Nanomechanical characterization of additive manufactured grcop-42 alloy developed by directed energy deposition methods
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Suresh, T, Landes, S, Letcher, T et al. (2020). Nanomechanical characterization of additive manufactured grcop-42 alloy developed by directed energy deposition methods
. 4 10.1115/IMECE2020-23382
Suresh, T, Landes, S, Letcher, T et al. (2020). Nanomechanical characterization of additive manufactured grcop-42 alloy developed by directed energy deposition methods
. 4 10.1115/IMECE2020-23382
Propulsion applications such as combustion chambers and nozzles for liquid rocket engines require the use of unique materials with superior mechanical and thermal properties. GRCop-42 (Cu-4 wt.% Cr-2 wt.% Nb) is one such candidate material developed by NASA and is now being manufactured using additive manufacturing (AM) techniques. AM offers a unique processing environment different from traditional metal fabrication processes. This study characterized the mechanical and structural properties of as-deposited and heat-treated GRCop-42 manufactured with Blown Powder Directed Energy Deposition (BPD) based on preliminary testing. The materials were characterized using several techniques including surface profiling by laser microscopy, mechanical stiffness by instrumented indentation, crystal structure, residual stress measurements using XRD and residual XRD, and chemical composition and microstructural evaluation using SEM with EBSD. The results of the study are compared using the BPD techniques for samples in the as-deposited and heat-treated conditions.
