The focus of this literary study was additive manufacturing (AM) and the purpose was to find general trends for selected materials that have been additively manufactured and compare them to results from other reviews. The raw materials studied were stainless steels 316L, 17-4 PH, 15-5 PH and 420, as well as tool steel H13 and nickel alloys 625, 718 and Hastelloy X. The AM techniques studied were selective laser melting (SLM), electron beam melting (EBM) and binder jetting (BJG).  A total of 69 articles have been studied to fulfill the purpose above. The articles were used to write a summary of the techniques, compare them to each other and to conventional methods. They were also used to create a database to compile information on mechanical properties, microstructure and process parameters. Based on the database mechanical properties for SLM tend to be higher compared to EBM. This however varied somewhat depending on the processed material. Furthermore the yield and tensile strength obtained from the database for SLM seemed to be higher compared to the values in review articles for almost all materials. Unfortunately not enough values were found for BJG to compare it to SLM and EBM.AM seems to produce weaker, equal and superior products compared to conventional methods. However due to the limited nature of the project and the research found no conclusions can be drawn about any trends, how to achieve the different results or how parameters affect the finished product. To be able to say anything with more certainty more research has to be done. Not only in general concerning the AM techniques, but more studying of existing articles is needed. Finally a standardization on how to reference properties and process parameters is necessary. Currently it is very difficult to compare results or draw conclusions due to different designations, units and a lot of missing essential information.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-08T17:19:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Resumo- Roberto Schopf.pdf: 68740 bytes, checksum: e924a606232a1a88be1cad5824793b1a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-11 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Among several mechanisms of wear of materials, abrasive and adhesive wear respond for the largest contribution in tools and equipment failures at the mechanical industry. Tooling used in the manufacture of stators, known as lamella, fails due to these types of wear. The failures have origin in sliding wear and remove the enamel from the wire of the stator during the injection process. The removal of enamel results in short circuit between turns and consequent risk for the final consumer. It is common to correlate the wear resistance as a function dependent only on hardness of the involved materials in contact, however, there are other characteristics that also influence the wear such as: the type of crystalline structure and the presence of precipitates in the metal matrix, as well as the nature of them. The present study has analyzed the wear mechanisms existent in tool wear. The pin-on-disc test was used to evaluate eight different tool steels, positioning them in the same scale and comparing with the steel currently used at the process. Two groups of tool steels were evaluated, those manufactured by powder metallurgy and those obtained by conventional metallurgical method. Two types of pin-on-disc tests were performed. In the first test, as counter-face or disc, a grinding wheel made with silicon carbide was used; the main objective of this test was to evaluate the abrasive wear resistance. In the second test, the discs were manufactured using low alloy electric steel; the wear resistance predominantly adhesive was the response variable for this test. The results were correlated with some characteristics of the steels studied: hardness, the energy absorbed during Charpy impact test, density and content of alloying elements that are hard carbide formers. The results have shown a better wear resistance for steels produced by the Powder Metallurgy process. Steels with higher levels of alloying elements achieve better results, particularly in the adhesive wear test. CPM9V and Sinter 30 tool steels presented the best performances for wear resistance. Considering the application of these results in operation conditions, the CPM9V steel has advantage of a lower hardness and consequently greater toughness which is an important characteristic as well. / Entre os diversos mecanismos de desgaste, os desgastes abrasivo e adesivo são os que respondem pela maior contribuição nas falhas em equipamentos e ferramentais da indústria mecânica. Ferramentas utilizadas na fabricação de estatores, conhecidas como lamelas, falham em decorrência destes tipos de desgaste. As falhas têm procedência no desgaste por deslizamento e provocam remoção do isolante dos fios do estator durante o processo de inserção. A remoção do esmalte resulta em curto circuito entre espiras e conseqüente risco ao usuário final. É comum relacionar a resistência ao desgaste como uma função dependente apenas da dureza dos materiais envolvidos, no entanto, existem outras características que também influenciam no desgaste, tais como: o tipo de estrutura cristalina, existência de precipitados na matriz metálica e sua homogeneidade, bem como, a natureza dos mesmos. Por meio do presente estudo, analisaram-se os mecanismos presentes no desgaste de aços ferramenta utilizados na fabricação de estatores. Utilizandose o teste pino-disco, avaliou-se a resistência ao desgaste de oito diferentes aços ferramenta, classificando-os quanto à resistência ao desgaste e situando-os frente ao aço atualmente utilizado neste processo. Dois grupos de aços foram avaliados, os fabricados pela metalurgia do pó e os obtidos pelo método convencional de metalurgia. Dois tipos de ensaios pino-disco foram realizados. No primeiro teste, como contra-face ou disco, foi utilizado um rebolo de carbeto de silício; neste teste o objetivo principal foi avaliar a resistência ao desgaste abrasivo. No segundo teste, o disco foi fabricado com aço de baixa liga, neste teste, a resistência ao desgaste predominantemente adesivo foi à variável resposta. Os resultados obtidos foram correlacionados com determinadas características dos aços estudados: dureza, energia absorvida no impacto do ensaio Charpy, densidade, percentual de elementos de liga formadores de carbonetos de alta dureza e microestrutura. Os resultados mostraram que os aços fabricados pelo processo de Metalurgia do Pó apresentaram maiores resistências ao desgaste. Os aços ferramenta com teores maiores de elementos de liga obtiveram melhores resultados, sobretudo no ensaio de resistência ao desgaste adesivo. Os aços ferramenta CPM9V e Sinter 30 foram os que apresentaram maior desempenho na resistência ao desgaste. Considerando a aplicação deste resultados nas condições de operação, o aço CPM9V possui como vantagem uma menor dureza e conseqüente maior tenacidade, característica também importante para a função.

Os aços ultra-resistentes e os sinterizados estão bem estabelecidos tecnologicamente, sendo utilizados nas mais variadas aplicações. Entretanto para certas situações, como é o caso de componentes sujeitos aos desgaste severo, existe a necessidade de se melhorar suas propriedades superficiais. Dentre as técnicas de endurecimento superficial, a nitretação iônica se apresenta como uma boa alternativa para o tratamento desses aços, uma vez que as peças ficam menos suscetíveis a empenamentos e distorções, como ocorre em outros tratamentos superficiais convencionais e permite o controle adequado da camada produzida. O presente trabalho tem por objetivo estudar o efeito do silício em aços ultra-resistentes com relação ao tratamento térmico bem como a influência desse elemento na nitretação e conseqüentemente no desgaste abrasivo e verificar a influência do V sobre essas mesmas características no caso de aços sinterizados. Foram utilizadas oito ligas, com diferentes teores de silício e vanádio, que foram nitretados ionicamente em diferentes condições de temperatura e/ou tempo. As camadas nitretadas obtidas foram avaliadas por meio de ensaios de microdureza na superfície e na seção transversal, microscopia ótica e eletrônica de varredura, com microssonda (EDX), análise por difração de raios X e ensaios de abrasão do tipo \"pino-sobre-disco\". Observou-se que, com o aumento do teor de silício, nas ligas ultra-resistentes aumentou a dureza após o revenido e que a presença desse elemento aumenta consideravelmente a dureza da camada nitretada. O aumento do teor de silício produziu camadas de compostos menos espessas e de alta dureza, que apresentaram as melhores resistência ao desgaste abrasivo. As análises superficiais por meio de raio X demonstraram que essas camadas são formadas por uma mistura de nitretos &#947\'-Fe4N, &#949Fe2-3N, CrN, MoN e Si3N4, que variam suas proporções com as condições de nitretação. Nas ligas sinterizadas as durezas das camadas aumentaram consideravelmente depois da nitretação iônica, devido a formação de VN. No ensaio de desgaste abrasivo verificou-se que tal aumento de dureza resultou em uma menor perda de massa, quando a camada de compostos é constituída significativamente de VN e &#947\'- Fe4N. O incremento do tempo de tratamento não influenciou na forma e tamanho dos carbonetos presentes nesses aços. / The ultra-strength and sintered steels are technologically very established, being used in the most varied applications. In the cases where the main selection requirements are the mechanical resistance and the cost of the material, those steels are an interesting option. However for certain applications, as it is the case of components subject to the severe wear, the need exists of improving its surface properties. Among the techniques of superficial hardening, the ion nitriding present it self as a good alternative for the treatment of those steels, once the specimen are less susceptible to the warpage and distortions, as it happens in another conventional superficial treatments. The objective of the present work is to study the effect of the Si in ultra-strength steels relating it to the heat treatment as well as the abrasive wear resistance of the same and of sintered tool steels with variable content of V, after ion nitriding. Eight alloys were used with different content of Si and V. The alloys were ion nitrided in different conditions of temperature and/or time. The nitrided layers obtained were appraised by means of microhardness test in the surface and in the cross section of the layers, optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), with energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), analysis for X-ray diffraction and \"Pin-on-Disc\" type abrasion test. It was observed that with the increase of the content of Si in the ultra-resistant alloys, increased the hardness after the tempering and the presence of that element it increases the hardness of the nitrided layer considerably. The increase of the content of Si produced smaller compound layers and of high hardness, that presented the best resistance to the abrasive wear. The superficial analysis by means of X-ray has shown that the compound layers are formed by a mixture of &#947\'-Fe4N, e-Fe2-3N, CrN, MoN and Si3N4, nitrides that vary its proportions with the nitriding conditions. In the sintered alloys the hardness of the layers increased considerably after the ion nitriding, due to formation of VN. In the test of abrasive wear it was verified that such increase of hardness results in a smaller mass loss, when the compound layer is constituted of VN and &#947\'-Fe4N phase. The increase of time of treatment did not influence in the shape and size of the present carbides in the steels.

In sheet metal forming (SMF) of materials such as stainless steels there is a major problem with transfer and accumulation of sheet material to the metal forming tool surface. The problem is known as galling; a sort of severe adhesive wear, which results in severe scratching of produced parts. In this thesis, the overall aim was to gain knowledge of the influence of tool steel microstructure on galling initiation under sliding conditions. It was discovered that material transfer and tool steel damage caused by sheet material flow creating wear-induced galling initiation sites occurred in the early stage of galling. The galling resistance was higher for tool steels with higher matrix hardness due to better resistance to tool steel damage. Initial friction and critical contact pressure to galling was influenced by the strength of the sheet material. Material transfer happened at low pressures and the friction value was high in a case of sheet materials with lower proof strength, possibly due to the sheet contact against the tool steel matrix resulting in high adhesion and quicker tool damage. It was demonstrated that, in addition to hardness of the tool steel matrix and sheet material proof strength, tool steel microstructural features like size, shape, distribution and height of hard phases are important parameters influencing galling. Tool steels comprising homogeneously distributed, small and high hard phases better prevented the contact between sheet material and the tool steel matrix. Thus, a metal to metal contact with high friction was more efficiently avoided, which resulted in better tool performance.

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a promising manufacturing process that provides that ability to fabricate components with complex geometries with relatively low lead times compared to other manufacturing processes. This allows for more freedom of design, as prototypes can easily be produced throughout the development process. AM is also especially beneficial in tooling applications, where internal geometries such as cooling channels are required in order to improve the quality of the manufactured parts. These geometries are more difficult to produce with more conventional manufacturing methods such as forging or casting. Currently, Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) shows the most promise in the field of Additive Manufacturing (AM) of metals, as it offers the freedom to produce complex components with little post processing required. Additionally, post processing with Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) can be implemented to significantly enhance the final properties of the material.  The LPBF-process can produce many different defects within the parts such as: part porosity and lack of fusion. This is mainly due to the layer-by-layer configuration of the process. Parts can also experience large thermal fluctuations and rapid cooling rates which can generate large residual stresses. This can result in significant cracking in certain high alloyed materials which can impact part quality and  material properties. If the cracking is severe enough, it will result in failure of the entire component and render the entire parts completely useless. Post processing with HIP may remove some of these defects and reduce the residual stresses in the material and thus produce a material with properties that are satisfactory. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the processability of a high alloy cold work tool steel with LPBF. The main focus is the influence of the processing parameters and part geometry on the quality of the produced parts. Furthermore, the influence of the processing parameters on defects and microstructure will also be investigated. The aim is to produce parts that can be enhanced with HIP as a post processing treatment. Additionally, the impact of HIP on the properties of the part will also be investigated in order to determine if the there are any improvements in terms ofreduction in part defects and the removal of any undesired microstructural features which are produced from the process. The experimental results showed that the processability of the tool steel is difficult. Several sample volumes were produced with varying processing parameters and scanning strategies, and all the specimens from all sample volumes exhibited some cracking. Parts produced with a combination of contouring and hatching strategy, where there is an internal structure showed the most promise, as these parts exhibited the least amount of severe cracking. However, additional research of the processing parameters and scanning strategies is required in order to reduce the amount of cracking of the external shell structure and thus, achieve proper densification of the parts when post processing with HIP. / Additiv tillverkning (AM) är en lovande tillverkningsprocess som ger möjligheten att tillverka komponenter med komplexa geometrier med relativt låga ledtider jämfört med andra tillverkningsprocesser. Detta ger större frihet i under designprocessen eftersom prototyper enkelt kan produceras under hela utvecklingsprocessen. AM är också särskilt fördelaktigt i verktygstillämpningar, där interna geometrier såsom kylkanaler krävs för att förbättra kvaliteten på de tillverkade delarna. Dessa geometrier är svårare att tillverka med mer konventionella tillverkningsmetoder som smidning eller gjutning. För närvarande visar det sig att Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) är det mest lovande inom området additiv tillverkning av metaller, eftersom processen erbjuder friheten att producera komplexa komponenter samt att efterbearbetning som krävs blir mindre. Dessutom kan efterbearbetning med Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) implementeras för att avsevärt förbättra materialets slutliga egenskaper. LPBF-processen kan ge upphov till många olika defekter i delarna såsom: delporositet och lack of fusion. Detta beror främst på att processen sker lagervis vilket kan ge upphov att många småfel. Delar kan också uppleva stora termiska fluktuationer och snabba kylningshastigheter som kan generera stora restspänningar. Det kan resultera i stor sprickbildning i vissa höglegerade material vilket kan påverka delarnas kvalitet och materialegenskaper. Om sprickorna som bildas är stora eller djupa nog kommer detta att resultera i att hela komponenten blir oanvändbar. Efterbearbetning med HIP kan ta bort en del av dessa defekter och minska restspänningarna i materialet och därmed producera ett material med goda egenskaper. Syftet med detta arbete är att undersöka bearbetbarheten hos ett höglegerat kallbearbetningsstål med som produceras med LPBF. Huvudfokus är påverkan av processparametrar och detaljgeometrin på kvaliteten på de producerade delarna. Vidare kommer också processparametrarnas inverkan på defekter och mikrostruktur att undersökas. Syftet är att producera delar som kan förbättras med HIP som efterbehandlingsbehandling. Dessutom kommer effekterna av HIP på delens egenskaper också att undersökas för att avgöra om det finns några förbättringar i termer av minskning av deldefekter och avlägsnande av alla oönskade mikrostrukturella egenskaper som produceras från processen. De experimentella resultaten visade att verktygsstålets bearbetbarhet är svår. Flera provvolymer producerades med varierande processparametrar och skanningsstrategier, och alla prover från alla provvolymer uppvisade viss sprickbildning. Delar som tillverkats med en kombination av kontur och hatch, där det finns en inre struktur visade sig mest lovande, eftersom dessa delar uppvisade minst sprickbildning. Ytterligare arbete av processparametrarna och skanningsstrategier krävs dock för att minska mängden sprickbildning i den yttre skalstrukturen och därmed uppnå korrekt förtätning av delarna vid efterbearbetning med HIP.

The aim of this diploma thesis is to describe the causes and mechanisms of degradation processes that affect the surface of tools made of tool steel and to design and verify a practical solution that would lead to higher resistance of tools to these processes. Chapters in the theoretical part deal with fracture behavior of the material and the possibilities of its elimination, the experimental part includes testing of the effect of coating on the durability of hot forming tools.

The aim of this thessis is heat treatment and choice of material for Woodworking optimalization. Industrial Knives in conjunction with company Pilana Tools Knives. Knives of this company are used in different parts of the world, among others in northern states too, where are working in extreme conditions about temperature low below of freezing point. That’s why was tested many samples in another working conditions.

The average size of hot-work tools has gradually increased over the past years.This affects the effective temperature cycle tools experience during hardening,as large dimensions prevent uniform and rapid cooling, and thereby the resulting microstructures and properties. In order to avoid the formation of coarse structures or cracking during heat treatment it has become common practise to lower the austenitising temperature below that recommended by the steel manufacturer.In this work, therefore, the effects of austenitising at temperatures lower thancommonly recommended are investigated. Three 5% Cr hot-work tool steelsalloyed with Mo and V were heat treated, resulting microstructures andtempering carbides were studied and transformation characteristics determined for different austenitising temperatures and different cooling rates. The temperatures and cooling rates have been chosen to be representative for heat treatments of different sizes of tools. Bainite rather than martensite formed during slow cooling regardless of austenitising temperature. A lowered austenitising temperature produced largeramounts of both bainite and retained austenite while a higher caused graingrowth. Carbon partitioning during the bainitic transformation resulted in anincrease of the carbon content in the retained austenite of at least 0.3 wt.%. The austenitising temperature influences also the type and amount of tempering carbides that precipitate, which affects the properties of the steel. Higher austenitising temperatures favour the precipitation of MC carbides during tempering. The Mo rich M2C type carbides were proven to be more prone to coarsening during service at 560°C-600°C, while V rich MC carbides preserve their fine distribution. A best practice heat treatment needs to balance the increase of grain size with increasing austenitising temperatures, with the possibility to form more tempering carbides. Higher austenitising temperatures also give less retained austenite, which can affect dimensional stability and toughness negatively after tempering

The demand for Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS) in the automotive industry is increasing day by day. It is mainly motivated by the fact that AHSS can be used as thin sheets while having high strengths. It enables weight reduction of the automobiles which consequently increases the fuel efficiency and has proven to be less harmful to the environment. It is also expected that AHSS will have even higher strength in the near future. Cold work tools steels with 5 wt.% Cr are commonly used to process AHSS. Therefore, the tool steel must meet the challenges in the future, i.e. have even higher hardness, compressive strength and toughness. One way of increasing the mechanical properties of the tool steel is by improving the heat treatment parameters. However, it is not possible without a deeper understanding of the heat treatment process. Therefore, this work presents investigations related to phase transformations occurring in a 5 wt.% Cr cold work tool steel during heat treatment. Furthermore, the influence of austenitisation and tempering temperatures on the microstructure and mechanical properties were investigated. The studies revealed that a higher austenitisation temperature can be used to achieve a higher hardness, good compressive strength and adequate toughnessof the steel. However, too high austenitisation temperature may result inexcessive coarsening of prior austenite grains which reduced the impact toughness. It was also found that retained austenite can transform during tempering by two different mechanisms. Firstly, when tempering at 525°C, carbides precipitate in retained austenite lowering its stability and permitting a transformation to marten site on cooling. Secondly, when tempering at 600°Cfor extended holding time retained austenite isothermally transforms to ferrite and carbides. This occurs by precipitation of carbides in retained austenite followed by a final transformation to ferrite and carbides.These results were used to understand the standard tempering procedure of the 5 wt.% Cr cold work tool steel. Furthermore, alternative heat treatment procedures are discussed based on the important findings presented in this thesis.

Hot-work tool steels make up an important group of steels that are able to perform with good strength and toughness properties at elevated temperatures and stresses. They are able to gain this behavior through their alloy composition and heat treatment, which relies on the precipitation of alloy carbides to counter the loss in strength as the tempered material becomes more ductile. As demand grows for materials that are suitable for even harsher applications and that show improved mechanical qualities, the steel industry must continuously investigate the development of new steel grades. Within this context, the present work focuses on examining the mechanical properties and microstructure of two hot-work tool steels, of which one is a representative steel grade (Steel A) and the second a higher-alloyed variant (Steel B), at different tempering conditions. To complement the experimental work, precipitation simulations are used to monitor the progression of secondary carbide precipitation and to examine the predicted microstructural changes through varying the alloy composition. The study finds that Steel B does not actually have improved properties with respect to Steel A and suggests that the precipitation behavior of both steels is virtually identical. Despite this, the simulation work reveals that this behavior can change dramatically to favor more positive hardness contributions by increasing the alloy content of V. In short, with the project being part of an ongoing investigation, there remain several areas of analysis that need to be completed before offering a complete picture that can ultimately play a part in the development of a new hot-work tool steel grade.