two main alloying elements resulting in unique microstructures and potentially superior physical, mechanical and chemical properties, for instance a high work hardening capacity. These characteristics are determined by four core effects: sluggish diffusion, severe lattice distortion, high-entropy and cocktail effect. The development of MPEAs is a promising approach to extend the range of applications of conventional alloys by exploiting these core effects. In the present study, as reference to the conventional high-manganese steel X120Mn12 (ASTM A128), characterized by particularly high work hardening capacity generating exceptional mechanical properties, work-hardening MPEAs based on the equimolar composition CoFeNi in combination with Mn and C were developed. Specimens were produced as bulk material by melting via an electric arc furnace. In a second step the specimens undergo a surface finishing via milling process. Therefore, a hybrid milling process was used which, in addition to producing defined surfaces, also has the potential to reduce tool wear and increase surface integrity by introducing compressive stresses and increasing hardness through pronounced work hardening in comparison to conventional machining. The so-called ultrasonic-assisted milling (USAM) is characterized by an axial oscillation of the tool during the milling process. The machining parameters were varied to analyze the effect on work hardening together with process forces during milling and resulting surface integrity. Subsequently, microstructure evolution, hardness as well as resulting wear resisting capacity were investigated and correlated with the composition and the USAM parameters. For the MPEA CoFeNi-Mn12C1.2 a pronounced lattice strain and grain refinement due to the plastic deformation during the USAM was recorded, especially at high USAM amplitude and lower cutting speed due to the greater number of tool oscillations per cutting engagement. Consequently, a hardness increase of up to 380 HV0.025 was induced for the aforementioned MPEA exhibiting a higher wear resistance compared to the X120Mn12. This shows the promising approach for the development of work-hardening materials based on new alloy concepts such as MPEAs allowing also coatings required for applications in tribological systems. As conventional hard and wear-resistant coatings are challenging in machining due to massive tool wear this approach of functional coating materials with high hardening capacity during USAM have the potential to reduce tool wear and ensure a adequate surface integrity and wear resistance. T2 - 50th International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF 2024) CY - San Diego, CA, USA DA - 19.05.2024 KW - Ultrasonic assisted milling KW - Surface integrity KW - High entropy alloys PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61928 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Giese, Marcel T1 - Alloy modification and ultrasonic assisted milling of wear resistant alloys with defined surfaces N2 - The targets for reducing CO2 emissions are closely linked to the development of highly efficient and economical steel components in plant, process and power plant technology, which require wear protection coatings tailored to the application and steel material for high combined corrosive, tribological, thermal and mechanical stresses. In addition to increasing demands to replace conventional cobalt alloys with nickel alloys as a result of price and supply risks, there is a growing demand in industry for defined functional surfaces of high quality for these coatings. Milling is a standard process for finish machining. The desired properties of wear resistant alloys imply significant challenges for the milling process due to high tool wear and surface defects. Besides the hardness of the coating materials, especially due to the precipitations, inhomogeneous, anisotropic weld structures of the claddings lead to further deteriorations of milling processes due to unstable milling conditions and process forces. A joint project of BAM and ISAF of TU Clausthal (Fosta P1550/IGF 21959 N) investigates the optimization of these challenging machining conditions by means of alloy modifications of the welding powder for plasma transferred arc cladding, without reducing the wear protection potential and using ultrasonic assisted milling process. In this paper, the influence of the microstructure and precipitation morphology adjusted by means of alloy modification on machining is investigated. The alloy used is a NiCrMoSiFeB alloy (trade name: Colmonoy 56 PTA). Through metallurgical investigations and in-situ measurement of cutting forces and temperatures at the cutting edge during the milling process as well as the subsequent investigation of tool wear and surface integrity, a detailed analysis and correlation between microstructural properties and machinability is feasible. The findings allow recommendations for standards and processing guidelines, enabling safe and economical production of highly stressed steel components with non-critical, cost-reduced materials. T2 - European steel technology and application days CY - Düsseldorf, Germany DA - 12.06.2023 KW - Ultrasonic assisted milling KW - Surface integrity KW - Tool wear PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58945 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Engelking, Lorenz T1 - Optimisation of surface residual stresses using hybrid milling processes for additive manufactured Nickel alloy components N2 - Ni alloys are cost intensive materials and generally classified as difficult-to-cut materials. However, machining of these materials is needed especially in case of alloy 36 (1.3912), which is commonly used in mould construction for the production of fibre-reinforced composites. With regard to repair, modification and manufacturing of such components, additive manufacturing offers significant economic advantages. Nevertheless, subsequent machining steps are needed to achieve the final component contour and defined surface conditions. Dependent on the material and machining process conditions, detrimental tensile residual stresses may be the result on the machined surface, having negative impact on the component performance and safety. Recent studies exhibited that hybrid machining processes, such as ultrasonic-assisted milling (USAM), are suitable for achieving favourable residual stress states at the surface of difficult-to-cut Ni-Cr alloys. In this investigation, wire arc additive manufactured (WAAM) specimens of alloy 36 were finish milled under different milling conditions. In addition to the machined surfaces condition and topology, the surface-near residual stresses were analysed using X-ray diffraction (XRD). Especially for low cutting speeds, significantly improved surface properties, roughness parameters and lower mechanical and microstructural degradations were found for the specimen machined with USAM compared to conventional milling. The improved surface integrity could furthermore be observed by a significant reduction of the tensile residual stresses in the surface boundary area. T2 - Bachelor-, Master-, Doktoranden-Kolloquium, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg CY - Magdeburg, Germany DA - 18.05.2022 KW - Surface integrity KW - Ultrasonic-assisted milling KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Ni alloy KW - Alloy 36 PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-54908 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Engelking, Lorenz A1 - Eissel, A. A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk A1 - Treutler, K. A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Wesling, V. T1 - Effect of alloy modification for additive manufactured Ni alloy components on microstructure and subsequent machining properties N2 - Ni alloys are generally classified as difficult-to-cut materials and cost intensive. Additive manufacturing (AM) offers economic advantages. However, machining of these AM components is mandatory to create the final contour or surface. The inhomogeneous and anisotropic microstructure and properties of AM components causes an unstable cutting process. Moreover, undesirable tensile residual stresses are generated due to subsequent machining. In this investigation, the initial alloy 36 is modified with Ti and Nb up to 1.6 wt.-% and build-up welded via gas metal arc welding (GMAW) and plasma-transferred-arc (PTA). Then, finish-milling tests are carried out to investigate the influence of the modification as well as the cutting parameters on the resulting cutting force and the surface integrity. In addition, the conventional milling process (CM) is compared with the ultrasonic-assisted milling process (US), which has a significant influence on the machinability as well as on the surface integrity. T2 - Additive Fertigung – Werkstoffe – Prozesse – Wärmebehandlung 2022 CY - Bremen, Germany DA - 29.06.2022 KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Alloy 36 KW - Alloy modification KW - Ultrasonic-assisted milling KW - Surface integrity PY - 2022 SP - 57 EP - 67 AN - OPUS4-55430 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk A1 - Treutler, K. A1 - Börner, Andreas A1 - Gustus, R. A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas A1 - Wesling, V. A1 - Maus-Friedrichs, W. T1 - Surface finishing of hard-to-machine cladding alloys for highly stressed components N2 - The supply and processing of materials for highly stressed components are usually cost-intensive. Efforts to achieve cost and resource efficiency lead to more complex structures and contours. Additive manufacturing steps for component repair and production offer significant economic advantages. Machining needs to be coordinated with additive manufacturing steps in a complementary way to produce functional surfaces suitable for the demands. Regarding inhomogeneity and anisotropy of the microstructure and properties as well as production-related stresses, a great deal of knowledge is still required for efficient use by small- and medium-size enterprises, especially for the interactions of subsequent machining of these difficult-to-machine materials. Therefore, investigations on these influences and interactions were carried out using a highly innovative cost-intensive NiCrMo alloy (IN725). These alloys are applied for claddings as well as for additive component manufacturing and repair welding using gas metal arc welding processes. For the welded specimens, the adequate solidification morphology, microstructure and property profile were investigated. The machinability in terms of finishing milling of the welded surfaces and comparative analyses for ultrasonic-assisted milling processes was examined focussing on surface integrity. It was shown that appropriate cutting parameters and superimposed oscillating of the milling tool in the direction of the tool rotation significantly reduce the mechanical loads for tool and workpiece surface. This contributes to ensure a high surface integrity, especially when cutting has to be carried out without cooling lubricants. KW - WAAM KW - IN725 KW - Machining KW - Ultrasonic-assisted milling KW - Residual stresses KW - Cutting forces KW - Surface integrity KW - Microstructure PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-524872 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-06815-y VL - 114 IS - 5-6 SP - 1427 EP - 1442 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-52487 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Eissel, A. A1 - Engelking, Lorenz A1 - Treutler, K. A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk A1 - Wesling, V. A1 - Kannengießer, Thomas T1 - Investigations on influencing the microstructure of additively manufactured Co‑Cr alloys to improve subsequent machining conditions N2 - Co-Cr alloys are frequently used for highly stressed components, especially in turbine and plant construction, due to their high resistance to thermal and mechanical stress, as well as to corrosive and abrasive loads. Furthermore, they are classified as difficult-to-cut materials because of their high strength and toughness as well as their low thermal conductivity. However, for Co, an increased cost and supply risk can be observed in recent years. Therefore, additive manufacturing (AM) offers significant economic advantages due to higher material efficiency regarding repair, modification, and manufacturing of such components. Concerning inhomogeneity and anisotropy of the microstructure and properties as well as manufacturing-related stresses, a lot of knowledge is still necessary for the economic use of additive welding processes in SMEs. In addition, subsequent machining, particularly contour milling, is essential to generate the required complex contours and surfaces. Hence, additive and machining manufacturing processes need to be coordinated in a complementary way, especially due to additional challenges arising in milling of heterogeneous hard-to-cut microstructures. Recently, it has been shown that modern, hybrid cutting processes, such as ultrasonic-assisted milling (US), can improve the cutting situation. In this investigation, the Co-Cr initial alloy is additionally modified with Ti and Zr up to 1 wt% with the aim to enhance the homogeneity of the microstructure and, thus, the machinability. Hence the investigation includes finish milling tests of the AM components and the comparison of US and conventional machining. Both the modifications and the ultrasonic assistance exhibit a significant effect on the machining situation; for example US causes a higher surface integrity of the finish milled surfaces compared to conventional milling. T2 - International Congress on Welding, Additive Manufacturing and associated non-destructive testing CY - Online meeting DA - 08.06.2022 KW - Cobalt-chromium alloy KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Ultrasonic-assisted milling KW - Surface integrity PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-560917 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-022-01397-z SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg AN - OPUS4-56091 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -