TY - JOUR A1 - Schirdewahn, S. A1 - Spranger, Felix A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai A1 - Merklein, M. T1 - Localized Laser Dispersing of Titanium-Based Particles for Improving the Tribological Performance of Hot Stamping Tools N2 - Within the scope of this work, a new surface engineering technology named laser implantation has been investigated, in order to improve the tribological performance of hot stamping tools. This technique is based on manufacturing highly wear-resistant, separated, and elevated microfeatures by embedding hard ceramic particles into the tool surface via pulsed laser radiation. Hence, the topography and material properties of the tool are modified, which influences the thermal and tribological interactions at the blank-die interface. To verify these assumptions and to clarify the cause–effect relations, different titanium-based particles (TiB2, TiC, TiN) were laser-implanted and subsequently analyzed regarding to their geometrical shape and mechanical properties. Afterwards, quenching tests as well as tribological experiments were carried out by using titanium-diboride as the most promising implantation material for reducing the tribological load due to high hardness value of the generated implants. Compared to conventional tooling systems, the modified tool surfaces revealed a significantly higher wear resistance as well as reduced friction forces while offering the possibility to adjust the thermal interactions at the blank-die interface. Based on these results, a tailored tool surface modification can be pursued in future research work, in order to enhance the effectiveness of the hot stamping technology. KW - Hot stamping KW - Tribology KW - Surface modification KW - Localized laser dispersing PY - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-510981 VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - 68 PB - MDPI AN - OPUS4-51098 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Heßmann, Jennifer A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Entwicklung einer neuartigen Fügetechnologie N2 - Vorstellung einer neuartigen Fügetechnologie für artungleiche Werkstoffe (Aluminium und Stahl) mit Hilfe von Laserstrahlschweißen und elektromagnetischer Schmelzbadbeeinflussung. T2 - Assistentenseminar CY - Braunlage, Germany DA - 25.09.2019 KW - Laserstrahlschweißen KW - Artungleiche Werkstoffe KW - Elektromagnetische Schmelzbadbeeinflussung KW - Fügetechnologie KW - Stahl und Aluminium PY - 2020 SN - 978-3-96144-071-9 VL - 357 SP - 34 EP - 43 PB - DVS Media GmbH CY - Deutschland, Düsseldorf AN - OPUS4-51052 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mohr, Gunther A1 - Scheuschner, Nils A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - In situ heat accumulation by geometrical features obstructing heat flux and by reduced inter layer times in laser powder bed fusion of AISI 316L stainless steel N2 - Material qualification for laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) processes are often based on results derived from additively manufactured (AM) bulk material or small density cubes, although it is well known that the part geometry has a tremendous influence on the heat flux and, therefore, on the thermal history of an AM component. This study shows experimentally the effect of simple geometrical obstructions to the heat flux on cooling behavior and solidification conditions of 316L stainless steel processed by L-PBF. Additionally, it respects two distinct inter layer times (ILT) as well as the build height of the parts. The cooling behavior of the parts is in-situ traced by infrared (IR) thermography during the built-up. The IR signals reveal significant differences in cooling conditions, which are correlated to differences in melt pool geometries. The acquired data and results can be used for validation of computational models and improvements of quality assurance. KW - Selective laser beam melting KW - Thermography KW - Melt pool depth KW - Inter layer time KW - Ppreheating temperature KW - Additive Manufacturing PY - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-512549 VL - 94 SP - 155 EP - 160 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-51254 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Khan, K. A1 - Mohr, Gunther A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai A1 - De, A. T1 - Probing a novel heat source model and adaptive remeshing technique to simulate laser powder bed fusion with experimental validation N2 - A finite element method based three-dimensional heat transfer model with adaptive remeshing is presented to simulate the building of multiple tracks and layers in laser powder bed fusion of metallic powders with enhanced computational competence. A dimensional analysis is undertaken to define the heat source dimensions as function of laser parameters and properties of alloy powder. The computational model is used to calculate the melt pool cross sections for multiple combinations of laser power and scanning velocities considering multi-track-multi-layer builds of SS316L powder. The computed results are verified extensively with the corresponding experimentally measured ones. The model is utilized further to examine its ability to predict defects such as melt track discontinuity and incomplete fusion between neighboring tracks and layers. Overall, the adaptive remeshing and the proposed heat source expression could significantly enhance the model competence by reducing the computational time and memory while maintaining the accuracy of results in simulating laser powder bed fusion of multiple tracks and layers. KW - Selective laser melting (SLM) KW - Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) KW - Adaptive remeshing KW - SS316L alloy KW - Pool dimensions KW - Melt pool defects PY - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2020.109752 VL - 181 SP - 109752 PB - Elsevier B. CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-50703 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Spranger, Felix A1 - Schirdewahn, S. A1 - Kromm, Arne A1 - Merklein, M. A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - On the influence of TiB2, TiC, and TiN hard particles on the microstructure of localized laser dispersed AISI D2 tool steel surfaces N2 - The control of friction and wear is a major concern in many industrial applications. A promising method for tailored surface modification is the so-called laser implantation technique. This method combines surface texturing and material optimization in one processing step by a localized dispersing of hard ceramic particles using pulsed laser radiation. Wear resistant, protruding micrometric features (implants) with defined geometry can be created in a deterministic pattern where needed on highly stressed surfaces, i.e., on forming or cutting tools. However, in order to maintain the implants over the tool’s lifetime, a suitable selection of hard ceramic particles is a prerequisite. They must provide a defect-free metal matrix composite with a high share of homogeneously distributed particles and, especially, high implant hardness. In this study, TiN, TiC, and TiB2 hard particles were compared as implant materials for the first time. By a systematic variation of pulse power and pulse duration, their dispersing behavior and influence on the material properties of AISI D2 tool steel were investigated. Although all powder materials had grain sizes smaller than 10 μm, it was possible to disperse them by pulsed laser radiation and to obtain defect-free protruding implants. The highest share of dispersed particles (∼64%) was observed for TiB2. By scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, it was also shown that a significant share of the preplaced particles was dissolved by the laser beam and precipitated as nanometer sized particles within the matrix during solidification. These in situ formed particles have a decisive influence on the material properties. While the TiN and TiC implants have shown maximum hardness values of 750 and 850 HV1, the TiB2 implants have shown the highest hardness values with more than 1600 HV1. By x-ray diffraction, it was possible to ascribe the lower hardness values of TiC and TiN implants to high amounts of retained austenite in the metal matrix. By implanting TiB2, the formation of retained austenite was successfully suppressed due to the in situ formation of TiC particles, which was proven by electron backscatter diffraction. In conclusion, all the implant materials are basically suitable for laser implantation on AISI D2 tool steel. However, TiB2 has shown the most promising results. T2 - ICALEO 2019 CY - Orlando, FL, USA DA - 07.10.2019 KW - Laser implantation KW - Surface texturing KW - AISI D2 KW - TiB2 KW - TiN KW - TiC KW - Retained Austenite KW - Localized laser dispersing PY - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2351/7.0000059 VL - 32 IS - 2 SP - 022028 EP - 022028-9 PB - AIP Publishing AN - OPUS4-50712 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schirdewahn, S. A1 - Spranger, Felix A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai A1 - Merklein, M. T1 - Localized dispersing of TiB2 and TiN particles via pulsed laser radiation for improving the tribological performance of hot stamping tools N2 - The aim of this study is to increase the tribological performance of hot stamping tools by using a laser implantation process. This technique allows the fabrication of separated, elevated and dome-shaped microfeatures on the tool surface in consequence of a localized dispersing of ceramic particles via pulsed laser radiation. Hence, the topography and material properties of the tool are modified, which influences the tribological interactions at the blank-die interface. However, an appropriate selection of ceramic particles is an essential prerequisite, in order to obtain tailored and highly wear resistant surface features. In this regard, different titanium-based hard particles (TiB2 and TiN) were laser-implanted on hot working tool specimens and subsequently tested by means of a modified pin-on-disk test regarding to their wear and friction behavior. KW - Surface modification KW - Tribology KW - Laser implantation KW - Hot working tool steel KW - Hot stamping PY - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-514171 VL - 94 SP - 901 EP - 904 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-51417 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fritzsche, André A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Influence of welding parameters on electromagnetic supported degassing of die-casted and wrought aluminum N2 - Laser beam welding of aluminum die casting is challenging. A large quantity of gases (in particular, hydrogen) is absorbed by aluminum during the die-cast manufacturing process and is contained in the base material in solved or bound form. After remelting by the laser, the gases are released and are present in the melt as pores. Many of these metallurgic pores remain in the weld seam as a result of the high solidification velocities. The natural (Archimedean) buoyancy is not sufficient to remove the pores from the weld pool, leading to process instabilities and poor mechanical properties of the weld. Therefore, an electromagnetic (EM) system is used to apply an additional buoyancy component to the pores. The physical mechanism is based on the generation of Lorentz forces, whereby an electromagnetic pressure is introduced into the weld pool. The EM system exploits the difference in electrical conductivity between poorly conducting pores (inclusions) and the comparatively better conducting aluminum melt to increase the resulting buoyancy velocity of the pores. Within the present study, the electromagnetic supported degassing is investigated in dependence on the laser beam power, welding velocity, and electromagnetic flux density. By means of a design of experiments, a systematic variation of these parameters is carried out for partial penetration laser beam welding of 6mm thick sheets of wrought aluminum alloy AlMg3 and die-cast aluminum alloy AlSi12(Fe), where the wrought alloy serves as a reference. The proportion of pores in the weld seams is determined using x-ray images, computed tomography images, and cross-sectional images. The results prove a significant reduction of the porosity up to 70% for both materials as a function of the magnetic flux density. T2 - ICALEO 2019 CY - Orlando, FL, USA DA - 07.10.2019 KW - Laser beam welding KW - Electromagnetic supported degassing KW - Die-casted aluminum PY - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2351/7.0000064 VL - 32 IS - 2 SP - 022031-1 EP - 022031-8 PB - AIP Publishing AN - OPUS4-50728 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kempf, A. A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - Einfluss der Porosität auf die Duktilitätseigenschaften von additiv gefertigtem AlSi10Mg N2 - Die Werkstoffeigenschaften im selektiven Laserstrahlschmelz-Verfahren hergestellter Bauteile werden von einer Vielzahl technologischer Parameter beeinflusst, sodass sich die Fertigungsgüte verschiedener Anlagen voneinander unterscheiden kann. Vor diesem Hintergrund wurde in der vorliegenden Arbeit untersucht, inwiefern sich durch verschiedene nachgelagerte Wärmebehandlungen die Mikrostruktur und die quasistatischen Festigkeitseigenschaften von Proben aus der Aluminiumlegierung AlSi10Mg, die mit verschiedenen Anlagen, Pulvern, Belichtungsstrategien und Prozessparametern gefertigt wurden, harmonisieren lassen. Die Versuche zeigten u.a., dass die erheblichen Festigkeitsunterschiede im Ausgangszustand unabhängig von der angewendeten Wärmebehandlungsroute aufgehoben wurden. Dennoch wurden signifikante Unterschiede in der Duktilität ermittelt. Anhand umfangreicher Bruchflächenanalysen konnte nachgewiesen werden, dass die in der Bruchfläche ermittelte Porosität eine lineare Korrelation zu der Bruchdehnung aufwies. T2 - 5. Tagung des Arbeitskreises Additiv gefertigte Bauteile und Strukturen CY - Online Meeting DA - 04.11.2020 KW - Wärmebehandlung KW - Additive Fertigung KW - Laser powder bed fusion KW - AlSi10Mg KW - Ringversuch PY - 2020 SN - 2509-8772 VL - 405 SP - 93 EP - 104 AN - OPUS4-51657 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heßmann, Jennifer A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - Numerical and experimental investigation of controlled weld pool displacement by electromagnetic forces for joining dissimilar materials N2 - In order to reduce CO2 emissions, an increasing interest in lightweight construction exists in the automotive industry, especially the multi-material-design approach. The main construction materials here are steels and aluminium alloys. Due to their different physical material properties and limited mutual solubility, these two materials cannot be joined thermally without difficulty. This paper presents a new joining approach for dissimilar materials. It uses electromagnetic displacement of a laser-generated melt pool to produce overlap joints between 1 mm steel (1.0330) and 2 mm aluminium alloy (EN AW 5754). Contactless induced Lorentz forces are generated by an alternating current (AC) magnet system. The controlled displacement of the aluminium alloy melt into the hole of the overlying steel sheet is investigated through numerical and experimental studies. The numerical results are compared with cross sections and thermocouple measurements. For the first time, it is possible to achieve a reproducible controlled melt pool displacement on thin sheets to produce overlap joints between dissimilar materials. KW - Displacement KW - Laser beam welding KW - Dissimilar materials KW - Joining technology KW - Electromagnetic field KW - Lorentz force KW - Numerical investigation PY - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-516640 VL - 10 IS - 11 SP - 1447 EP - 1462 PB - MDPI CY - Basel, Schweiz AN - OPUS4-51664 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mohr, Gunther A1 - Nowakowski, Susanna A1 - Altenburg, Simon A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - Experimental Determination of the Emissivity of Powder Layers and Bulk Material in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Using Infrared Thermography and Thermocouples N2 - Recording the temperature distribution of the layer under construction during laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) is of utmost interest for a deep process understanding as well as for quality assurance and in situ monitoring means. While having a notable number of thermal monitoring approaches in additive manufacturing (AM), attempts at temperature calibration and emissivity determination are relatively rare. This study aims for the experimental temperature adjustment of an off-axis infrared (IR) thermography setup used for in situ thermal data acquisition in L-PBF processes. The temperature adjustment was conducted by means of the so-called contact method using thermocouples at two different surface conditions and two different materials: AISI 316L L-PBF bulk surface, AISI 316L powder surface, and IN718 powder surface. The apparent emissivity values for the particular setup were determined. For the first time, also corrected, closer to real emissivity values of the bulk or powder surface condition are published. In the temperature region from approximately 150 °C to 580 °C, the corrected emissivity was determined in a range from 0.2 to 0.25 for a 316L L-PBF bulk surface, in a range from 0.37 to 0.45 for 316L powder layer, and in a range from 0.37 to 0.4 for IN718 powder layer. KW - Emisssivity KW - Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) KW - Selective Laser Melting (SLM) KW - Additive Manufacturing (AM) KW - Process monitoring KW - Infrared thermography PY - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-516148 VL - 10 IS - 11 SP - 1546 PB - MDPI CY - Basel, Schweiz AN - OPUS4-51614 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mohr, Gunther A1 - Altenburg, Simon A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - Effects of inter layer time and build height on resulting properties of 316L stainless steel processed by laser powder bed fusion N2 - Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) is the most prominent additive manufacturing (AM) technology for metal part production. Among the high number of factors influencing part quality and mechanical properties, the inter layer time (ILT) between iterative melting of volume elements in subsequent layers is almost completely unappreciated in the relevant literature on L-PBF. This study investigates the effect of ILT with respect to build height and under distinct levels of volumetric energy density (VED) using the example of 316L stainless steel. In-situ thermography is used to gather information on cooling conditions during the process, which is followed by an extensive metallographic analysis. Significant effects of ILT and build height on heat accumulation, sub-grain sizes, melt pool geometries and hardness are presented. Furthermore, the rise of defect densities can be attributed to a mutual interplay of build height and ILT. Hence, ILT has been identified as a crucial factor for L-PBF of real part components especially for those with small cross sections. KW - Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) KW - Laser beam melting (LBM) KW - Selective laser melting (SLM) KW - Dwell-time KW - Thermography PY - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-503300 SN - 2214-8604 VL - 32 SP - 101080-1 EP - 101080-13 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-50330 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kempf, A. A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - Influence of sub-cell structure on the mechanical properties of AlSi10Mg manufactured by laser powder bed fusion N2 - AlSi10Mg is one of the most applied alloys for laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) technology, due to its great possibilities for implementing new lightweight concepts such as in automotive industries. For the component design it is necessary to know about the mechanical properties and the mechanical behaviour. The many published strength properties of LPBF processed AlSi10Mg show significant differences up to approximately 225 MPa in ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and 195 MPa in yield strength (YS). To understand these varying properties, a ring trial was carried out manufacturing specimens on 6 LPBF machines with different parameters and build-up strategies. They were studied in the as-built (AB) condition and after heat treatment at 300 °C for 30 min, respectively. For examining the mechanical properties, tensile tests and hardness measurements were carried out. The microstructure was characterized by optical light microscopy (OM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). The identified differences in strength properties were discussed based on the 4 strengthening mechanism known for metallic materials and at the background of material defects. It was found that the size of the typical sub-cell structure of LPBF AlSi10Mg affected substantially the mechanical properties in the AB condition, in which with decreasing sub-cell size strength increased. If heat treatment was applied, the strength properties decreased and did not differ anymore. Since annealing led to coarsened sub-cells, whereas the grains itself did not change in size, the influence of sub-cell structure on strength was further confirmed. In addition, acicular precipitates in the AB condition were observed at specimens from one LPBF machine showing the lowest tensile elongation. KW - Laser powder bed fusion KW - AlSi10Mg KW - Mechanical properties KW - Microstructure PY - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.138976 VL - 776 SP - Paper 138976, 12 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-50316 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mohr, Gunther A1 - Altenburg, Simon A1 - Ulbricht, Alexander A1 - Heinrich, Ph. A1 - Baum, D. A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Hilgenberg, Kai T1 - In-Situ Defect Detection in Laser Powder Bed Fusion by Using Thermography and Optical Tomography—Comparison to Computed Tomography N2 - Among additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, the laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) is one of the most important technologies to produce metallic components. The layer-wise build-up of components and the complex process conditions increase the probability of the occurrence of defects. However, due to the iterative nature of its manufacturing process and in contrast to conventional manufacturing technologies such as casting, L-PBF offers unique opportunities for in-situ monitoring. In this study, two cameras were successfully tested simultaneously as a machine manufacturer independent process monitoring setup: a high-frequency infrared camera and a camera for long time exposure, working in the visible and infrared spectrum and equipped with a near infrared filter. An AISI 316L stainless steel specimen with integrated artificial defects has been monitored during the build. The acquired camera data was compared to data obtained by computed tomography. A promising and easy to use examination method for data analysis was developed and correlations between measured signals and defects were identified. Moreover, sources of possible data misinterpretation were specified. Lastly, attempts for automatic data analysis by data Integration are presented. KW - Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) KW - Selective laser melting (SLM) KW - Additive manufacturing (AM) KW - Process monitoring KW - Infrared thermography KW - Optical tomography KW - Computed tomography (CT) KW - Data fusion KW - Lack-of-fusion PY - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-502417 VL - 10 IS - 1 SP - 103 PB - MDPI CY - Basel, Schweiz AN - OPUS4-50241 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -