Mechanical and microstructural features of wire-and-arc additively manufactured carbon steel thick plates

Laghi, Vittoria ; Arrè, Lidiana ; Tonelli, Lavinia ; Di Egidio, Gianluca ; Ceschini, Lorella ; Monzón, Ivan ; Laguía, Alberto ; Dieste, José Antonio (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Palermo, Michele

Resumen: Metal additive manufacturing (AM), in particular wire-and-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), has become over the last few years the breakthrough technology to reduce the environmental impact and increase the efficiency of steel structures. Although intense research effort has been paid toward the mechanical characterization of WAAM-produced thin walls, little attention has been devoted to the investigation of multi-layered thick parts. These latter would indeed expand the application of WAAM for large-scale constructions requiring thicker cross-sections to withstand high loading conditions. The present work provides a comprehensive experimental investigation of mild steel WAAM thick plates from the fabrication to the mechanical and microstructural characterization. First, the fabrication process is presented in full details. From that, microstructural and mechanical characterization is described and discussed, showing a homogeneous microstructure with little influence on the mechanical response along the wall plate thickness, also considering different specimen orientations with respect to the printing directions. The results confirm good mechanical properties of the printed outcomes, in line with those of structural mild steels manufactured with conventional technologies. Little influence on the response along the thickness is reported, thus proving the required quality of WAAM thick parts for applications in the construction sector.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1007/s00170-023-11538-3

Año: 2023

Publicado en: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY 127, 3-4 (2023), 1391-1405
ISSN: 0268-3768

Factor impacto JCR: 2.9 (2023)

Categ. JCR: ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING rank: 29 / 68 = 0.426 (2023) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS rank: 36 / 84 = 0.429 (2023) - Q2 - T2

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 5.7 - Mechanical Engineering (Q1) - Control and Systems Engineering (Q2) - Computer Science Applications (Q2) - Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (Q2) - Software (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.696 - Computer Science Applications (Q2) - Control and Systems Engineering (Q2) - Software (Q2) - Mechanical Engineering (Q2) - Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (Q2)

Tipo y forma: Artículo (Versión definitiva)

Área (Departamento): Área Ing. Procesos Fabricación (Dpto. Ingeniería Diseño Fabri.)