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Microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion performance of selective laser melting Ti/GNPs composite with a porous structure

SLM 成形多孔结构石墨烯/钛基复合材料的微观结构、力学与腐蚀性能研究

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In this study, nano-graphene reinforced titanium matrix composites (GNPs/Ti) with a honeycomb porous structure were fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM). The effects of graphene on the microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion performance of the SLM GNPs/Ti were systematically investigated. Results of microstructure characterization show that: 1) the density of the SLM GNPs/Ti was improved as compared to that of the SLM Ti; 2) abundant TiC particles were formed in the SLM GNPs/Ti. The hardness and compressive strength of the composite increased by 90% (from HV 236 to HV 503) and 14% (from 277 MPa to 316 MPa), respectively, attributed to the uniformly distributed TiC and fine GNPs in the Ti matrix. Electrochemical tests reveal that the corrosion current density of the SLM GNPs/Ti is only 0.328 μA/cm2, that is about 25% less than that of the SLM Ti. The results indicate that the incorporation of nano-graphene is a potential method to strengthen the Ti by SLM.

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本研究采用激光选区熔化技术(SLM)制备了具有蜂窝多孔结构的纳米石墨烯增强钛基复合材料 (GNPs/Ti),系统研究了石墨烯对SLM GNPs/Ti 微观结构、力学与腐蚀性能的影响。结果表明:1)与 SLM Ti 相比,SLM GNPs/Ti 的密度有所提高;2)在SLM GNPs/Ti 中形成了明显的TiC 颗粒。钛基体 中弥散分布的TiC 和细小的GNPs 颗粒使得SLM GNPs/Ti 的硬度和抗压强度相比SLM Ti 分别提高了 90%(从HV 236 增加到HV 503)和14%(从277 MPa 增加至316 MPa)。电化学腐蚀测试结果表明,SLM GNPs/Ti 的腐蚀电流密度仅为0.328 μA/cm2,相比SLM Ti 降低了约25%。研究工作表明,添加纳米石 墨烯是一种强化SLM Ti 材料的潜在方法。

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YANG Xin: Funding acquisition, supervision, writing-review and edition; ZHANG Zhao-yang: Data curation, writing-original draft; WANG Ben, MA Wen-jun and WANG Wan-lin: Methodology; CHEN Wen-ge and KANG Ning-ning: Funding acquisition, investigation; LIU Shi-feng: Writingreview and editing.

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Foundation item: Projects(51504191, 51671152, 51874225) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Project(2019GY-188) supported by the Key R&D Projects of Shaanxi, China; Project(18JC019) supported by the Industrialization Project of Shaanxi Education Department, China; Project(PMMSLKL-901) supported by the State Key Laboratory of Metal Porous Materials, China; Project(2020ZDLGY13-10) supported by the Science & Technology Project of Shaanxi, China

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Yang, X., Zhang, Zy., Wang, B. et al. Microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion performance of selective laser melting Ti/GNPs composite with a porous structure. J. Cent. South Univ. 28, 2257–2268 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-021-4767-x

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