Additive manufacturing (AM) procedures involving the fusion of metal powders or wires tend to produce textured columnar grains, which can have positive effects on the magnetic performance of Fe-Si electrical steels in soft magnetic applications. This work focuses on understanding the impact of energy density (fluence) evolution of grain morphology and texture in Fe-3.8wt%Si and Fe-6wt%Si alloys produced by fusion-based AM. The results show that the development of texture in these alloys is promising for transformers and motor core applications. The desired texture observed in these alloys is obtained in one step unlike conventional manufacturing techniques. The alloys with higher energy fluence exhibited columnar grains with preferential growth orientation along <001> along the build axis, while those with lower energy fluences showed growth orientation in <111> direction. Further, the presence of ordered B2, D03 phases observed in AM processed Fe-6wt%Si improved the overall magnetic performance of these alloys. Additionally, due to relatively high saturation magnetization and sustainability at high operating temperatures, Fe-Co-2V (Hiperco) is an attractive alternative for soft magnetic applications. In this study, Fe-Co-2V alloy is successfully manufactured using fusion based AM techniques and was found to exhibit equiaxed grains in the AM processed conditions. The microstructure was found to have a significant influence on the magnetic properties, leading to intriguing microstructure-property connections. This study will cover these links between microstructure and properties as well as how energy density (fluence) affects the microstructure of the two potential Fe-Si and Fe-Co-2V soft magnetic systems.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc2332592 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Varahabhatla, Sai Sree Meenakshi |
| Contributors | Banerjee, Rajarshi, Dahotre, Narendra B., Joshi, Sameehan S., Vasudevan, Vijay K., Ramanujan, Raju V. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Varahabhatla, Sai Sree Meenakshi, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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