Comparison of fatigue life behavior between 4-point and uniaxial loading for L-PBF Ti–6Al–4V after HIP treatments

The present study investigated the effects of Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) on the fatigue performance of Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) Ti–6Al–4V alloy under both 4-point bending and uniaxial testing. Three HIP-cycles were examined: standard, low temperature/high pressure (LTHP), and super beta. Mo...

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Published in:	Results in materials Vol. 22; p. 100579
Main Authors:	Ariza, D.A., Arrieta, E., Banuelos, C., Colón, B.J., Murr, L.E., Wicker, R.B., Beamer, C., Medina, F.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01-06-2024 Elsevier
Subjects:	Hot isostatic pressing (HIP) Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) Mechanical properties Microstructures Ti–6Al–4V Uniaxial and 4-point bending fatigue Uniaxial and 4-point bending fatigue Mechanical properties Hot isostatic pressing (HIP) Ti–6Al–4V Microstructures Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF)
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Summary:	The present study investigated the effects of Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) on the fatigue performance of Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) Ti–6Al–4V alloy under both 4-point bending and uniaxial testing. Three HIP-cycles were examined: standard, low temperature/high pressure (LTHP), and super beta. Moreover, an annealed heat treatment group was incorporated to compare against the HIP groups. The material microstructure was analyzed and compared across the heat treatments during the study, which showed the presence of α′ martensites, α+β Widmanstätten, and coarse equiaxed grains. Similarly, tensile and hardness testing were implemented to study the mechanical properties, where due to the effects of the HIP treatments, higher ductility but lower hardness values were recorded. Furthermore, fracture morphologies and stress-life (cycles-to-failure) (S–N) curves of the Ti–6Al–4V specimens concerning the fatigue behavior were analyzed. The HIP treatment groups behaved similarly during 4-point bending and uniaxial testing, with the LTHP obtaining a superior fatigue life behavior, followed by the standard and super beta HIP groups. In addition, the efficacy of HIP to reduce pores showed better results in the 4-point bending specimens, leading to few defects as fatigue initiators in contrast to the uniaxial specimens. Fractography results suggested that defects and microstructural features acting as fatigue crack initiators (FCI) govern the fracture behavior of uniaxial specimens. In contrast, only the presence of microstructural features controls the 4-point bending failure behavior.
ISSN:	2590-048X 2590-048X
DOI:	10.1016/j.rinma.2024.100579