APPLIED LASER, Volume. 42, Issue 4, 55(2022)
Study on the Influence of Process Parameters on the Densification and Surface Hardness of TC4 Titanium Alloy Formed Parts by Selective Laser Melting
TC4 titanium alloy was formed by selective laser melting (SLM) process. The influence of laser power P and scanning speed V on the density and surface hardness of multilayer parts was studied by using two-factor controlled variable method from the aspect of input energy density. Experimental results show that when the energy density per unit volume of powder is 119.05 J/mm3<φ<166.67 J/mm3, the density of the molded parts can reach 96.62%~97.41%, and the surface microhardness can reach 415.2~425.4 HV, which is higher than the microhardness of powder particles before molding 335.4 HV. When the laser power is P=200 W, the scanning speed is V=600 mm/s, the powder thickness is H=0.04 mm, and the scanning distance is S=0.06 mm, the density of the formed parts reaches 97.41%, the surface microhardness reaches 440.5 HV, and the formed titanium alloy parts have good mechanical properties.
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Yang Lijun, Li Yihu, Zhu Yangyang, Wen Pin, Shi Zhen. Study on the Influence of Process Parameters on the Densification and Surface Hardness of TC4 Titanium Alloy Formed Parts by Selective Laser Melting[J]. APPLIED LASER, 2022, 42(4): 55
Received: May. 10, 2021
Accepted: --
Published Online: Jan. 3, 2023
The Author Email: Lijun Yang (yanglijun@sust.edu.cn)