Fig. 1. Morphology and particle size distribution of 15-53 μm spherical copper powder. (a) Morphology; (b) size distribution

Fig. 2. Morphology of nano-TiC particle

Fig. 3. Morphology and EDS result of nano-TiC modified copper powder. (a) Morphology; (b) EDS result

Fig. 4. Reflectivity of nano-TiC, copper powder and nano-TiC modified copper powder

Fig. 5. Morphologies of formed samples with copper powder and nano-TiC modified copper powder before corrosion. (a) Formed sample with copper; (b) formed sample with nano-TiC modified copper

Fig. 6. Effect of nano-TiC modification on laser absorptivity of copper powder, density and hardness of selective laser melted sample