Particle size effects in metallic microparticle impact-bonding

Ian Dowding, Mostafa Hassani*, Yuchen Sun, David Veysset, Keith A. Nelson, Christopher A. Schuh

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Abstract

In cold spray processing of metals, the critical velocity for particle bonding is dependent on both intrinsic material properties, such as density and (spall) strength, and extrinsic process parameters, such as the powder particle size. In this work, we specifically isolate and investigate particle size effects on the critical velocity for bonding through laser-induced single particle impact experiments and finite element simulations. We also present a predictive framework to correlate particle size and critical velocity. We show that an increase in particle size leads to an increase in the temperature of the jet formed at the interface of the particle and the substrate. This increased temperature locally decreases the spall strength of the material which, in turn, decreases the critical velocity for larger particles.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)40-48
Number of pages9
JournalActa Materialia
Volume194
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2020

Funding

This work was primarily supported at MIT by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering under Award DE-SC0018091.

Keywords

  • Bonding
  • Cold spray
  • Critical velocity
  • High-velocity Impacts
  • Particle deformation
  • Size effects

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Metals and Alloys

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