Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 58, Issue 13, 1314001(2021)

Effects of Laser Power on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Selective Laser Melted AlSi10Mg

Keyu Chen1, Limin Xu1, Jie Gan2, Shifeng Wen1, and Yan Zhou2、*
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan , Hubei 430074, China
  • 2Faculty of Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan , Hubei 430074, China
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    To study the effects of process parameters on the microstructure and mechanical properties of AlSi10Mg samples during selective laser melting (SLM), different laser powers are adopted to form AlSi10Mg samples. Scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, tensile testing, nano-indentation testing were used to characterize the melting tracks, forming defects, phase composition, microstructure, mechanical properties, and fracture morphologies of AlSi10Mg samples. Results show that the relative density reaches a maximum value of 99.3% at 350 W, as well as the minimum void defects, the optimum overlap of melting tracks, and the finest gains in the fine grained region. The above sample obtained at 350 W has best mechanical properties, namely, the micro-hardness is 2.338 GPa, the tensile strength is 371.9 MPa and the elongation is 12.67%.

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    Keyu Chen, Limin Xu, Jie Gan, Shifeng Wen, Yan Zhou. Effects of Laser Power on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Selective Laser Melted AlSi10Mg[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2021, 58(13): 1314001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Feb. 11, 2020

    Accepted: Oct. 29, 2020

    Published Online: Jul. 14, 2021

    The Author Email: Zhou Yan (yzhou1987@hust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202158.1314001

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