Selective Laser Melting of Low-Modulus Biomedical Ti-24Nb-4Zr-8Sn Alloy: Effect of Laser Point Distance

2012 ◽  
Vol 520 ◽  
pp. 226-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.C. Zhang ◽  
T.B. Sercombe
Keyword(s):  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Laser Energy ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Full Density ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Production Route ◽  
Incident Laser Energy ◽  
Alloy Effect ◽  
Low Modulus ◽  
Point Distance

As many complex processing parameters are involved in Selective Laser Melting (SLM), an understanding of the scientific and technical aspects of the production route on the microstructural evolution during SLM process is required in order to obtain parts with near full density and desirable surface finish. Although the effects of the various processing parameters on the density of parts have been well documented, the effect of laser point distance on density and mechanical properties of the SLM-produced parts has not been widely studied. In this paper, we present the results of using SLM to produce biomedical beta Ti-24Nb-4Zr-8Sn components. Both the density and hardness of the material increases with increasing incident laser energy and reaches a near full density value of >99% without any post-processing. When the laser energy density input is high enough to fully melt powder, the laser point distance has no influence on the density or hardness of the samples. In contrast, at low energy densities, large point distances have been shown to be detrimental.

scholarly journals Selective Laser Melting Strategy for Fabrication of Thin Struts Usable in Lattice Structures

Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radek Vrána ◽  
Daniel Koutný ◽  
David Paloušek ◽  
Libor Pantělejev ◽  
Jan Jaroš ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Laser Energy ◽  
Lattice Structure ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Contour Lines ◽  
Lower Porosity ◽  
Linear Laser

This paper deals with the selective laser melting (SLM) processing strategy for strut-lattice structure production which uses only contour lines and allows the porosity and roughness level to be managed based on combination of the input and linear energy parameters. To evaluate the influence of a laser scanning strategy on material properties and surface roughness a set of experiments was performed. The single welds test was used to find the appropriate processing parameters to achieve continuous welds with known width. Strut samples were used to find a suitable value of weld overlapping and to clarify the influence of input and linear laser energy on the strut porosity and surface roughness. The samples of inclined hollow struts were used to compare the wall thickness with single welds width; the results showed about 25% wider welds in the case of a hollow strut. Using the proposed SLM strategy it is possible to reach a significantly lower porosity and surface roughness of the struts. The best results for struts with an inclination of 35.26° were achieved with 25% track overlapping, input energy in the range from 9 J to 10.5 J and linear energy Elin from 0.25 to 0.4 J/mm; in particular, the relative density of 99.83% and the surface roughness on the side of the strut of Ra 14.6 μm in an as-built state was achieved.

scholarly journals High Bending Strength Hypereutectic Al-22Si-0.2Fe-0.1Cu-Re Alloy Fabricated by Selective Laser Melting

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 528
Author(s):  
Chunyue Yin ◽  
Zhehao Lu ◽  
Xianshun Wei ◽  
Biao Yan ◽  
Pengfei Yan
Keyword(s):  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Primary Silicon ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Powder Materials ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Maximum Value ◽  
Fine Microstructure ◽  
Average Size ◽  
Al Matrix

The objective of the study is to investigate the corresponding microstructure and mechanical properties, especially bending strength, of the hypereutectic Al-Si alloy processed by selective laser melting (SLM). Almost dense Al-22Si-0.2Fe-0.1Cu-Re alloy is fabricated from a novel type of powder materials with optimized processing parameters. Phase analysis of such Al-22Si-0.2Fe-0.1Cu-Re alloy shows that the solubility of Si in Al matrix increases significantly. The fine microstructure can be observed, divided into three zones: fine zones, coarse zones, and heat-affected zones (HAZs). Fine zones are directly generated from the liquid phase with the characteristic of petaloid structures and bulk Al-Si eutectic. Due to the fine microstructure induced by the rapid cooling rate of SLM, the primary silicon presents a minimum average size of ~0.5 μm in fine zones, significantly smaller than that in the conventional produced hypereutectic samples. Moreover, the maximum value of Vickers hardness reaches ~170 HV0.2, and bending strength increases to 687.70 MPa for the as-built Al-22Si-0.2Fe-0.1Cu-Re alloys parts, which is much higher than that of cast counterparts. The formation mechanism of this fine microstructure and the enhancement reasons of bending strength are also discussed.

Low-modulus biomedical Ti–30Nb–5Ta–3Zr additively manufactured by Selective Laser Melting and its biocompatibility

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
pp. 275-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.P. Luo ◽  
J.F. Sun ◽  
Y.J. Huang ◽  
J.H. Zhang ◽  
Y.D. Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Low Modulus

Effects of processing parameters on rapid manufacturing 90W–7Ni–3Fe parts via selective laser melting

2010 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 310-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. D. Li ◽  
J. H. Liu ◽  
Y. S. Shi ◽  
L. Zhang ◽  
M. Z. Du
Keyword(s):  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Rapid Manufacturing ◽  
Laser Melting

Mechanical Behaviour of Gas Nitrided Ti6Al4V Bars Produced by Selective Laser Melting

2016 ◽  
Vol 704 ◽  
pp. 225-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Franz ◽  
Aamir Mukhtar ◽  
Warwick Downing ◽  
Graeme Smith ◽  
Ben Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Nitrided Layer ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Compound Layer ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Heat Treatments ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Gas Nitriding ◽  
Heat Treated

Gas atomized Ti-6Al-4V (Ti64) alloy powder was used to prepare distinct designed geometries with different properties by selective laser melting (SLM). Several heat treatments were investigated to find suitable processing parameters to strengthen (specially to harden) these parts for different applications. The results showed significant differences between tabulated results for heat treated billet Ti64 and SLM produced Ti64 parts, while certain mechanical properties of SLM Ti64 parts could be improved by different heat treatments using different processing parameters. Most heat treatments performed followed the trends of a reduction in tensile strength while improving ductility compared with untreated SLM Ti64 parts.Gas nitriding [GN] (diffusion-based thermo-chemical treatment) has been combined with a selected heat treatment for interstitial hardening. Heat treatment was performed below β-transus temperature using minimum flow of nitrogen gas with a controlled low pressure. The surface of the SLM produced Ti64 parts after gas nitriding showed TiN and Ti2N phases (“compound layer”, XRD analysis) and α (N) – Ti diffusion zones as well as high values of micro-hardness as compared to untreated SLM produced Ti64 parts. The microhardness profiles on cross section of the gas nitrided SLM produced samples gave information about the i) microhardness behaviour of the material, and ii) thickness of the nitrided layer, which was investigated using energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and x-ray elemental analysis. Tensile properties of the gas nitrided Ti64 bars produced by SLM under different conditions were also reported.

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