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@ARTICLE{Ofner:645078,
author = {Ofner, Nicole and Meindlhumer, Michael and Kunnas, Peter
and Asci, Atacan and Gocnik, Marek and Stark, Andreas and
Höbenreich, Philipp and Aumayr, Christin and Wu, Liang and
Turk, Christoph and Keckes, Jozef and Bodner, Sabine Carmen},
title = {{I}n situ characterization of phase and microstructural
evolution during multi-step heat treatment of an additively
manufactured tool steel},
journal = {Journal of materials research and technology},
volume = {37},
issn = {2238-7854},
address = {Rio de Janeiro},
publisher = {Elsevier},
reportid = {PUBDB-2026-00583},
pages = {2528 - 2538},
year = {2025},
abstract = {mechanicalproperties, usually involving complex, multi-step
heat treatment procedures. This study investigates
themicrostructural evolution and its impact on mechanical
properties of an AM tool steel through successive
heattreatment steps, including the as-built, spheroidized,
quenched, sub-zero treated, and three repeated
temperedconditions. For the first time, the dynamic
mechanisms of phase transformation and carbide evolution
duringheat treatment of an AM tool steel are systematically
revealed through the combined application of in
situsynchrotron X-ray diffraction and multi-scale
characterization techniques. (Cr,Mo,Mn,V)23C6 carbide
precipitationwas revealed alongside (retained) austenite,
martensite and δ-ferrite, with the phase contents varying
acrossthe individual heat treatment steps. A strong
correlation between (retained) austenite, (tempered)
martensite andVickers hardness was observed, with a final
Vickers hardness of 577 ± 5 HV10 in the fully heat-treated
condition.Furthermore, the as-built microstructure strongly
influenced the subsequent thermal processing behavior
asindicated by the stability of δ-ferrite throughout heat
treatment, originating from austenite by-passing during
LBPBF,and the early formation of M23C6 carbides during
spheroidizing, driven by Cr segregation resulting from
theLB-PBF process. Therefore, this study highlights the
influence of AM microstructures on heat treatment
responsesand offers new insights into carbide formation and
phase transformations of AM tool steels. The
findingsemphasize the critical role of post-printing heat
treatments in tailoring the microstructural and
mechanicalproperties of tool steels, thus advancing the
understanding of specific heat treatment strategies for
AMcomponents.},
cin = {DOOR ; HAS-User / Hereon},
ddc = {670},
cid = {I:(DE-H253)HAS-User-20120731 / I:(DE-H253)Hereon-20210428},
pnm = {6G3 - PETRA III (DESY) (POF4-6G3)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-6G3},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-H253)P-P07-20150101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
doi = {10.1016/j.jmrt.2025.06.115},
url = {https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/645078},
}