About this Abstract | 
  
   
    | Meeting | 
    MS&T24: Materials Science & Technology
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    | Symposium 
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    Composition–Processing–Microstructure-Property Relationships of Titanium Alloys
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    | Presentation Title | 
    Microstructure, Mechanical, and Electrochemical Properties of Additively Manufactured Ti-5Al-5V-5Mo-3Cr (wt.%) | 
  
   
    | Author(s) | 
    Zia Uddin  Mahmud, Taylor   Kmetz, Luke   Rice, Jonathan H.   Dwyer, Carl J.  Boehlert, Greg  Swain | 
  
   
    | On-Site Speaker (Planned) | 
    Zia Uddin  Mahmud | 
  
   
    | Abstract Scope | 
    
The additive manufacturing technique has achieved success in the processing of β-Ti alloys with minimal waste and good control of the diffusion of interstitial elements. Titanium alloys are widely used in a variety of industries, including automotive and aerospace, due to their high strength-to-weight ratio. In the present study, Ti-5Al-5V-5Mo-3Cr (wt.%) alloy specimens were fabricated using layer-by-layer deposition through selective laser melting (SLM). The specimens exhibited a nominal density of 4.55 ± 0.02 g/cm3, suggesting they were 98% dense. X-ray diffraction revealed that both the α and β phases were present. Optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy showed α precipitates in columnar β matrix. The as-processed material exhibited a yield strength of 707 MPa, and elongation-to-failure of 4%, and a microhardness of 292 HV.  Electrochemical characterization of the surface-pretreated alloys revealed reproducible open circuit potentials, polarization resistances, and potentiodynamic polarization curves in naturally aerated 3.5 wt.% NaCl at room temperature. |