Harrison, N., Todd, I and Mumtaz, K. (2017) Thermal expansion coefficients in Invar processed by selective laser melting. Journal of Materials Science. ISSN 0022-2461
Abstract
This work investigates whether the unique low thermal expansion property of Invar (64Fe–36Ni) is retained after processing using the additive manufacturing process selective laser melting (SLM). Using this process, near-full-density components (99.96%) were formed by melting thin (20 μm) layers of powdered Invar (15–45 μm particle size). The mechanical properties of SLM Invar were comparable to that of cold-drawn Invar36®; however, the thermal coefficient of expansion was observed to be a lower value and negative up until 100 °C. This negative value was attributed to residual stress in the as-deposited parts. The low thermal expansion property of Invar was still maintained when processed using a non-conventional layer-based additive manufacturing technique.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2017. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Mechanical Engineering (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number INNOVATE UK (TSB) KTP010249 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 17 May 2017 10:55 |
Last Modified: | 17 May 2017 10:55 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1169-4 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s10853-017-1169-4 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:116575 |