About this Abstract | 
  
   
    | Meeting | 
    2024 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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    | Symposium 
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    Additive Manufacturing Fatigue and Fracture: Towards Rapid Qualification
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    | Presentation Title | 
    Low-Cycle-Fatigue Behavior of Stainless Steel 316L Manufactured by Laser Powder Bed Fusion | 
  
   
    | Author(s) | 
    Luis  Avila, Birgit  Rehmer, Alexander  Ulbricht, Gunther  Mohr, Alexander  Evans, Birgit  Skrotzki | 
  
   
    | On-Site Speaker (Planned) | 
    Luis  Avila | 
  
   
    | Abstract Scope | 
    
This contribution presents the results of an experimental study on the LCF behavior of an austenitic 316L stainless steel produced by laser powder bed fusion featuring a low defect population, which allows for an improved understanding of the role of other typical aspects of a PBF‑LB microstructure. The LCF tests were performed between room temperature and 600 °C. A hot‑rolled 316L variant was tested as a reference. The mechanical response is characterized by strain-life curves, a Coffin‑Manson‑Basquin fitting, and hysteresis and cyclic deformation curves. The damage and deformation mechanisms are studied with X-ray computed tomography, optical and electron microscopy, and by analyzing the Masing behavior. The PBF‑LB/M/316L exhibits lower fatigue lives at lower strain amplitudes. Depending on testing parameters and microstructure, crack initiation, and propagation can be inter- and transgranular. The solidification cellular structure seems to be the most relevant underlying microstructural feature determining the cyclic deformation behavior. | 
  
   
    | Proceedings Inclusion? | 
    Planned:  | 
  
 
    | Keywords | 
    Additive Manufacturing, Iron and Steel, Characterization |