Serena Beauchamp (left), Dr. Sandra Magnus (a former astronaut, middle), and Melanie Buziak (right)
This year Oak Ridge Chapter Community of ASM awarded two of our MSE graduate students with Student Travel Awards! Both of these students recieved full funding to attend IMAT. This year’s recipients are:
Serena Beauchamp, a first year PhD student in Material Science and Engineering studying the microstructural evolution of a series of high entropy alloys, is advised by Dr. Eric Lass and Dr. T.G. Nieh. As part of the award, she will be giving a talk titled “Qualification Pathways for Additively Manufactured Components for Nuclear Applications” at the ORCASM monthly meeting. Her abstract:
“This research paper evaluated three pathways for qualification of 316 L stainless steel components made by laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing (AM). Comprehensive and consistent process flows with computational modeling, in-situ measurements, ex-situ characterization and mechanical testing with simple- and complex- geometries were explored. The role of post-process hot isostatic pressing (HIP), and solution anneal treatment were evaluated. By using HIP, the scatter in 316 L steel AM properties within single and complex components was minimized to meet the requirement of existing industry standards. For applications where HIP may not be feasible and with some extent of defect tolerance, alternative qualification methodologies of deploying l -PBF AM parts were also explored with samples made with and without engineered porosities. The data generated in this research will be relevant to deployment of AM components for emerging nuclear energy applications.”
Serena would like to express her gratitude to ASM and the Materials Science department for the opportunity to attend the conference, “It was not only educational, but a fantastic opportunity to meet new people.”
Melanie Buziak, a second year Master’s student in the Phase Transformations group, is advised by Dr. Eric Lass. She currently studies the solidification behavior of additively manufactured martensitic precipitation hardenable stainless steels. Upon completion of her masters, she will be pursuing her PhD at UT. As part of the award, she will be giving a talk titled “Solidification Behavior of Additively Manufactured Martensitic Precipitation-Hardenable Stainless Steels.” Her abstract:
“The solidification conditions found during additive manufacturing (AM) of metallic alloys leads to compositional heterogeneity, non-equilibrium phase formation, and disparate microstructure that produces material properties unlike those of their wrought counterparts. This is particularly apparent in martensitic precipitation-hardenable stainless steels (PH-SS), where small variations in solidification conditions leads to changes in primary solidification phase (austenite or -ferrite), a transition from columnar to equiaxed grain morphology, and different solid-state transformations caused by the cyclic heating/cooling cycles of AM. This work aims to understand the mechanisms of the solidification behavior of laser-powder-bed-fusion (L-PBF) 17-4 PH-SS through the optimization of chemistry powder feedstock and manipulation of processing parameters. Chemistry variation from gas atomization allows for the identification of some critical N2 content that stabilizes/prevents retained austenite in the as-built microstructure. The role of processing parameters on solidification behavior is explored to produce efficient post-build thermal processing or improved mechanical performance of L-PBF 17-4.”