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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Microstructural Characterization of Additively Manufactured AISI 4140 Parts Using Magnetic Barkhausen Noise.

Christian Krämer, Volker Schulze, Stefan Dietrich

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Christian KrämerInstitute for Applied Materials, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.ORCID 0009-0000-3969-6445
Volker SchulzeInstitute for Applied Materials, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2428-4127
Stefan DietrichInstitute for Applied Materials, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2955-4125

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Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie 03LB1010B
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigates the application of magnetic Barkhausen noise (MBN) measurements for assessing the microstructural and residual stress characteristics of additively manufactured AISI 4140 steel. The research explores the influence of part geometry, residual stresses, and material hardness on the MBN signal, particularly in thin-walled structures produced using laser-based powder bed fusion (PBF-LB). Results indicate a strong correlation between wall thickness and MBN intensity, attributed to the penetration depth of the magnetic field and the resulting amplification in thinner sections. Furthermore, an anisotropic MBN response is observed due to residual stress distributions, with tensile stresses leading to a higher Barkhausen signal. These findings highlight the potential of MBN as a non-destructive evaluation method for quality assessment in additively manufactured components supporting future approaches for non-destructive assessment of material conditions in additively manufactured components.

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additive manufacturingAISI 4140laser beam powder bed fusionmagnetic barkhausen noisenon-destructive testingresidual stress

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PMID42795080
PMCPMC13608556

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