Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 49, Issue 8, 20190523(2020)

Mechanical properties of 316L stainless steel porous structure formed by selective laser melting

Shoujin Zeng*, Qirui Wu, and Jianhua Ye
Author Affiliations
  • School of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou 350118, China
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    Figures & Tables(15)
    316L stainless steel powder particles
    Selective laser melting system
    Porous unit. (a) Regular dodecahedron unit; (b) Body centered cubic structural unit
    Porous samples. (a) Regular dodecahedron sample; (b) Body centered cubic sample
    SLM shaped porous structure sample. (a) Regular dodecahedron porous structure; (b) Body centered cubic porous structure
    Microscopic features of SLM formed porous structure. (a) Regular dodecahedron porous structure; (b) Body centered cubic porous structure
    Compression stress and strain curves of porous 316L stainless steel. (a) Regular dodecahedron porous structure; (b) Body centered cubic porous structure
    (a) Relationship between porosity and elastic modulus; (b) Relationship between porosity and compressive strength (RD: porous structure of regular dodecahedron; BCC: body centered cubic porous structure)
    (a) Relation between average pore diameter and elastic modulus; (b) Relation between average pore diameter and compressive strength (RD: porous structure of regular dodecahedron; BCC: body centered cubic porous structure)
    (a) Relationship between volume to area ratio and elastic modulus ; (b) Relationship between volume to area ratio and compressive strength
    • Table 1.

      Chemical composition of 316L stainless power (wt.%)

      316L不锈钢粉末化学成分(质量分数%)

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      Table 1.

      Chemical composition of 316L stainless power (wt.%)

      316L不锈钢粉末化学成分(质量分数%)

      CMnSiCrNiPSMoFe
      ≤0.03<5.00<1.0016.0-18.010.0~25.0≤0.045≤0.03<5.00Allowance
    • Table 2.

      Technological parameter

      工艺参数

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      Table 2.

      Technological parameter

      工艺参数

      Laser power /WScan speed /mm·s-1Hatch spacing/mmPowder-bed depth/mmScanning strategy
      2506500.060.02Single-direction sweeping
    • Table 3.

      Parameter design of porous element

      多孔单元参数设计

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      Table 3.

      Parameter design of porous element

      多孔单元参数设计

      SampleParameterDesign 1Design 2Design 3Design 4Design 5
      Regular dodecahedron structureVolume to area ratio4.333.823.403.042.74
      Average pore diamete/mm3.293.563.784.004.22
      Porosity55.13%60.21%65.46%69.88%72.44%
      Body centered cubic structureVolume to area ratio2.121.260.950.700.54
      Average pore diamete/mm1.902.483.063.644.22
      Porosity79.64%86.82%90.71%93.15%94.74%
    • Table 4.

      Compressive strength calculated by compression test

      压缩试验计算的抗压强度

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      Table 4.

      Compressive strength calculated by compression test

      压缩试验计算的抗压强度

      SampleDesign numberAverage compressive strength/MPa
      Regular dodecahedron structureDesign 1160.31
      Design 2150.65
      Design 3134.95
      Design 4129.25
      Design 5111.75
      Body centered cubic structureDesign 1158.03
      Design 292.07
      Design 366.97
      Design 453.05
      Design 543.19
    • Table 5.

      Elastic modulus calculated by compression test

      压缩试验计算的弹性模量

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      Table 5.

      Elastic modulus calculated by compression test

      压缩试验计算的弹性模量

      SampleDesign numberAverage elastic modulus/GPaPredicted value by Gibson-Ashby formula/GPaDeviation
      Regular dodecahedron sampleDesign 11.0422.72946.61%
      Design 21.2232.201
      Design 31.0301.877
      Design 40.9251.769
      Design 50.9191.347
      Body centered cubic structureDesign 11.7163.04927.94%
      Design 21.0701.350
      Design 30.6720.720
      Design 40.5530.464
      Design 50.3750.250
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    Paper Information

    Category: 激光器与激光光学

    Received: Dec. 8, 2019

    Accepted: Jan. 13, 2016

    Published Online: Dec. 31, 2020

    The Author Email: Zeng Shoujin (zengshoujin@fjut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20190523

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