Influence of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Beads’ Geometry and Building Strategy: Mechanical and Structural Behavior of ER70S-6 Prismatic Blocks

Influence of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Beads’ Geometry and Building Strategy: Mechanical and Structural Behavior of ER70S-6 Prismatic Blocks

Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) with high deposition rates has attracted industry interest for the demonstrated economic production of medium-to-large-scale metallic components. The structural integrity and mechanical properties of the built parts depend on the selection of the optimum deposi...

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Published in:Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 3
Main Authors: Elsokaty, Ahmed, Oraby, Omar, Sadek, Sameha, Salem, Hanadi G.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Basel MDPI AG 01-02-2023
Subjects:
3D printing
Additive manufacturing
Anisotropy
Arc deposition
bead width
Beads
building strategy
Carbon
Cooling
Cooling rate
Enthalpy
fracture and structural behavior
Geometry
Hardness
Heat
Influence
Isotropy
Low carbon steels
Manganese steel
Manufacturing
Mechanical properties
Metal fatigue
overlapping percentage
Robotics
Stainless steel
Steel alloys
Structural behavior
Structural integrity
Tensile strength
WAAM
Wire
Wire industry
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Summary:Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) with high deposition rates has attracted industry interest for the demonstrated economic production of medium-to-large-scale metallic components. The structural integrity and mechanical properties of the built parts depend on the selection of the optimum deposition parameters and the tool path strategy. In this study, an alternate orthogonal deposition strategy was employed. The influence of the beads’ geometry and the associated heat input on the mechanical and structural behavior of mild steel (ER70S-6) were investigated. The influence of the bead width (BW) and the overlapping percentage (OP) between the adjacent beads on the average and layer-by-layer hardness of the blocks along the building direction were evaluated. Tensile strength was also characterized. The alternate orthogonal building strategy enhanced the geometrical uniformity of the built blocks and the microstructural isotropy along the building direction. Increasing the BW increased the total heat input per bead per layer, which significantly reduced the hardness and tensile strength of the built blocks by 19% and 17% compared to 8% and 7% when increasing the OP, respectively. Total heat input, number of heating cycles, and cooling rates triggered the phases formed, and their morphologies along the building direction were also characterized.
ISSN:2504-4494
2504-4494
DOI:10.3390/jmmp7010003