{"title":"Effect of robotic weaving motion on mechanical and microstructural characteristics of wire arc additively manufactured NiTi shape memory alloy","authors":"Karuna Kumar Gonela, Chakkravarthy Vijayavarman, Manojkumar Palanivel, Lakshmanan Mariappan, Lakshmi Narayan Ramasubramanian, Arasappan Rajesh Kannan","doi":"10.1515/ijmr-2022-0272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-2022-0272","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The effect of robotic weaving motion on the crystallographic orientation, texture and mechanical properties of thin-walled nickel titanium shape memory alloy fabricated via wire arc additive manufacturing is studied. Crystallographic orientation analysis reveals that the weaving motion alters the epitaxial growth of grains, which reduces the fraction of (001) oriented grains but increased the fraction of (110) and (111) oriented grains. Moreover, the weaving motion increases the fraction of equiaxed grains and homogeneously distributes Ni 4 Ti 3 phases. These changes improve the hardness and strength of the build and also introduce isotropy in mechanical properties. Results of the study reveal that arc weaving strategy has a great potential in achieving near isotropic tensile characteristics and is beneficial in terms of tailoring texture in building nickel titanium thin-walled smart material structures.","PeriodicalId":14079,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Materials Research","volume":"159 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135921831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sanjana S. Kumar, Rahul Kumar Sonker, Senthilkumar Rajendran
{"title":"Behaviour of glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) structural profile columns under axial compression","authors":"Sanjana S. Kumar, Rahul Kumar Sonker, Senthilkumar Rajendran","doi":"10.1515/ijmr-2022-0169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-2022-0169","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Glass fiber-reinforced plastic (GFRP) structural profiles in the construction industry are a promising alternative to conventional building materials due to their high strength-to-weight ratio, high tensile strength, insulation properties, chemical resistance, fatigue properties, and lower maintenance cost. This study aims to evaluate the compression behaviour of semi-compact and slender glass fiber-reinforced plastic I-sections. Short, intermediate, and long columns of both slender and semi-compact I-sections were subjected to axial compression, and the experimental capacity was compared to available theoretical results. It was found that the experimental capacity of short, semi-compact, and long columns were 27 %, 49 %, and 40 % lower than the theoretical capacity of semi-compact I-sections. Short slender sections had an ultimate experimental capacity 55 % greater than the theoretical results. However, lower ultimate capacities were achieved for intermediate and long columns in the case of slender sections when compared to the theoretical capacity. Slender sections were prone to both global and local buckling, whereas semi-compact sections failed by global buckling alone. The study also concludes the need for proper section classification of glass fiber-reinforced plastic sections to consider buckling characteristics. The existing theoretical equations to estimate the load-carrying capacity was found to be overly conservative; hence it is necessary to conduct numerical and parametric studies to develop equations that are more in agreement with the experimental results.","PeriodicalId":14079,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Materials Research","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136200096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of post-processing treatment on 3D-printed polylactic acid parts: layer interfaces and mechanical properties","authors":"Satthiyaraju Mani, Ananthakumar Kasi, Rajeshkumar Guruswamy, Karthik Babu Nilagiri Balasubramanian, Arvinda Pandian","doi":"10.1515/ijmr-2022-0280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-2022-0280","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The post-processing treatment of isostatic compression with different temperatures is improved with the interlayer bonding of the polylactic acid (PLA) parts. This bonding enhanced the tensile strength, percentage of strain, and elastic modulus of post-processed PLA samples through the tensile test. Here, the tensile strength is improved by about 127 % compared to untreated PLA due to interlayer bonding and the compressive force with 140 °C. Compression and flexural tests are utilized to examine the post-processed parts’ compression and flexural strength. It significantly improves the compressive and flexural strength of the post-processed parts, increasing to about 55 % and 64.5 % compared with the untreated PLA parts. Additive manufacturing of PLA parts is significantly progressed in the 3D printing of biodegradable and eco-friendly components through a layer-by-layer deposition.","PeriodicalId":14079,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Materials Research","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135921832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"3D biomimetic scaffold’s dimensional accuracy: a crucial geometrical response for bone tissue engineering","authors":"Siddhant Gade, Shashikant Vagge","doi":"10.1515/ijmr-2022-0267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-2022-0267","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Additive manufacturing has emerged as a trending methodology for producing different simple to complex geometries in minimum lead time, which in turn gives better quality attributes when compared to conventional manufacturing procedures. Fabrication of polylactic acid-based porous scaffold prototypes by 3-dimensional printing has been extensively performed successfully by many researchers. The dimensional accuracy of the 3-dimensional printed part is a very crucial aspect of bone tissue engineering. Dimensional precision of 3-dimensional biomimetic scaffolds has been a response characteristic somehow less focused on by researchers, though it is essential as it acts as a stereotype for defect recuperation while consequently developing extracellular matrix and bone regeneration. The present paper fosters re-tuning the process parameters of a fused deposition modeling based 3-dimensional printer while considering the dimensional precision as a response parameter by the Taguchi optimization technique using a full factorial design L27 orthogonal array set of design of experiments. The crystallinity of the polylactic acid filament material was assessed using differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction. The thermal breakdown of filament material was investigated utilizing a thermogravimetric analyzer. According to Taguchi’s signal-to-noise ratios, the optimum values were 0.14 mm of layer thickness, 20 mm s −1 of printing speed, and 80 % of infill percentage. In order to justify the results, response surface methodology was employed. R -square values for Taguchi and the response surface models were 88.61 % and 68.71 %, respectively.","PeriodicalId":14079,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Materials Research","volume":"140 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136094870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abhinay S. Todmal, Bhojraj D. Deshmukh, Mohemmed Suleman Noor Mohemmed Shaikh, Bharatkumar B. Ahuja
{"title":"Rapid tooling of composite aluminium filled epoxy mould for injection moulding of polypropylene parts with small protruded features","authors":"Abhinay S. Todmal, Bhojraj D. Deshmukh, Mohemmed Suleman Noor Mohemmed Shaikh, Bharatkumar B. Ahuja","doi":"10.1515/ijmr-2022-0252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-2022-0252","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Rapid tooling evolved from rapid prototyping is a novel method for developing prototype tooling rapidly using various additive manufacturing techniques. Traditional injection moulding is unsuitable for low-volume production because of the high initial cost. This study is focused on a rapid tooling approach for producing an injection mould insert for the low-volume production of plastic components. A plastic injection mould insert is designed, developed using composite aluminium filled epoxy with minute protruded features and tested on a vertical injection moulding machine as a rapid tool for low-volume production of plastic components. The composite aluminium filled epoxy (CAFE) mould insert is prepared using a wax master from silicon rubber mould prepared using a stereolithography master. Experiments are performed to determine the optimum mixing ratio of epoxy: aluminium powder for making the composite aluminium filled epoxy injection mould. The mould insert prepared was tested for the injection of polypropylene components on a vertical injection moulding machine and analyzed for dimensional accuracy. The analysis of dimensional accuracy and viability of minute features on the injected parts shows promising results for up to 30 injected parts. The injection of parts after 30 pieces resulted in increasing mould erosion and pitting, causing mould damage at the 36 th injection shot. The experimental finding supports the feasibility of using the composite aluminium filled epoxy injection mould for low-volume production of the parts; however, the surface finish is inferior. The life of the mould is expected to give better results with a higher surface finish. It is also exposed that using mould release agents improves the life of the composite aluminium-filled epoxy injection mould.","PeriodicalId":14079,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Materials Research","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136160003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Microstructure and electrochemical behaviour of laser clad stainless steel 410 substrate with stainless steel 420 particles","authors":"Jeyaprakash Natarajan, Bhuvanesh Kumar Manickam, Che-Hua Yang, Susila Periyasamy","doi":"10.1515/ijmr-2022-0166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-2022-0166","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Stainless steel (SS) 410 is widely used in many engineering applications such as turbines, nuclear reactor components and seamless pipes due to its superior mechanical properties i.e., high mechanical strength, creep resistance and ductility. Corrosion resistance is an important property which is required for these components to reduce the material degradation from the surface. In the present study, an investigation has been made to enhance the electrochemical behavior of SS410 by depositing SS420 particles using the laser cladding technique. The hardness measured through nano-indentation tests and microstructure of the resulting surface were analysed. Also, electrochemical studies were performed on laser clad specimens with different durations such as 0 h, 8 h, 14 h and 36 h. The improvements in corrosion resistance were analysed using polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Further, the morphology and roughness of the corroded surface were analysed. The results showed that a closely packed acicular structure was formed through cladding, which improved the nanohardness compared to the base material. In addition, the clad specimen with 14 h test duration exhibited excellent corrosion resistance amongst the other specimens. The morphological analysis of the corroded specimen revealed the formation of oxides which is indentified to be a major reason for improved corrosion resistance.","PeriodicalId":14079,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Materials Research","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135849897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigating the effect of input parameters on tool wear in incremental sheet metal forming","authors":"Manish Oraon, Ranjeet Prasad, Vinay Sharma","doi":"10.1515/ijmr-2022-0223","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-2022-0223","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Over the years incremental sheet metal forming (ISMF) has developed as a futuristic technique in which the metal sheets are transformed into the final product with the use of a solid metallic rod having a designed end, rather than a dedicated die. The production lead time is quite high in this process as compared to the conventional sheet forming methods. ISMF is most suitable for developing model for the purpose of research and development, manufacturing of the customized part and for low-volume production. Tool life is an important criterion for determining feasibility of any manufacturing process. The sliding of the forming tool over the clamped metal worksheet during the ISMF is another important aspect for understanding the tool-wearing behaviour. The present study has investigated the wearing of the 440C grade steel forming tool during the ISMF of aluminum grade AA3003-O. It has examined the process statistically to establish that the step downsize ( P = 0.021) and sheet metal thickness ( P = 0.005) significantly influence the wearing of 440C steel tool. The coefficient of performance, i.e., R 2 has been reported as 92.0 % with an adjusted R 2 of 81.9 %.","PeriodicalId":14079,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Materials Research","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135922194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of welding speed on butt joint quality of laser powder bed fusion AlSi10Mg parts welded using Nd:YAG laser","authors":"Balakrishna Gogulamudi, Raghu Kumar Bandlamudi, Balakrishna Bhanavathu, Venkata Sarath Kumar Guttula","doi":"10.1515/ijmr-2022-0230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-2022-0230","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The invention of additive manufacturing technology, such as laser powder bed fusion, was initiated by the aerospace industries’ growing need for lightweight alloy components with intricate geometries. However, widespread adoption of lightweight alloy components is limited by size restrictions. Currently, only relatively small and simple-shaped objects can be efficiently produced using lightweight alloys. Thus, this research aims to investigate the effect of welding speed on butt joint quality of laser powder bed fusioned AlSi10Mg parts welded using an Nd:YAG laser. Laser beam welding is a method for welding small parts manufactured by laser powder bed fusion together to build large-scale and complex-shaped objects. Using a 2 kW continuous wave solid-state Nd:YAG laser with three different weld scan speeds (150, 175, and 200 mm min −1 ), autogenous, single-pass, square butt joints were created from 3 mm thick plates. Crystal orientation mapping and fractography results showed that the laser beam welding scan speed significantly impacts plastic deformation and fracture behavior. A significant amount of grain refinement and an Si-particle morphology change was realized in the weld zone’s microstructure, attributed to the increase in weld scanning speed. The transverse tensile test demonstrates that increasing the weld scan speed from 150 to 200 mm min −1 leads to significant growth in the efficiency of the weld joint, from 70 % to 77 %, arising from grain refinement (13–8 µm). However, a significant decrease in ductility is observed with increasing scan speed. In addition, it was determined that pores have substantial effect on tensile strength and ductility.","PeriodicalId":14079,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Materials Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136152097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chen Ming Chu, Jeyaprakash Natarajan, Che-Hua Yang, Mohan Ekambaram
{"title":"Microstructural evolution and improved corrosion resistance of NiCrSiFeB coatings prepared by laser cladding","authors":"Chen Ming Chu, Jeyaprakash Natarajan, Che-Hua Yang, Mohan Ekambaram","doi":"10.1515/ijmr-2022-0264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-2022-0264","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Inconel 625 (IN 625) is widespread in the manufacturing of critical components such as nuclear reactors, control rods, steam turbines, supercritical boilers, rotary shafts, aerospace engines, etc., that operate in severe harsh environments. However, if the service environments consist of sulphur (fuel tanks), chlorine (supercritical boilers and heavy water plants), H 2 S, HCl, etc., this alloy will suffer from localized corrosion attacks that minimize its resistance towards corrosion, followed by sudden failure. This study is aimed to facilitate the anti-corrosion characteristics of IN 625 by cladding it with Colmonoy 5 (NiCrSiFeB) alloy particles. The clad microstructure was revealed by micrographs captured by means of optical and field emission scanning electron microscopy followed by the nanoindentation study to analyze the hardness offered. Corrosion testing was carried out on both IN 625 and Colmonoy 5 clad samples at various intervals (0, 13, 27 and 56 h) for interrogating the corrosion behavior in terms of Tafel and impedance plots along with the surface roughness examination using scanning probe microscopy. The results showed that the clad region consists of dendritic microstructure along with the segregation of interdendritic Cr-rich precipitates after solidification. These interdendritic precipitates aid in improving the hardness at the clad region. Moreover, the clad samples have better anti-corrosion characteristics because of the existence of dendritic and interdendritic phases compared to the IN 625 samples in terms of current density, polarization resistance and average surface roughness values.","PeriodicalId":14079,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Materials Research","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135606661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}