Achieving exceptional strength-ductility synergy in laser beam powder bed fusion René 104ScY superalloy through induced heterogeneous microstructure

Balancing strength and ductility presents a significant challenge in the γ′ phase-strengthened Nickel-based superalloys fabricated by laser beam powder bed fusion. This study introduced stable multi-scale heterogeneous microstructure through heat treatment for the first time, which achieves an excel...

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Main Authors: Yazhou Zhang, Zuming Liu, Daoyan Jiang, Shupeng Ye, Tao Liu, Runxing Zhou
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Zuming Liu
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Runxing Zhou
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Zuming Liu
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Shupeng Ye
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Runxing Zhou
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description Balancing strength and ductility presents a significant challenge in the γ′ phase-strengthened Nickel-based superalloys fabricated by laser beam powder bed fusion. This study introduced stable multi-scale heterogeneous microstructure through heat treatment for the first time, which achieves an excellent strength-ductility synergy. The formation mechanism of heterogeneous microstructure during heat treatment and its correlation with mechanical properties are discussed in detail. The results show that the heat treatment leads to the formation of a multi-scale heterogeneous microstructure, including bimodal grains, nano-sized γ′ phases and twins, which activated several strengthening mechanisms, significantly enhancing strength. During the tensile process, stress-induced stacking faults, Lomer-Cottrell locks, and secondary twins activate multiple plastic deformation modes. This effectively improves the work-hardening capacity while maintaining good ductility. The heat treatment process designed in this study achieved a good balance between strength (yield strength: 1281 ± 8 MPa, ultimate tensile strength: 1609 ± 7 MPa) and ductility (16.6 ± 0.3%). These findings propose a new strategy for development of precipitation-strengthened superalloys.
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spelling doaj-art-692502d1b8c74aa89203da2f8e7d853f2025-08-20T02:35:32ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542024-11-0133100221003310.1016/j.jmrt.2024.11.192Achieving exceptional strength-ductility synergy in laser beam powder bed fusion René 104ScY superalloy through induced heterogeneous microstructureYazhou Zhang0Zuming Liu1Daoyan Jiang2Shupeng Ye3Tao Liu4Runxing Zhou5State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, ChinaCorresponding author.; State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, ChinaBalancing strength and ductility presents a significant challenge in the γ′ phase-strengthened Nickel-based superalloys fabricated by laser beam powder bed fusion. This study introduced stable multi-scale heterogeneous microstructure through heat treatment for the first time, which achieves an excellent strength-ductility synergy. The formation mechanism of heterogeneous microstructure during heat treatment and its correlation with mechanical properties are discussed in detail. The results show that the heat treatment leads to the formation of a multi-scale heterogeneous microstructure, including bimodal grains, nano-sized γ′ phases and twins, which activated several strengthening mechanisms, significantly enhancing strength. During the tensile process, stress-induced stacking faults, Lomer-Cottrell locks, and secondary twins activate multiple plastic deformation modes. This effectively improves the work-hardening capacity while maintaining good ductility. The heat treatment process designed in this study achieved a good balance between strength (yield strength: 1281 ± 8 MPa, ultimate tensile strength: 1609 ± 7 MPa) and ductility (16.6 ± 0.3%). These findings propose a new strategy for development of precipitation-strengthened superalloys.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785424027200Nickel-based superalloysHeat treatmentHeterogeneous microstructureLaser beam powder bed fusionStrength-ductility synergy
spellingShingle Yazhou Zhang
Zuming Liu
Daoyan Jiang
Shupeng Ye
Tao Liu
Runxing Zhou
Achieving exceptional strength-ductility synergy in laser beam powder bed fusion René 104ScY superalloy through induced heterogeneous microstructure
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Nickel-based superalloys
Heat treatment
Heterogeneous microstructure
Laser beam powder bed fusion
Strength-ductility synergy
title Achieving exceptional strength-ductility synergy in laser beam powder bed fusion René 104ScY superalloy through induced heterogeneous microstructure
title_full Achieving exceptional strength-ductility synergy in laser beam powder bed fusion René 104ScY superalloy through induced heterogeneous microstructure
title_fullStr Achieving exceptional strength-ductility synergy in laser beam powder bed fusion René 104ScY superalloy through induced heterogeneous microstructure
title_full_unstemmed Achieving exceptional strength-ductility synergy in laser beam powder bed fusion René 104ScY superalloy through induced heterogeneous microstructure
title_short Achieving exceptional strength-ductility synergy in laser beam powder bed fusion René 104ScY superalloy through induced heterogeneous microstructure
title_sort achieving exceptional strength ductility synergy in laser beam powder bed fusion rene 104scy superalloy through induced heterogeneous microstructure
topic Nickel-based superalloys
Heat treatment
Heterogeneous microstructure
Laser beam powder bed fusion
Strength-ductility synergy
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785424027200
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