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Mingxia Diao, Chunhuan Guo, Tao Dong, Shewei Xin, Zhonggang Sun, Siyuan Zhang, Haolun Song, Zubin Chen, Fengchun Jiang, and Sergey Konovalov, Grain refinement of Ti5321G alloy created by ultrasonic energy field during laser powder direct energy deposition, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 33(2026), No. 3, pp.953-970. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-025-3247-y
Mingxia Diao, Chunhuan Guo, Tao Dong, Shewei Xin, Zhonggang Sun, Siyuan Zhang, Haolun Song, Zubin Chen, Fengchun Jiang, and Sergey Konovalov, Grain refinement of Ti5321G alloy created by ultrasonic energy field during laser powder direct energy deposition, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 33(2026), No. 3, pp.953-970. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-025-3247-y
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超声能场辅助激光粉末直接能量沉积Ti5321G合金晶粒细化研究

摘要: 本文针对超声能场在激光粉末直接能量沉积制造Ti5321G合金中诱导晶粒细化的机理开展了系统研究,揭示了高温固态沉积层再结晶与熔池凝固过程中超声空化-声流效应的协同作用机制。通过设计包含四种UEF作用区域(无UEF、仅UEF-S固态沉积层区、仅UEF-L液态熔池区、UEF-S + L双重作用区)的单道多层样品,实现了对UEF双重作用(固态沉积层再结晶与液态熔池空化-声流效应)的解耦分析与直接对比。研究发现,UEF-S + L双重作用区晶粒显著细化,平均晶粒尺寸从(399.6 ± 28.6)μm降低至(143.1 ± 16.1)μm(降幅64.2%),同时促进柱状晶向等轴晶转变(等轴晶比例从11.1%提高至53.8%)。织构强度降低约52.4%,力学性能显著提升,屈服强度提高6.2%至(702.0 ± 10.6)MPa,延伸率提升31.7%。研究首次明确了UEF双重机制的协同效应,证明再结晶与空化-声流共同实现了非线性晶粒细化,为增材制造组织调控提供了新策略,有望推动高性能钛合金构件的工业应用。

 

Grain refinement of Ti5321G alloy created by ultrasonic energy field during laser powder direct energy deposition

Abstract: The ultrasonic energy field (UEF)-induced grain refinement mechanisms in laser powder direct energy deposition-manufactured Ti5321G alloys were systematically investigated in this study. This study focused on the interplay between recrystallization in the high-temperature solid deposition layers and the ultrasonic cavitation-acoustic streaming effects during molten pool solidification. A novel experimental design was developed to decouple these mechanisms by creating four distinct UEF action zones (without UEF-N, with UEF-S, with UEF-L, and with UEF-S + L) within a single-pass multilayer sample. This approach enabled the dual effects of UEF (recrystallization in solidified layers and ultrasonic cavitation-acoustic streaming effects in liquid pools) to be directly compared. The UEF significantly refined the microstructures, reducing the average grain size by 64.2% (from (399.6 ± 28.6) to (143.1 ± 16.1) μm) in the with UEF-S + L zone, while promoting columnar-to-equiaxed transition, with the equiaxed grain probability increasing from 11.1% (without UEF) to 53.8%. The texture intensity was reduced by approximately 52.4% and the mechanical properties were enhanced, achieving a 6.2% increase in yield strength ((702.0 ± 10.6) MPa) and 31.7% improvement in elongation. Crucially, this study revealed the synergistic effect of the dual-action mechanisms of UEF, where recrystallization and cavitation-acoustic streaming collectively enabled non-linear grain refinement. This study provides a strategy for microstructural control in additive manufacturing, eliminating the need for complex post-processing and thereby advancing the industrial application of high-performance titanium components.

 

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