Next Article in Journal
Dedicated Material Models of EN AW-7021 Alloy for Numerical Modeling of Industrial Extrusion of Profiles
Previous Article in Journal
Effect of 3 wt% Cu on the Microstructure and Hardness of a Ti-10Ta-1.6Zr Alloy
 
 
Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
Journals
Materials
Volume 18
Issue 13
10.3390/ma18133167
materials-logo
Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Propose a Special Issue
► Article Menu

Article Menu

share Share announcement Help format_quote Cite question_answer Discuss in SciProfiles
first_page
settings
Order Article Reprints
Font Type:
Arial Georgia Verdana
Font Size:
Aa Aa Aa
Line Spacing:
Column Width:
Background:
Article

The Effects of Heat Treatment Temperatures on the Properties of 316L Stainless Steel Produced via Laser Powder Bed Fusion

by
Yizhi Zhou
1,
Mingxia Chai
2,
Fu Zheng
2 and
Zhiyong Li
2,*
1
College of Systems & Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
2
School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zi’bo 255049, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Materials 2025, 18(13), 3167; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18133167
Submission received: 24 May 2025 / Revised: 27 June 2025 / Accepted: 27 June 2025 / Published: 3 July 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)
Browse Figures
Versions Notes

Abstract

316L stainless steel (316L SS) exhibits excellent corrosion resistance, mechanical properties, and biocompatibility, but the rapid melting and solidification of the laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M) process reduce the properties of the newly formed parts. This study aims to enhance the mechanical properties of PBF-LB/M PBF-LB/M-formed 316L SS parts by investigating the effects of various heat treatment temperatures. The results show that an appropriate heat treatment temperature can improve the microstructure and mechanical properties of the formed parts. Lower temperatures have minimal effects on performance; however, at 1100 °C, recrystallization occurs, resulting in more uniform grain structures, improved densification, and substantial stress relief. The residual stress is reduced by 85.59% compared to the untreated PBF-LB/M samples, while the ferrite content is significantly decreased, making the phase structure more homogeneous. Although both yield strength and tensile strength decrease, plasticity improves by 21.11%.
Keywords: laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M); heat treatment; microstructure; mechanical properties; 316L stainless steel laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M); heat treatment; microstructure; mechanical properties; 316L stainless steel

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Zhou, Y.; Chai, M.; Zheng, F.; Li, Z. The Effects of Heat Treatment Temperatures on the Properties of 316L Stainless Steel Produced via Laser Powder Bed Fusion. Materials 2025, 18, 3167. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18133167

AMA Style

Zhou Y, Chai M, Zheng F, Li Z. The Effects of Heat Treatment Temperatures on the Properties of 316L Stainless Steel Produced via Laser Powder Bed Fusion. Materials. 2025; 18(13):3167. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18133167

Chicago/Turabian Style

Zhou, Yizhi, Mingxia Chai, Fu Zheng, and Zhiyong Li. 2025. "The Effects of Heat Treatment Temperatures on the Properties of 316L Stainless Steel Produced via Laser Powder Bed Fusion" Materials 18, no. 13: 3167. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18133167

APA Style

Zhou, Y., Chai, M., Zheng, F., & Li, Z. (2025). The Effects of Heat Treatment Temperatures on the Properties of 316L Stainless Steel Produced via Laser Powder Bed Fusion. Materials, 18(13), 3167. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18133167

Note that from the first issue of 2016, this journal uses article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here.

Article Metrics

Back to TopTop