A NIMS research team fabricated heat-resistant steel test specimens using laser powder bed fusion (LPBF)—a form of metal 3D printing—and subjected them to creep testing for up to 10,000 hours.
To demonstrate creep behavior at room temperature, we can use 60/40 solder that contains 60 wt% Sn (tin) and 40 wt% Pb (lead). The phase diagram for the Pb-Sn alloy system is shown below, and the ...
A NIMS research team fabricated heat-resistant steel test specimens using laser powder bed fusion (LPBF)—a form of metal 3D printing—and subjected them to creep testing for up to 10,000 hours.