Selective laser melting of Ti–35Nb composite from elemental powder mixture: Microstructure, mechanical behavior and corrosion behavior

The availability of alloyed powder feedstock and chemical inhomogeneity, which often occur when using elemental mixed powder, have been long-term concerns of selective laser melting (SLM) of metallic materials. In this work, a Ti–35Nb alloy (in wt.%) was manufactured using SLM from elemental mixed powder to study the microstructure, mechanical behavior, and corrosion properties of the resultant parts. Microstructural characterizations show that...