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Influences of the process parameter and thermal cycles on the quality of 308L stainless steel walls produced by additive manufacturing utilizing an arc welding source

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In this paper, the effects of the deposition speed and thermal cycles in gas-metal arc-welding (GMAW) additive manufacturing on the quality of as-built 308L stainless steel thin walls were investigated. The results exhibit that the deposition speed and thermal cycles play a crucial role in the quality of produced parts. An increase in deposition speed results in an improvement in the surface waviness. The surface waviness (Sa) decreases from 286 to 138 µm as the deposition speed increases from 0.2 to 0.4 m/min. On the other hand, the growth of microstructures in the walls fabricated with different deposition speeds shows a similar trend. The microstructure of as-built 308L-stainless-steel walls consists of dominant columnar/equiaxed dendrites of austenite and small amount of ferrite remaining in grain boundaries. The deposition speed mainly influences the grain size in microstructures. In the middle part of the walls, an augmentation in the deposition speed leads to a decrease in the secondary dendrite arm spacing, which results in an enhancement in mechanical properties of the walls. The microhardness and ultimate tensile strength increase from 153 ± 7.16 to 164 ± 8.96 HV0.1 and from 483 ± 4.24 to 518 ± 2.83 MPa, respectively, when the deposition speed increases from 0.2 to 0.4 m/min.

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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.

The authors would like also to thank great support from Le Quy Don Technical University for our projects (grant number 107.99–2019.18 and 20.1.118).

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

    Van Thao Le, Dinh Si Mai & Duc Manh Dinh

  2. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Le Quy Don Technical University, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Manh Cuong Bui

  3. Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing (LAMP), Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), CH-3602, Thun, Switzerland

    Kilian Wasmer

  4. Welding Engineering and Laser Processing Centre, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK

    Van Anh Nguyen

  5. Hanoi University of Industry, 298 Cau Dien, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Van Canh Nguyen

  6. Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam

    Duong Vu

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Van Thao Le: conceptualization, methodology, data analysis, writing — original draft preparation, reviewing and editing; Dinh Si Mai, Duc Manh Dinh, Van Anh Nguyen: validation, investigation; Manh Cuong Bui, Duc Manh Dinh, Van Canh Nguyen: formal analysis, software, data curation; Kilian Wasmer, Van Anh Nguyen, Duong Vu: reviewing, and editing.

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Le, V.T., Mai, D.S., Bui, M.C. et al. Influences of the process parameter and thermal cycles on the quality of 308L stainless steel walls produced by additive manufacturing utilizing an arc welding source. Weld World 66, 1565–1580 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-022-01330-4

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