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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Effects of Homogenization Heat Treatment on Microstructure of Inconel 718 Lattice Structures Manufactured by Selective Laser Melting.

Lucia-Antoneta Chicos, Camil Lancea, Sebastian-Marian Zaharia, Grzegorz Cempura, Adam Kruk, Mihai Alin Pop

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors.

Lucia-Antoneta ChicosDepartment of Manufacturing Engineering, Transilvania University of Brasov, 500036 Brasov, Romania.
Camil LanceaDepartment of Manufacturing Engineering, Transilvania University of Brasov, 500036 Brasov, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-4746-6241
Sebastian-Marian ZahariaDepartment of Manufacturing Engineering, Transilvania University of Brasov, 500036 Brasov, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-8636-5558
Grzegorz CempuraFaculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science, AGH University of Krakow, Al. Mickiewicza 30, PL-30 059 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1875-1588
Adam KrukFaculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science, AGH University of Krakow, Al. Mickiewicza 30, PL-30 059 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9269-8271
Mihai Alin PopDepartment of Materials Science, Transilvania University of Brasov, 500036 Brasov, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2753-2907

Funding

European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme 823717-ESTEEM3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inconel 718 is a nickel-based superalloy that has a wide range of applications in the industries that require corrosion resistance or high-temperature resistance. It is well known that parts display internal stresses, anisotropy, and alloying element segregation after the selective laser melting (SLM) process. A homogenization heat treatment, which reduces internal stresses and homogenizes the material structure, can resolve these shortcomings. The present study focuses on the impact of this heat treatment on the microstructure of the Inconel 718 material produced by SLM. The research results indicate that this heat treatment improves both the material microstructure and mechanical performance by lessening the microstructural inhomogeneities, dissolving the Laves phases, and promoting grain coarsening. The findings of this study can contribute to the optimization of post-fabrication strategies for Inconel 718 parts fabricated by SLM.

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homogenization heat treatmentInconel 718Laves phasemicrostructurepost-fabrication optimizationselective laser meltingγ’ and γ’’ phasesδ phase

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PMID40942576
PMCPMC12430072

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