| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2021 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Additive Manufacturing of Metals: Applications of Solidification Fundamentals
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| Presentation Title |
Effect of Kinetic Anisotropy on Microstructure Development during Simulated Powder Bed Fusion of 316L Stainless Steel |
| Author(s) |
Alexander F. Chadwick, Peter Voorhees |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Alexander F. Chadwick |
| Abstract Scope |
During additive manufacturing, typical melt pools may have hundreds of grains in contact with the solid-liquid interface. Each grain can have orientation-dependent solidification kinetics, which eventually leads to competitive grain growth and selection of preferred growth directions. Using the phase-field method and a Rosenthal solution, we have developed a physics-based (i.e., non-stochastic) model for the evolution of thousands of grains in three-dimensions for solidification in the absolute stability regime. We perform large-scale three-dimensional simulations of AM for a 316L surrogate to understand the complex interplay between the kinetic anisotropy, grain size, and laser power and speed on the resulting microstructure. From these simulations, we find that anisotropy has a strong effect only near the rear of the melt pool, but it directly impacts the time scale over which a grain solidifies and then becomes inactive. We also examine the resulting three-dimensional morphologies of individual grains after multiple laser passes. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |