Omoniyi, POMahamood, RMArthur, Nana KKPityana, Sisa LSkhosane, Besabakhe SOkamoto, YShinonaga, TMaina, MRJen, TCAkinlabi, ET2023-03-222023-03-222022-03Omoniyi, P., Mahamood, R., Arthur, N.K., Pityana, S.L., Skhosane, B.S., Okamoto, Y., Shinonaga, T. & Maina, M. et al. 2022. Joint integrity evaluation of laser beam welded additive manufactured Ti6Al4V sheets. <i>Scientific Reports, 12(4062).</i> http://hdl.handle.net/10204/126932045-2322https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08122-2http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12693The feasibility of joining laser metal deposited Ti6Al4V sheets using laser beam welding was investigated in this article. The additive manufactured sheets were joined using a 3 kW CW YLS-2000-TR ytterbium laser system. The mechanical properties and microstructure of the welded additive manufactured parts (AM welds) were compared with those of the wrought sheets welded using the same laser process. The welds were characterized and compared in terms of bead geometry, microhardness, tensile strength, fractography, and microstructure. The differences in characteristics are majorly found in the width of the bead and tensile strength. The bead width of AM welds appear wider than the wrought welds, and the wrought welds exhibited higher tensile strength and ductility than the AM welds.FulltextenTi6Al4V sheetsWelded laser beamsAdditive manufacturingArticleOmoniyi, P., Mahamood, R., Arthur, N. K., Pityana, S. L., Skhosane, B. S., Okamoto, Y., ... Akinlabi, E. (2022). Joint integrity evaluation of laser beam welded additive manufactured Ti6Al4V sheets. <i>Scientific Reports, 12(4062)</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12693Omoniyi, PO, RM Mahamood, Nana KK Arthur, Sisa L Pityana, Besabakhe S Skhosane, Y Okamoto, T Shinonaga, MR Maina, TC Jen, and ET Akinlabi "Joint integrity evaluation of laser beam welded additive manufactured Ti6Al4V sheets." <i>Scientific Reports, 12(4062)</i> (2022) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12693Omoniyi P, Mahamood R, Arthur NK, Pityana SL, Skhosane BS, Okamoto Y, et al. Joint integrity evaluation of laser beam welded additive manufactured Ti6Al4V sheets. Scientific Reports, 12(4062). 2022; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12693.TY - Article AU - Omoniyi, PO AU - Mahamood, RM AU - Arthur, Nana KK AU - Pityana, Sisa L AU - Skhosane, Besabakhe S AU - Okamoto, Y AU - Shinonaga, T AU - Maina, MR AU - Jen, TC AU - Akinlabi, ET AB - The feasibility of joining laser metal deposited Ti6Al4V sheets using laser beam welding was investigated in this article. The additive manufactured sheets were joined using a 3 kW CW YLS-2000-TR ytterbium laser system. The mechanical properties and microstructure of the welded additive manufactured parts (AM welds) were compared with those of the wrought sheets welded using the same laser process. The welds were characterized and compared in terms of bead geometry, microhardness, tensile strength, fractography, and microstructure. The differences in characteristics are majorly found in the width of the bead and tensile strength. The bead width of AM welds appear wider than the wrought welds, and the wrought welds exhibited higher tensile strength and ductility than the AM welds. DA - 2022-03 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - Scientific Reports, 12(4062) KW - Ti6Al4V sheets KW - Welded laser beams KW - Additive manufacturing LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2022 SM - 2045-2322 T1 - Joint integrity evaluation of laser beam welded additive manufactured Ti6Al4V sheets TI - Joint integrity evaluation of laser beam welded additive manufactured Ti6Al4V sheets UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12693 ER -26272