Induction-assisted direct laser deposition of Inconel 625 on DS Rene125: Microstructure, texture, and porosity control

This study pioneers directional substrate-engineered direct laser deposition (DLD) on DS-Rene 125 turbine blade, leveraging induction heating to extreme axial thermal gradients and suppress off-axis dendrite nucleation. Advanced characterization methods, including optical microscopy, SEM, and XRD(eq...

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Main Authors: Fareed Kermani, Hossein Momeni, Reza ShojaRazavi, MohammadReza Borhani
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Published: Elsevier 2025-07-01
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Hossein Momeni
Reza ShojaRazavi
MohammadReza Borhani
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description This study pioneers directional substrate-engineered direct laser deposition (DLD) on DS-Rene 125 turbine blade, leveraging induction heating to extreme axial thermal gradients and suppress off-axis dendrite nucleation. Advanced characterization methods, including optical microscopy, SEM, and XRD(equipped with a goniometer), were employed to analyze the microstructural evolution. Microstructural observations revealed that the application of the induction coil significantly altered dendrite orientation, increasing the angle from 67° to 86° relative to the horizontal axis. Furthermore, the induction coil induced a Columnar-to-Equiaxed Transition (CET) delay, accompanied by a 32 % expansion of the columnar grain region. Induction coil enhances vertical thermal gradients, modifies melt pool dynamics, and induces vortex flows, enabling 100 % gas porosity elimination in DLD. Pole figure analysis demonstrated a 100 % enhancement in maximum texture intensity along the <100> crystallographic direction, while the <110> texture intensity diminished by 60 %. This indicates improved heat transfer along the z-axis and reduced lateral thermal dissipation, leading to a more prominent <100> texture and reduced equiaxed structure formation.
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spelling doaj-art-94c9810ebef04eeb8a24319748b03da72025-08-20T03:32:46ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542025-07-01372306231210.1016/j.jmrt.2025.06.175Induction-assisted direct laser deposition of Inconel 625 on DS Rene125: Microstructure, texture, and porosity controlFareed Kermani0Hossein Momeni1Reza ShojaRazavi2MohammadReza Borhani3Faculty of Materials &amp; Manufacturing Technologies, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, IranFaculty of Materials &amp; Manufacturing Technologies, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, IranCorresponding author.; Faculty of Materials &amp; Manufacturing Technologies, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, IranFaculty of Materials &amp; Manufacturing Technologies, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, IranThis study pioneers directional substrate-engineered direct laser deposition (DLD) on DS-Rene 125 turbine blade, leveraging induction heating to extreme axial thermal gradients and suppress off-axis dendrite nucleation. Advanced characterization methods, including optical microscopy, SEM, and XRD(equipped with a goniometer), were employed to analyze the microstructural evolution. Microstructural observations revealed that the application of the induction coil significantly altered dendrite orientation, increasing the angle from 67° to 86° relative to the horizontal axis. Furthermore, the induction coil induced a Columnar-to-Equiaxed Transition (CET) delay, accompanied by a 32 % expansion of the columnar grain region. Induction coil enhances vertical thermal gradients, modifies melt pool dynamics, and induces vortex flows, enabling 100 % gas porosity elimination in DLD. Pole figure analysis demonstrated a 100 % enhancement in maximum texture intensity along the <100> crystallographic direction, while the <110> texture intensity diminished by 60 %. This indicates improved heat transfer along the z-axis and reduced lateral thermal dissipation, leading to a more prominent <100> texture and reduced equiaxed structure formation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425015972Induction coilDirect laser depositionRene 125 superalloyInconel 625 superalloySolidification microstructureGas porosity
spellingShingle Fareed Kermani
Hossein Momeni
Reza ShojaRazavi
MohammadReza Borhani
Induction-assisted direct laser deposition of Inconel 625 on DS Rene125: Microstructure, texture, and porosity control
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Induction coil
Direct laser deposition
Rene 125 superalloy
Inconel 625 superalloy
Solidification microstructure
Gas porosity
title Induction-assisted direct laser deposition of Inconel 625 on DS Rene125: Microstructure, texture, and porosity control
title_full Induction-assisted direct laser deposition of Inconel 625 on DS Rene125: Microstructure, texture, and porosity control
title_fullStr Induction-assisted direct laser deposition of Inconel 625 on DS Rene125: Microstructure, texture, and porosity control
title_full_unstemmed Induction-assisted direct laser deposition of Inconel 625 on DS Rene125: Microstructure, texture, and porosity control
title_short Induction-assisted direct laser deposition of Inconel 625 on DS Rene125: Microstructure, texture, and porosity control
title_sort induction assisted direct laser deposition of inconel 625 on ds rene125 microstructure texture and porosity control
topic Induction coil
Direct laser deposition
Rene 125 superalloy
Inconel 625 superalloy
Solidification microstructure
Gas porosity
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425015972
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