Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) of Al-Li alloys has high susceptibility to cracking due to wide solidification temperatures and formation of low-temperature eutectics. In this work, 2195 Al-Li alloys and 2195-Ti/CeB6 composites were manufactured at relatively high scan speeds and compared to reveal the effect of Ti/CeB6 on the crack inhibition and mechanical properties of 2195 alloys. The Ti/CeB6 addition showed a significant effect on grain refinement of 2195 alloys, where the grains changed from coarse columnar (~36.3 μm) to fine equiaxed grains (~2.8 μm) and their size was reduced by one order of magnitude. The 2195-Ti/CeB6 composites exhibited good laser processability without cracks at relatively high scan speeds. High tensile strength of ~300 MPa and elongation of ~5.5% for the composites at a high scan speed are obtained, respectively increasing by 33% and 35% relative to crack-free alloys at low scan speeds. This study provides references to crack suppression for laser additive manufacturing of high-crack-susceptibility metallic alloys.
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