Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 12, 1202304(2023)

TC4 Titanium Alloy Track Morphology and Pore Formation Mechanism in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process

Shijie Qi1,2, Lin Xiong1, Mingyuan Chen3, and Jikui Zhang1,2,4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Ningbo Institute of Technology, Beihang University, Ningbo 315800, Zhejiang, China
  • 2National Engineering Laboratory of Additive Manufacture for Large Metallic Components, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
  • 3School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
  • 4Research Institute for Frontier Science, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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    Shijie Qi, Lin Xiong, Mingyuan Chen, Jikui Zhang. TC4 Titanium Alloy Track Morphology and Pore Formation Mechanism in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(12): 1202304

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    Paper Information

    Category: Laser Additive Manufacturing

    Received: Sep. 8, 2022

    Accepted: Nov. 15, 2022

    Published Online: Jun. 6, 2023

    The Author Email: Zhang Jikui (zjk@buaa.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL221227

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