Table 1 Fabricating a Ti-6Al-4V to V Gradient Alloy – Run log showing the manufacture of a gradient alloy using a blend of 325 mesh Ti-6Al-4V powder and pure V powder. The building power was 600 W, each layer is 0.38 mm thick and the total build time was 585 minutes
From: Developing Gradient Metal Alloys through Radial Deposition Additive Manufacturing
Layers | % vol Ti-6Al-4V | % vol V | g/min Ti-6Al-4V | g/min V |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0–28 | 100% | 0% | 2.10 | 0.00 |
29–33 | 97% | 3% | 2.04 | 0.08 |
34–38 | 94% | 6% | 1.97 | 0.16 |
39–43 | 91% | 9% | 1.91 | 0.24 |
44–48 | 88% | 12% | 1.85 | 0.31 |
49–53 | 85% | 15% | 1.79 | 0.39 |
54–58 | 82% | 18% | 1.72 | 0.47 |
59–63 | 79% | 21% | 1.66 | 0.55 |
64–68 | 76% | 24% | 1.59 | 0.63 |
69–73 | 73% | 27% | 1.53 | 0.71 |
74–78 | 70% | 30% | 1.47 | 0.78 |
79–83 | 67% | 33% | 1.41 | 0.86 |
84–88 | 64% | 36% | 1.34 | 0.91 |
89–93 | 61% | 39% | 1.28 | 1.02 |
94–98 | 58% | 42% | 1.22 | 1.10 |
99–103 | 55% | 45% | 1.16 | 1.18 |
104–108 | 52% | 48% | 1.09 | 1.26 |
109–113 | 49% | 51% | 1.57 | 2.03 |
114–118 | 46% | 54% | 1.52 | 2.15 |
119–123 | 43% | 57% | 1.42 | 2.27 |
124–128 | 40% | 60% | 1.32 | 2.39 |
129–133 | 37% | 63% | 1.22 | 2.51 |
134–138 | 34% | 66% | 1.12 | 2.63 |
139–143 | 31% | 69% | 1.02 | 2.75 |
144–148 | 28% | 72% | 0.92 | 2.87 |
149–153 | 25% | 75% | 0.83 | 2.99 |
154–158 | 22% | 78% | 0.73 | 3.11 |
159–162 | 19% | 81% | 0.62 | 3.23 |
163–166 | 16% | 84% | 0.53 | 3.35 |
167–170 | 13% | 87% | 0.43 | 3.47 |
171–174 | 10% | 90% | 0.30 | 3.58 |
175–178 | 7% | 93% | 0.23 | 3.71 |
179–182 | 4% | 96% | 0.13 | 3.83 |
183–186 | 1% | 99% | 0.03 | 3.94 |
187–195 | 0% | 100% | 0.00 | 3.98 |
