Forming process,microstructure,strength and toughness of Ti6Al4V alloy by laser wire-feed additive manufacturing
In this paper,single-pass multi-layer Ti6Al4V alloy specimens were prepared by laser wire-feed additive manufacturing technology.The effects of laser power,scanning speed and wire feeding speed on the microstructure,tensile properties and impact properties of Ti6Al4V alloy were systematic-ally studied.The microstructure of single-pass multi-layer deposition samples is composed of martens-ite α',α bundle and basket-weave microstructure.The increase of laser power increases the β grain size and the decomposition degree of martensite α'.When the laser power increases from 3 000 W to 3 500 W,the tensile strength of the sample decreases by about 4%,the elongation increases by 50%,and the impact toughness increases by about 6%.With increasing wire feeding speed,the average size of the βgrains of the sample increases.As the wire feeding speed increases from 10 mm/s to 30 mm/s,the tensile strength decreases by 2%,the elongation increases by 67%,and the impact toughness increases by 11%.When the scanning speed increases,the lack-of-fusion and residual martensite α'in the sample increases.Compared with the sample with a scanning speed of 4 mm/s,the elongation rate of the sample with a scanning speed of 6 mm/s increases by about 45%,the tensile strength decreases by 2%,and the impact toughness increases by 11%.