Microstructure Evolution During Binder Jet Additive Manufacturing Of H13 Tool Steel
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING(2020)
摘要
H13 is one of the most used tool steels for both hot and cold work tooling applications. Binder jet additive manufacturing offers the potential to deposit complex tools at scale due to larger powder bed sizes and faster deposition rates. However, to date there is no published literature on the sintering of H13 to full densification. In this paper, we discuss the pressureless sintering of binder jet AM H13 steel to full densification via supersolidus liquid phase sintering (SLPS) while presenting appropriate process windows (1360 degrees C - 1380 degrees C) for densification without distortion. The process windows have been rationalized based on thermodynamic calculations of liquid volume fractions with temperature. We show that higher binder saturation results in higher carbon retention and subsequently early liquid formation that can initiate the sintering process at lower temperatures. We report abnormal grain growth during sintering and found that the solidification phase transformations play a critical role on microstructural evolution and must be considered to accurately model the kinetics of SLPS.
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H13, Steel, Binder jet additive manufacturing, Sintering, Microstructure
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