This study devoted to optimize the laser powder bed fusion (LPBF)
parameters for the preparation of Zr−2.5Nb alloys, and was focused on power of
incident laser beam and its scanning speed. The microstructure, mechanical and
corrosion properties of samples prepared at different laser powers were
investigated. The results show that high quality samples were obtained with the
relative density over 99%, ultimate tensile strength of 980 MPa, and the elongation at fracture of 14.18%. At a
scanning speed of 1400 mm/s, with increasing laser power from 120 to 180 W,
two transformation processes: α' martensite coarsening and transition from an acicular into a zigzag structure (β→α'/α→α+β) occurred. Densification and α' martensite transition improved
ductility and corrosion resistance at optimal value of the laser power while
lower or higher laser power resulted in decreasing the ductility and corrosion
resistance because of unfused particles and pores. Increasing β-Zr amount and size decreased the
tensile strength due to the dislocation movement. Passive films, which were spontaneously
formed at different laser powers, possessed an optimum corrosion resistance at the
laser power of 160 W.
Yun-lei HUANG, Vyacheslav TROFIMOV, Feng LIU, Ming YAN, Jie ZHAN, Hui-xia LI, Da ZENG, Yong-qiang YANG, Chang-hui SONG
. Microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of Zr−2.5Nb alloy prepared by laser powder bed fusion[J]. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2025
, 35(10)
: 3383
-3401
.
DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(25)66887-7