Abstract
This study aims at evaluating the effect of microstructure imperfections on the corrosion fatigue performance of an ER70S-6 alloy produced by wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) process, in a 3.5% NaCl solution. For reference, a regular ST-37 alloy with relatively similar chemical composition was considered as a counterpart alloy. This was justified by the fact that the ER70S-6 alloy is usually used for conventional welding of ST-37 steel. The results obtained indicated that while the ST-37 alloy exhibited fatigue strength of 240 MPa in the corrosive solution, the additively manufactured ER70S-6 alloy showed fatigue strength of only 140 MPa. These differences were related to microstructural imperfections that are inherently produced during the WAAM process.
Original language | American English |
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Article number | 98 |
Journal | Metals |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2020 |
Keywords
- Additive manufacturing
- Corrosion
- Direct energy deposition
- ER70S-6
- Fatigue
- Steel
- Wire arc deposition
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Materials Science