Fatigue crack propagation(FCP) behavior of Ti-6Al-4V(Ti64) specimens fabricated by directed energy deposition(DED) and laser-powder bed fusion(L-PBF) processes with different annealing conditions and crack direction(CD) were studied. DED and L-PBF spe...
Fatigue crack propagation(FCP) behavior of Ti-6Al-4V(Ti64) specimens fabricated by directed energy deposition(DED) and laser-powder bed fusion(L-PBF) processes with different annealing conditions and crack direction(CD) were studied. DED and L-PBF specimens resulted in reduced reversibility of growth cracks due to microstructure refinement, and as a result, FCP resistance was inferior to that of conventionally manufactured(CM) Ti64 specimens. It was found that the effect on the CD had no effect on the FCP behavior of the DED and L-PBF specimens. In the microscopic and fracture analysis of the specimens, no anisotropy of FCP was found for both DED and L-PBF Ti64 specimens. The main reason is that the phase boundary of randomly oriented acicular a platelets interfere microcrack growth.