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The Influence of Gas Cooling in Context of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing—A Novel Strategy of Affecting Grain Structure and Size

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The continuous building process in additive manufacturing with gas metal arc welding (GMAW) provides the main advantage of a decreased processing time but leads to a high heat input in the built work piece. Especially geometrically small parts are affected by a coarse and constantly growing grain structure throughout the continuous reheating process. A novel approach of influencing the temperature-time regime during the additive manufacturing process is an application of additional cooling gas. Experimental trials with argon, hydrogen and nitrogen were carried out and analyzed by means of thermal imaging, hardness measurement and microscopy. The experimental results showed a significant influence of cooling gases on the temperature during the building process. Hence, grain structure and size can be modeled to a homogeneous microstructure by the composition of the gas.

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The investigations were carried out in close cooperation between the Linde AG and the production technology group of Ilmenau University of Technology. We would like to thank the organization, especially Mr. Jürgen Scholz as well as Mr. Pierre Forêt for the opportunity and the great support.

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  1. Department of Production Technology, Ilmenau University of Technology, 98693, Ilmenau, Germany

    Philipp Henckell, Karsten Günther, Yarop Ali & Jean Pierre Bergmann

  2. Linde Gases Division, Linde AG, 85716, Unterschleissheim, Germany

    Jürgen Scholz & Pierre Forêt

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Henckell, P., Günther, K., Ali, Y., Bergmann, J.P., Scholz, J., Forêt, P. (2017). The Influence of Gas Cooling in Context of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing—A Novel Strategy of Affecting Grain Structure and Size. In: TMS, T. (eds) TMS 2017 146th Annual Meeting & Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51493-2_15

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