Experimental Investigation into the Single-Track of Selective Laser Melting of IN625

Article Preview

Abstract:

Selective laser melting(SLM) is driven by the need to fabricate functional metallic parts and tools with near shape and density. The method of process to fabricate a metal part will save materials, time and energy compared to the traditional manufacturing methods. Unlike the selective laser sintering (SLS), the metal powder particles are molten by the laser beam during the process of selective laser melting. In this paper, IN625 powders were adopted to investigate the characters of single molten track. The factors that affect the surface quality and relative density are the process parameters such as the laser energy, scan speed and so on. They were studied to find out the correlation between the parameters and formation of single-track. It has been found that Optimal ratio between laser power and scanning speed (P/v) is 1-1.5 for IN625 SLM. P/v is the linear energy density. It also has been found that the width and height of single-track can be calculated when the linear energy density is given. In this study the laser power, scan spacing and the hatch spacing which affect the surface quality and the relative density of the metallic parts were optimized.

You might also be interested in these eBooks

Info:

Periodical:

Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 233-235)

Pages:

2844-2848

Citation:

Online since:

May 2011

Export:

Price:

[1] G.N. Levy, R. Schindel, J.P. Kruth, Annals of the CIRP 52/2 (2003). 525–540.

Google Scholar

[2] M. Badrossamay, T.H.C. Childs, International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture 47 (2007) 779–784

Google Scholar

[3] R. H. Morgan, A. J. Papworth, C. Sutcliffe, P. Fox, W. O'NEILL, Journal OF Materails Science 37 (2002) 3093 – 3100

Google Scholar

[4] F.Abe,K.Osakada,M.Shiomi,K.Uematsu,M.Matsumoto, Journal of Materails processing Technology 111(2001)210-213.

Google Scholar

[5] K. Mumtaz and N.Hopkinson, Journal of Material Processing 195 (2008)77-87.

Google Scholar

[6] C. Over, W. Meiners, K. Wissenbach, M. Lindemann, J. Hutfless, in: Proceedings of the Euro-uRapid 2002 International User's Conference, 2002, A-5 pp.

Google Scholar

[7] J.P. Kruth, CIRP Ann. 40 (2) (1991) 603–614.

Google Scholar

[8] E.C. Santos, K.Osakada, M.Shiomi, Y. Kitamura, and , F .Abe, Proceedings of the I Mech E Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 218 (7) (2004) 711-19.

Google Scholar

[9] Kamran Mumtaz and Neil Hopkinson Rapid Prototyping Journal 15/2 (2009) 96–103

Google Scholar

[10] J.P. Kruth , L. Froyen , J. Van Vaerenbergh , P. Mercelis , M. Romboutsb, B. Lauwers, Journal of Materials Processing Technology 149 (2004) 616–622

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2003.11.051

Google Scholar

[11] K. A. Mumtaz, N. Hopkinson, Journal of Materials Processing Technology 210 (2010) 279–287

Google Scholar

[12] I. Yadroitsev, A. Gusarov, I. Yadroitsava, I. Smurov, Journal of Materials Processing Technology 210 (2010) 1624–1631

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2010.05.010

Google Scholar

[13] Dongdong Gu *, Yifu Shen, Materials and Design 30 (2009) 2903–2910

Google Scholar

[14] H. Meier, Ch. Haberland, Mat.-wiss. u. Werkstofftech. 2008, 39

DOI: 10.1002/mawe.200800327

Google Scholar