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On the use of gas-metal-arc-welding additive manufacturing for repurposing of low-carbon steel components: microstructures and mechanical properties

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In this paper, the utilization of gas-metal-arc-welding additive manufacturing (GMAWAM) for the repurposing of components was explored. Herein, the GMAWAM process was used to build new low-carbon steel features on an existing low-carbon steel component to obtain a new part with new functionalities. To confirm the internal quality of the new part obtained by such a strategy that is adequate for real applications, its material properties were investigated. The obtained results reveal that the new features (i.e., thin walls) built by GMAWAM possess different microstructure types. The upper region of thin-walled features exhibits lamellar structures, whereas the middle region is characterized by granular structures, and mixed equiaxed and lamellar grains appear in the bottom region. Particularly, the new features have an excellent bonding strength with the existing part. The material properties of GMAWAM-repurposed parts also meet industrial requirements, confirming that the GMAWAM-repurposed parts are adequate with real applications.

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This research is funded by the Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) under grant number 107.99-2019.18.

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  1. Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Vietnam

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  2. Advanced Technology Center, Le Quy Don Technical University, Hanoi, Vietnam

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  3. CNRS, Grenoble INP, G-SCOP, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, F-38000, Grenoble, France

    Henri Paris

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Le, V.T., Paris, H. On the use of gas-metal-arc-welding additive manufacturing for repurposing of low-carbon steel components: microstructures and mechanical properties. Weld World 65, 157–166 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-020-01005-y

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