scholarly journals Laser power and Scanning Speed Influence on the Mechanical Property of Laser Metal Deposited Titanium-Alloy

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasheedat M. Mahamood ◽  
Esther T. Akinlabi ◽  
Stephen Akinlabi
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Property ◽  
Titanium Alloy ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Scanning Speed

Microhardness Analysis of Laser Cladding CBN Coating on the Surface of Titanium Alloy

2014 ◽  
Vol 551 ◽  
pp. 3-6
Author(s):  
Shu Guo Zhao ◽  
Xiao Min Yao ◽  
Rui Li
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Property ◽  
Titanium Alloy ◽  
Boron Nitride ◽  
Laser Cladding ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Cubic Boron Nitride ◽  
Scanning Speed ◽  
The Other ◽  
Micro Hardness ◽  
Cladding Layer

The Cubic boron nitride (CBN) coating are prepared by laser cladding on the TC11 surface.The hardness of cladding coating were researched by means of mechanical property testing.The result indicated that the coating micro-hardness increases with increasing laser power when the other parameters are fixed.With the laser power increasing,Injection of energy increases,The reinforced phase increased,microhardness along with it enhancement.With the increase of the scanning speed within chose, the microstructure of the cladding layer changes tiny and uniform,the microhardness were increased,The hardness was increased greatly which after Laser hardening. The maximum values of them are as about five times as that of the substrate.

scholarly journals A Comparative Analysis of Laser Additive Manufacturing of High Layer Thickness Pure Ti and Inconel 718 Alloy Materials Using Finite Element Method

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 876 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sapam Ningthemba Singh ◽  
Sohini Chowdhury ◽  
Yadaiah Nirsanametla ◽  
Anil Kumar Deepati ◽  
Chander Prakash ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Layer Thickness ◽  
Inconel 718 ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Scanning Speed ◽  
Laser Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Inconel 718 Alloy ◽  
Melt Pool ◽  
High Layer

Investigation of the selective laser melting (SLM) process, using finite element method, to understand the influences of laser power and scanning speed on the heat flow and melt-pool dimensions is a challenging task. Most of the existing studies are focused on the study of thin layer thickness and comparative study of same materials under different manufacturing conditions. The present work is focused on comparative analysis of thermal cycles and complex melt-pool behavior of a high layer thickness multi-layer laser additive manufacturing (LAM) of pure Titanium (Ti) and Inconel 718. A transient 3D finite-element model is developed to perform a quantitative comparative study on two materials to examine the temperature distribution and disparities in melt-pool behaviours under similar processing conditions. It is observed that the layers are properly melted and sintered for the considered process parameters. The temperature and melt-pool increases as laser power move in the same layer and when new layers are added. The same is observed when the laser power increases, and opposite is observed for increasing scanning speed while keeping other parameters constant. It is also found that Inconel 718 alloy has a higher maximum temperature than Ti material for the same process parameter and hence higher melt-pool dimensions.

Simulation of Residual Stress in Lens Deposited H13 Tool Steel on Copper Substrate

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tushar K. Talukdar ◽  
Liang Wang ◽  
Sergio D. Felicelli
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Tool Steel ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Copper Substrate ◽  
Scanning Speed ◽  
Temperature History ◽  
H13 Tool Steel ◽  
Scanning Strategies ◽  
Stress Accumulation ◽  
Free Edges

Solidification cracking represents a significant scientific and technical challenge in the rapid fabrication of bimetallic parts involving Cu and H13 tool steel. The main cause of the cracking formation is attributed to the residual stress accumulation, which depends on the thermal history and phase transformation during the deposition. In this research, a thermomechanical three-dimensional finite element model is developed to determine the temperature history and residual stress in Cu-H13 samples deposited by the Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS) process. The development of the model was carried out using the SYSWELD software package. The metallurgical transformations are taken into account using the temperature dependent material properties and the continuous cooling transformation diagram. Two different scanning strategies — alternative and unidirectional — are studied. The same model is also applied to a H13-H13 sample to compare the results. The input laser power is optimized for each layer and three different scanning speeds to maintain a steady molten pool size. It is observed that for a constant scanning speed the required laser power decreases with addition of more layers, and with the increase of scanning speed the laser power needs to be increased. The residual stress is found to be compressive near the center of the deposited wall and tensile at the free edges, which is consistent with the published experimental results in the literature. Similar stress distributions are obtained for both scanning strategies with higher stress concentration at the free edges of the interface between the substrate and the first layer. In these regions, the use of H13 substrate results in a higher stress accumulation than the Cu substrate.

Optimization of built-part distortion in laser powder bed fusion processing of Inconel 718

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
You-Cheng Chang ◽  
Hong-Chuong Tran ◽  
Yu-Lung Lo
Keyword(s):  
Cooling Rate ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Scanning Speed ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Laser Powder Bed Fusion ◽  
Simulation Framework ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Powder Bed ◽  
Simulation Results

Purpose Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) provides the means to produce unique components with almost no restriction on geometry in an extremely short time. However, the high-temperature gradient and high cooling rate produced during the fabrication process result in residual stress, which may prompt part warpage, cracks or even baseplate separation. Accordingly, an appropriate selection of the LPBF processing parameters is essential to ensure the quality of the built part. This study, thus, aims to develop an integrated simulation framework consisting of a single-track heat transfer model and a modified inherent shrinkage method model for predicting the curvature of an Inconel 718 cantilever beam produced using the LPBF process. Design/methodology/approach The simulation results for the curvature of the cantilever beam are calibrated via a comparison with the experimental observations. It is shown that the calibration factor required to drive the simulation results toward the experimental measurements has the same value for all settings of the laser power and scanning speed. Representative combinations of the laser power and scanning speed are, thus, chosen using the circle packing design method and supplied as inputs to the validated simulation framework to predict the corresponding cantilever beam curvature and density. The simulation results are then used to train artificial neural network models to predict the curvature and solid cooling rate of the cantilever beam for any combination of the laser power and scanning speed within the input design space. The resulting processing maps are screened in accordance with three quality criteria, namely, the part density, the radius of curvature and the solid cooling rate, to determine the optimal processing parameters for the LPBF process. Findings It is shown that the parameters lying within the optimal region of the processing map reduce the curvature of the cantilever beam by 17.9% and improve the density by as much as 99.97%. Originality/value The present study proposes a computational framework, which could find the parameters that not only yield the lowest distortion but also produce fully dense components in the LPBF process.

Parameter optimisation of laser cladding repair for an Invar alloy mould

2018 ◽  
Vol 233 (8) ◽  
pp. 1859-1871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shichao Zhu ◽  
Wenliang Chen ◽  
Xiaohong Zhan ◽  
Liping Ding ◽  
Junjie Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Dilution Rate ◽  
Laser Cladding ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Scanning Speed ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Invar Alloy ◽  
Geometric Features ◽  
Feeding Rates ◽  
Cladding Layer ◽  
Powder Feeding

Laser cladding repair is an advanced technology for repairing Invar alloy moulds; however, the influences of various processing parameters on the quality of the Invar alloy moulds have yet to be determined. To explore the optimisation of laser cladding repair parameters, analyses of the geometric features and microstructure of the cladding layer were conducted. First, the influences of different powder feeding rates and scanning speeds on the dilution rate of the substrate were investigated by establishing a mathematical model of the laser power attenuation. Next, the influences of the parameters on the geometric features of the cladding layer were analysed. Finally, the influences of the parameters on the microstructure of the cladding layer were evaluated. At a laser power of 2300 W, a scanning speed of 3 m/min, and a powder feeding rate of 9 g/min, the best results of the width, height, dilution rate, roughness, and contact angle of the cladding layer were obtained. The results of this study indicated that excellent metallurgical bonding occurred between the cladding layer and the interface layer, and that the intended geometric features and desired microstructure of the cladding layer were obtained.

Research on Warpage of Polystyrene in Selective Laser Sintering

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 578-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.Y. Wang ◽  
Q. Dong ◽  
X.X. Shen
Keyword(s):  
Layer Thickness ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Selective Laser Sintering ◽  
Scanning Speed ◽  
Laser Sintering ◽  
Main Process ◽  
Influence Of Process Parameters ◽  
Temperature Changes ◽  
Hatch Spacing

Warpage is a crucial factor to accuracy of sintering part in selective laser sintering (SLS) process. In this paper, The influence of process parameters on warpage when sintering polystyrene(PS) materials in SLS are investigated. The laser power, scanning speed, hatch spacing, layer thickness as well as temperature of powder are considered as the main process parameters. The results showed that warpage increases with the increase of hatch space. Contary to it, warpage decreases with the increase of laser power. Warpage decreases with the increase of layer thickness between 0.16~0.18mm and changes little with increase of the thickness. Warpage increases along with the increase of scanning speed but decreases when the speed is over about 2000mm/s. When the temperature changes between 82°C-86°C, warpage decreases little with the increase of temperature. But further increase of temperature leads to warpage decreasing sharply when the temperature changes between 86°C-90°C.

Dissimilar Materials Laser Welding Characteristics of Stainless Steel and Titanium Alloy

2013 ◽  
Vol 465-466 ◽  
pp. 1060-1064 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zazuli Mohid ◽  
M.A. Liman ◽  
M.R.A. Rahman ◽  
N.H. Rafai ◽  
Erween Abdul Rahim
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Titanium Alloy ◽  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Dissimilar Materials ◽  
Scanning Speed ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Melting Region ◽  
Offset Distance

Welding parameters are directly influenced by the work material properties. Thermal properties such as thermal conductivity and melting point are very important to estimate the range of power required and the allowable scanning speed. However, when two or more different materials are involved, modifying lasing parameters are not enough to counter the problems such as imbalance melting region and weak adhesion of contact surface. To counter this problem, the characteristics of welding beads formation for both materials need to be clarified. In this study, comparison of welding beads constructed using the same scanning parameters were done to understand the different and similarity of melted region for the both materials. Actual welding of the both materials were done under different offset distance to obtain a balanced melting area and well mixed melting region.

scholarly journals Optimization of laser cladding process for additive repair of high temperature and high pressure valve sealing surface

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Che
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Laser Cladding ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Feeding Rate ◽  
Scanning Speed ◽  
Alloy Layer ◽  
Laser Cladding Process ◽  
Valve Sealing

Laser cladding technology is highly suitable for the remanufacturing of thin-walled and easily deformable parts due to its concentrated energy density. Due to the high temperature and high pressure corrosion environment, the valve sealing surface is prone to corrosion, wear and other failures. A nickel-based tungsten carbide alloy layer was prepared on the valve sealing surface substrate material by laser cladding process. By designing orthogonal experiments, the effects of laser power (P), scanning speed (Vb), powder feeding rate (Vf), and WC content (wt%) on the alloy layer were investigated. A fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method including macroscopic quality, microstructure, microhardness, anti-wear performance, oxidation resistance, compactness and corrosion resistance was proposed. The experimental results showed that the hardness, oxidation resistance and corrosion resistance of the laser alloy layer are significantly improved compared with the matrix; the optimum process parameters and the addition ratio of WC powder are laser power (P) of 1.1 kW and scanning speed (Vb) of 800 mm/min. The powder feeding rate (Vf) was 20%, and the WC content was 20% by weight.

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