RETRACTED ARTICLE: Studies of Microtexture and Its Effect on Tensile and High-Cycle Fatigue Properties of Laser-Powder-Deposited INCONEL 718

Abstract

The current work studies the microstructure, texture, and mechanical properties of INCONEL 718 alloy (IN718) produced by laser direct metal deposition. The grain microstructure exhibits an alternative distribution of banded fine and coarse grain zones as a result of the rastering scanning pattern. The effects of the anisotropic crystallographic texture on the tensile and high-cycle fatigue (HCF) properties at room temperature are investigated. Tensile test results showed that the tensile strength of laser-deposited IN718 after direct aging or solution heat treatment is equivalent to the minimum-forged IN718 properties. The transverse direction (relative to the laser scanning direction) produces >10 pct stiffer modulus of elasticity but 3 to 6 pct less tensile strength compared to the longitudinal direction due to the preferential alignment of grains having 〈111〉 and 〈100〉 directions parallel to the tensile loading direction. Laser-deposited IN718 with good metallurgical integrity showed equivalent HCF properties compared to the direct-aged wrought IN718, which can be attributed to the banded grain size variation and cyclic change of inclining grain orientations resulted from alternating rastering deposition path. © 2012 The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society and ASM International.