BJP Inconel 625: Sintered at 1285C for 1.5 hours (Cross-sectional SEM)

Cross-sectional scanning electron microscopy (SEM) measurements were taken on an Inconel 625 sample, created with binder-jet printing, and sintered at 1285 C degrees for 1.5 hours. This sintering temperature is above the solidus line for liquid-state sintering.

Print parameters:
Powder preparation: nitrogen gas atomization
Particle distribution: 16 – 63 microns
Mean particle size: 20 – 25 microns
Layer thickness: 100 microns
Nozzle spacing: 64 nozzles in parallel with the print head
Sample Orientation: the build direction is in the positive z direction, the print bed movement is on the x-axis, and the roller direction is on the y-axis.
The surface measured on this sample is the positive y-face of orientation

Surface Topography data for this surface was collected on a scanning electron microscope (Sigma 500VP, Zeiss, Oberkochen, Germany) with the secondary-electron detector.

The data is associated with the following publication:
Brown, C., Nescio, M., Chadha, V., Zheng, C., Abelev, E., Chmielus, M., and Jacobs, T.D.B. The Difficulty of Measuring Surface Topography in Additive Manufacturing: A Comparison Between Measured and True Surface Features of Binder-Jet Printed Samples. ASME Journal of Tribology (2025).