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Influence of Ti and Nb addition on the microstructure, mechanical, and machinability properties of 316L stainless steel fabricated by powder metallurgy

  • Mehmet Akif Erden

    Dr. Mehmet Akif Erden was born in Bursa, Turkey, 1986. He graduated from Karabük University in 2007 and took his MSc degree in 2011 and his Ph.D degree in 2015 from Karabük University, Turkey. He works as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Karabuk University. His main areas of expertise and work are powder metallurgy, mechanical alloying and material characterization.

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    , Fatma Gül Uzun

    Fatma Gül Uzun was born in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. She graduated from Karabük University in 2020 and took his MSc degree in 2022. Her research interests include powder metallurgy and material characterization.

    , Mahir Akgün

    Dr. Mahir Akgün is an Associate Professor in the Department of Machine and Metal Technologies at Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey. He completed his BSc, MSc, and Ph.D. degrees in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Karabük, Karabük, Turkey, in 2011, 2013, and 2021, respectively. His research interests are manufacturing processes, cryogenic treatment, optimization and techniques.

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    and Hasan Gökçe

    Dr. Hasan Gökçe was born in Denizli, Turkey, 1977. He graduated from Dumlupınar University in 1998 and took his MSc degree from Istanbul Technical University in 2002 and his Ph.D degree in 2021 from Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. He is currently the Assistant Director at Istanbul Technical University Prof. Dr. Adnan Tekin Materials Science and Production Technologies Applied Research Center (ATARC). His main areas of expertise and work are mechanical alloying, mechanochemical synthesis, Al-based composites, borides, high-entropy borides, high-entropy alloys, high-temperature ceramics, ballistic materials, and material characterization.

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Abstract

In this study, titanium and niobium element powders in determined amounts (0.25 and 0.5 wt%) were added into the 316L stainless steel matrix by means of powder metallurgy (PM) technology, either singly or in pairs, and the desired composition was obtained as a powder mixture. The powders used in the study were cold pressed tensile sample molds prepared in ASTM 8 M standards, unidirectionally cold pressed under 700 MPa compression pressure and formed into blocks. After pressing, the raw strength samples were sintered in an atmosphere-controlled tube furnace at 1325 °C for 2 h in an argon atmosphere. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the produced PM steels were characterized by optical microscope, SEM, EDS, and tensile test. The results showed that the stainless-steel samples with 0.25(Ti–Nb) added composition to 316L stainless steel had the highest yield strength and tensile strengths. However, with the addition of 0.5Ti, 0.5Nb, and 0.5(Ti–Nb) to 316L stainless steel, a decrease was observed in the mechanical properties. Moreover, the MQL machining is better on the machining output such as surface roughness and cutting temperature than dry machining in terms of a sustainable machining process.


Corresponding author: Mehmet Akif Erden, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Karabuk University, Karabuk, 78050, Türkiye, E-mail:

Funding source: Scientificc Research Projects Coordination Unit of Karabük University (Karabük, Turkey)

Award Identifier / Grant number: Project Number: KBÜBAP-21-YL-085

About the authors

Mehmet Akif Erden

Dr. Mehmet Akif Erden was born in Bursa, Turkey, 1986. He graduated from Karabük University in 2007 and took his MSc degree in 2011 and his Ph.D degree in 2015 from Karabük University, Turkey. He works as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Karabuk University. His main areas of expertise and work are powder metallurgy, mechanical alloying and material characterization.

Fatma Gül Uzun

Fatma Gül Uzun was born in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. She graduated from Karabük University in 2020 and took his MSc degree in 2022. Her research interests include powder metallurgy and material characterization.

Mahir Akgün

Dr. Mahir Akgün is an Associate Professor in the Department of Machine and Metal Technologies at Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey. He completed his BSc, MSc, and Ph.D. degrees in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Karabük, Karabük, Turkey, in 2011, 2013, and 2021, respectively. His research interests are manufacturing processes, cryogenic treatment, optimization and techniques.

Hasan Gökçe

Dr. Hasan Gökçe was born in Denizli, Turkey, 1977. He graduated from Dumlupınar University in 1998 and took his MSc degree from Istanbul Technical University in 2002 and his Ph.D degree in 2021 from Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. He is currently the Assistant Director at Istanbul Technical University Prof. Dr. Adnan Tekin Materials Science and Production Technologies Applied Research Center (ATARC). His main areas of expertise and work are mechanical alloying, mechanochemical synthesis, Al-based composites, borides, high-entropy borides, high-entropy alloys, high-temperature ceramics, ballistic materials, and material characterization.

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: Authors owe a debt of thanks to Karabuk University BAP coordinators for indirectly supporting the KBÜ-BAP project (Grant number: KBÜBAP-17-KP-049).

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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