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Can Potential Defects in LPBF Be Healed from the Laser Exposure of Subsequent Layers? A Quantitative Study
- Additive manufacturing (AM) of metals and in particular laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) enables a degree of freedom in design unparalleled by conventional subtractive methods. To ensure that the designed precision is matched by the produced LPBF parts, a full understanding of the interaction between the laser and the feedstock powder is needed. It has been shown that the laser also melts subjacent layers of material underneath. This effect plays a key role when designing small cavities or overhanging structures, because, in these cases, the material underneath is feed-stock powder. In this study, we quantify the extension of the melt pool during laser illumination of powder layers and the defect spatial distribution in a cylindrical specimen. During the LPBF process, several layers were intentionally not exposed to the laser beam at various locations, while the build process was monitored by thermography and optical tomography. The cylinder was finally scanned by X-ray computedAdditive manufacturing (AM) of metals and in particular laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) enables a degree of freedom in design unparalleled by conventional subtractive methods. To ensure that the designed precision is matched by the produced LPBF parts, a full understanding of the interaction between the laser and the feedstock powder is needed. It has been shown that the laser also melts subjacent layers of material underneath. This effect plays a key role when designing small cavities or overhanging structures, because, in these cases, the material underneath is feed-stock powder. In this study, we quantify the extension of the melt pool during laser illumination of powder layers and the defect spatial distribution in a cylindrical specimen. During the LPBF process, several layers were intentionally not exposed to the laser beam at various locations, while the build process was monitored by thermography and optical tomography. The cylinder was finally scanned by X-ray computed tomography (XCT). To correlate the positions of the unmolten layers in the part, a staircase was manufactured around the cylinder for easier registration. The results show that healing among layers occurs if a scan strategy is applied, where the orientation of the hatches is changed for each subsequent layer. They also show that small pores and surface roughness of solidified material below a thick layer of unmolten material (>200 µm) serve as seeding points for larger voids. The orientation of the first two layers fully exposed after a thick layer of unmolten powder shapes the orientation of these voids, created by a lack of fusion.…
Autor*innen: | Alexander Ulbricht, Gunther MohrORCiD, Simon AltenburgORCiD, Simon OsterORCiD, Christiane MaierhoferORCiD, Giovanni BrunoORCiD |
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Persönliche Herausgeber*innen: | T. Czujko, M. Benedetti |
Dokumenttyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Verlagsliteratur |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | Metals |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2021 |
Organisationseinheit der BAM: | 8 Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung |
8 Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung / 8.3 Thermografische Verfahren | |
8 Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung / 8.5 Röntgenbildgebung | |
9 Komponentensicherheit | |
9 Komponentensicherheit / 9.6 Additive Fertigung metallischer Komponenten | |
Veröffentlichende Institution: | Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) |
Verlag: | MDPI |
Verlagsort: | Basel |
Jahrgang/Band: | 11 |
Ausgabe/Heft: | 7 |
Erste Seite: | 1012 |
DDC-Klassifikation: | Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften und zugeordnete Tätigkeiten |
Freie Schlagwörter: | AISI 316L; Additive manufacturing; Computed tomography; In situ monitoring; Laser Powder Bed Fusion; Optical Tomography; infrared Thermography |
Themenfelder/Aktivitätsfelder der BAM: | Material |
Material / Additive Fertigung | |
DOI: | 10.3390/met11071012 |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-528778 |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Datei für die Öffentlichkeit verfügbar ("Open Access") |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 28.06.2021 |
Referierte Publikation: | Ja |
Datum der Eintragung als referierte Publikation: | 05.08.2021 |
Schriftenreihen ohne Nummerierung: | Wissenschaftliche Artikel der BAM |