Selective Laser-Melted Alloy 625: Optimization of Stress-Relieving and Aging Treatments

Additive manufacturing is an innovative solution to produce components characterized by complex geometries. The use of such parts requires a deep knowledge of their behavior under different service conditions, especially from mechanical and corrosion resistance points of view. One of the most well-k...

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Main Authors: Barbara Rivolta, Riccardo Gerosa, Davide Panzeri
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
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description Additive manufacturing is an innovative solution to produce components characterized by complex geometries. The use of such parts requires a deep knowledge of their behavior under different service conditions, especially from mechanical and corrosion resistance points of view. One of the most well-known and employed materials produced by selective laser melting is nickel alloy 625. It is already commonly used in its conventional form, but the additive manufacturing technology, despite its higher production costs and lower productivity, is becoming competitive because of its excellent mechanical strength. It is in fact significantly higher compared to the conventionally manufactured alloy whose properties are often limited by the difficulty in retaining a fine grain size during plastic deformation and heat treatment. Even though the as-built performance is already quite good, further strength improvement can be attained upon tailored single- and double-aging treatments that are optimized starting from the experimental results obtained in the conventional alloy and also considering the influence on corrosion resistance. In addition, considering that the stress-relieving treatment recommended for the conventional forged alloy at 870 °C is not suitable for the selective laser-melted material because of the more rapid precipitation response, this temperature is optimized to improve both the tensile deformability and the corrosion behavior.
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spelling doaj-art-6da1d02dddbb4595a53237a8d70b6ac92025-08-20T03:47:49ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172025-05-011510544110.3390/app15105441Selective Laser-Melted Alloy 625: Optimization of Stress-Relieving and Aging TreatmentsBarbara Rivolta0Riccardo Gerosa1Davide Panzeri2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, via La Masa 1, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, via La Masa 1, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, via La Masa 1, 20133 Milan, ItalyAdditive manufacturing is an innovative solution to produce components characterized by complex geometries. The use of such parts requires a deep knowledge of their behavior under different service conditions, especially from mechanical and corrosion resistance points of view. One of the most well-known and employed materials produced by selective laser melting is nickel alloy 625. It is already commonly used in its conventional form, but the additive manufacturing technology, despite its higher production costs and lower productivity, is becoming competitive because of its excellent mechanical strength. It is in fact significantly higher compared to the conventionally manufactured alloy whose properties are often limited by the difficulty in retaining a fine grain size during plastic deformation and heat treatment. Even though the as-built performance is already quite good, further strength improvement can be attained upon tailored single- and double-aging treatments that are optimized starting from the experimental results obtained in the conventional alloy and also considering the influence on corrosion resistance. In addition, considering that the stress-relieving treatment recommended for the conventional forged alloy at 870 °C is not suitable for the selective laser-melted material because of the more rapid precipitation response, this temperature is optimized to improve both the tensile deformability and the corrosion behavior.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/10/5441alloy 625selective laser meltingaging treatmentstress-relieving treatmentcorrosion resistance
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Selective Laser-Melted Alloy 625: Optimization of Stress-Relieving and Aging Treatments
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alloy 625
selective laser melting
aging treatment
stress-relieving treatment
corrosion resistance
title Selective Laser-Melted Alloy 625: Optimization of Stress-Relieving and Aging Treatments
title_full Selective Laser-Melted Alloy 625: Optimization of Stress-Relieving and Aging Treatments
title_fullStr Selective Laser-Melted Alloy 625: Optimization of Stress-Relieving and Aging Treatments
title_full_unstemmed Selective Laser-Melted Alloy 625: Optimization of Stress-Relieving and Aging Treatments
title_short Selective Laser-Melted Alloy 625: Optimization of Stress-Relieving and Aging Treatments
title_sort selective laser melted alloy 625 optimization of stress relieving and aging treatments
topic alloy 625
selective laser melting
aging treatment
stress-relieving treatment
corrosion resistance
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/10/5441
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