DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16603134
title: Dataset to: Achieving high strength and ductility in Inconel 718: tailoring grain structure through micron-sized carbide additives in PBF-LB/M additive manufacturing

description: Dataset to "Gruber, K., Stopyra, W., Kobiela, K., Kohlwes, P., Čapek, J., Polatidis, E., & Kelbassa, I. (2024). Achieving high strength and ductility in Inconel 718: tailoring grain structure through micron-sized carbide additives in PBF-LB/M additive manufacturing. Virtual and Physical Prototyping, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/17452759.2024.2396064"

Dataset covers powder, process, microstructure, CALPHAD, and mechanical results for Inconel 718 with carbide additives in PBF-LB/M. Structured in directories by experiment type, with raw data and processed results supporting all claims in the cited article.

Please cite the main paper as well (Achieving high strength and ductility in Inconel 718: tailoring grain structure through micron-sized carbide additives in PBF-LB/M additive manufacturing), when using this dataset. 

@article{Gruber_VPP_2024,
author = {Konrad Gruber and Wojciech Stopyra and Karol Kobiela and Philipp Kohlwes and Jan Čapek and Efthymios Polatidis and Ingomar Kelbassa},
title = {Achieving high strength and ductility in Inconel 718: tailoring grain structure through micron-sized carbide additives in PBF-LB/M additive manufacturing},
journal = {Virtual and Physical Prototyping},
volume = {19},
number = {1},
pages = {e2396064},
year = {2024},
publisher = {Taylor \& Francis},
doi = {10.1080/17452759.2024.2396064},
URL = {https://doi.org/10.1080/17452759.2024.2396064},
eprint = {https://doi.org/10.1080/17452759.2024.2396064}}

Dataset file description table




Folder/File
Subfolder/File
Description




00_Powders
SEM
Scanning electron microscopy images of powder morphology.


 
EDS
Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy maps for elemental analysis.


 
Reflectance
CSV data on powder reflectance measurements.


 
Granudrum
PDF reports on powder flowability using the GranuDrum method.


 
PSD
Particle size distribution data (XLSX, PNG, PDF) for all powder types.


 
Hall Funnel
Flow rate and bulk density measurements (XLSX).


01_Chemical_composition
A_D Inconel 718 XRF.xlsx
X-ray fluorescence analysis for alloy composition.


 
A_D In718 (C and S elements wt.%).xlsx
Carbon and sulfur content (wt.%) data.


02_PBF-LB_process
STL files
Geometries for AM builds.


 
Builds images
Photographs of build platforms.


 
Porosity
Porosity analysis (XLSX, images) for each batch.


03_CALPHAD
REF, NbC, TiC, B4C
Phase diagrams and Scheil solidification simulations (PNG, SVG, CSV, XLS).


04_Microscopy
Optical microscope
Optical micrographs of reference and additive-treated samples.


 
SEM carbides binarized
Binarized SEM images of carbides after HIP.


 
EDS HIP-treated
Line scans and maps after heat treatment.


 
SEM AB and HT-treated
SEM images of as-built and heat-treated samples.


05_Mechanical_properties
Vickers Hardness HV1
Hardness measurement data (XLSX).


 
Tensile test curves
Raw and processed tensile data (CSV, XLSX) and specimen dimensions.


06_EBSD
AB
Raw EBSD data files for AB variants (TXT, BMP, TIF).


 
HIP-treated
Raw EBSD data files for HIP-treated variants (TXT, BMP, TIF).


07_Fractures
Optical microscope
Fracture surface images (optical) for all four material variants (A–D).


 
SEM fractures HIP-treated
High-res SEM images of HIP-treated fracture surfaces, plain and side views for each variant.


08_Tensile property map
Tensile_property_map.csv
Compiled CSV with tensile test results and property mapping.


 
References.docx
Literature and methodological references to tensile property map.


Legend
A_In718_Reference
Reference alloy name.


 
B_In718-NbC-0.6wt.%
NbC batch name.


 
C_In718-TiC-0.6wt.%
TiC batch name.


 
D_In718-B4C-0.2wt.%
B4C batch name.