Environmental behavior of low carbon steel produced by a wire arc additive manufacturing process

Tomer Ron, Galit Katarivas Levy, Ohad Dolev, Avi Leon, Amnon Shirizly, Eli Aghion

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Abstract

Current additive manufacturing (AM) processes are mainly focused on powder bed technologies, such as electron beam melting (EBM) and selective laser melting (SLM). However, the main disadvantages of such techniques are related to the high cost of metal powder, the degree of energy consumption, and the sizes of the components, that are limited by the size of the printing cell. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the environmental behavior of low carbon steel (ER70S‐6) produced by a relatively inexpensive AM process using wire feed arc welding. The mechanical properties were examined by tension testing and hardness measurements, while microstructure was assessed by scanning electron microscopy and X‐ray diffraction analysis. General corrosion performance was evaluated by salt spray testing, immersion testing, potentiodynamic polarization analysis, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Stress corrosion performance was characterized in terms of slow strain rate testing (SSRT). All corrosion tests were carried out in 3.5% NaCl solution at room temperature. The results indicated that the general corrosion resistance of wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) samples were quite similar to those of the counterpart ST‐37 steel and the stress corrosion resistance of both alloys was adequate. Altogether, it was clearly evident that the WAAM process did not encounter any deterioration in corrosion performance compared to its conventional wrought alloy counterpart.

Original languageEnglish
Article number888
JournalMetals
Volume9
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2019

Keywords

  • Additive manufacturing
  • Carbon steel
  • Corrosion
  • ST‐37 steel
  • Wire feed arc welding

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Metals and Alloys

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