Study on selective laser melting of commercially pure titanium powder

2018 ◽  
Vol 233 (7) ◽  
pp. 1794-1807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kurian Antony ◽  
T Reghunathan Rakeshnath
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Titanium Powder ◽  
Laser Energy ◽  
Pure Titanium ◽  
Commercially Pure Titanium ◽  
Laser Track ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Commercially Pure ◽  
Powder Particles

Laser additive manufacturing processes melt the powder particles using laser beam energy to form solid three-dimensional objects. This article mainly focuses on numerical analysis and experimentation of laser melting of commercially pure titanium powder. Numerical solutions to moving heat source problems were developed, and their influences on process parameters were validated. The energy density has a significant role in laser melting process. The numerical investigation demonstrates the significant effect of laser energy density on laser tracks. The laser power, distribution of powder particles, the absorptivity, density, and chemical constitution of powder materials are the main factors which influence the laser energy penetration. The absorptivity plays a vital role in consolidation phenomena of the powder layer which helps to get a denser part or layer. The experimental result clearly indicates that at lower laser speed the powder compaction is better. Temperature distribution, depth, and width of laser track were compared in this article. By investigating the observations from optical microscopic images and scanning electron microscopic images, the surface characteristics of laser-melted tracks were studied. The study on numerical and experimental results shows that the optimum condition for better laser track is laser power 45 W, laser speed 20 mm/s, and laser diameter 2.5 mm. This study provides important insights into laser parameters in the melting of commercially pure titanium powder.

Laser beam melting process based on complete-melting energy density for commercially pure titanium

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 455-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyung Giun Kim ◽  
Won Rae Kim ◽  
Ohyung Kwon ◽  
Gyung Bae Bang ◽  
Min Ji Ham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
Laser Beam ◽  
Pure Titanium ◽  
Melting Process ◽  
Commercially Pure Titanium ◽  
Commercially Pure ◽  
Complete Melting ◽  
Laser Beam Melting

Densification behavior, microstructure evolution, and wear performance of selective laser melting processed commercially pure titanium

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (9) ◽  
pp. 3849-3860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongdong Gu ◽  
Yves-Christian Hagedorn ◽  
Wilhelm Meiners ◽  
Guangbin Meng ◽  
Rui João Santos Batista ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Microstructure Evolution ◽  
Pure Titanium ◽  
Densification Behavior ◽  
Commercially Pure Titanium ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Wear Performance ◽  
Commercially Pure

Underwater Laser Turning of Commercially-Pure Titanium

2020 ◽  
Vol 861 ◽  
pp. 23-27
Author(s):  
Wisan Charee ◽  
Viboon Tangwarodomnukun
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Pure Titanium ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Commercially Pure Titanium ◽  
Turning Process ◽  
Commercially Pure ◽  
Underwater Laser

Underwater laser machining process is a material removal technique that can minimize thermal damage and offer a higher machining rate than the laser ablation in ambient air. This study applied the underwater method associated with a nanosecond pulse laser for turning a commercially pure titanium rod. The effects of laser power, surface speed and number of laser passes on machined depth and surface roughness were investigated in this work. The results revealed that a deeper cut depth and smoother machined surface than those obtained from the laser ablation in ambient air were achievable when the underwater laser turning process was applied. The machined depth and surface roughness were found to significantly increase with the laser power and number of laser passes. The findings of this study can disclose the insight as well as potential of the underwater laser turning process for titanium and other similar metals.

Comparison of wear properties of commercially pure titanium prepared by selective laser melting and casting processes

2015 ◽  
Vol 142 ◽  
pp. 38-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Attar ◽  
K.G. Prashanth ◽  
A.K. Chaubey ◽  
M. Calin ◽  
L.C. Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Pure Titanium ◽  
Commercially Pure Titanium ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Commercially Pure

Selective Laser Melting Bone-Compatible Pure Titanium Porous Structure

2013 ◽  
Vol 423-426 ◽  
pp. 833-836
Author(s):  
Zi Fu Li ◽  
Chun Yu Zhang ◽  
Liu Ju Qi ◽  
Xue Tong Sun
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
Porous Structure ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Pure Titanium ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Input Energy ◽  
Densification Behavior ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Commercially Pure ◽  
Input Energy Density

In this paper the effect of selective laser melting (SLM) input energy density on densification behavior and tensile strengths of commercially pure (CP) titanium was investigated. Fully dense and high strength SLM CP titanium has been obtained. A complex bone-compatible tetrakaidecahedron based porous structure has been successfully SLM-fabricated with optimized laser parameters.

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

2011 ◽  
Vol 233-235 ◽  
pp. 2844-2848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Wang ◽  
Qing Song Wei ◽  
Yu Sheng Shi ◽  
Jin Hui Liu ◽  
Wen Ting He
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
Relative Density ◽  
Surface Quality ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Laser Energy ◽  
Scanning Speed ◽  
Single Track ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Metallic Parts

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.

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