Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 15, 1514004(2025)

Effect of Notched Stress Concentration on the Fatigue Properties of Laser-Selective Zone-Melted AlSi10Mg

Li Ma1, Yu Pan2, Yingying Lin2, Bingqing Chen2、*, Taiqi Yan2, Yu Wu2, and Zijun Zhao2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Chinese People's Liberation Army Unit 93147, Guiyang 550000, Guizhou , China
  • 2Beijing Research Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Beijing 100095, China
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    Figures & Tables(15)
    Concept Laser XLine 1000R laser-selective melt molding machine
    Schematic diagram of the specimen molding direction
    Illustration of fatigue specimens. (a) Smooth bar; (b) notched bar
    Annealed organization of AlSi10Mg. (a) X/Y surface; (b) Z surface
    Microstructures of the melt pool of the heat-treated specimen. (a) Melt pool boundary; (b) melt pool interior
    S-N curves of the SLM-molded AlSi10Mg alloy
    Macroscopic morphology of the fatigue fracture of the SLM-molded AlSi10Mg alloy. (a) 240 MPa; (b) 200 MPa; (c) 176 MPa; (d) 152 MPa
    Macroscopic morphology of the fatigue fracture of the SLM-molded AlSi10Mg alloy notched specimens. (a) 150 MPa, Z; (b) 100 MPa, Z; (c) 150 MPa, X/Y; (d) 96 MPa, X/Y
    Microscopic morphology of the fatigue sources of the SLM-molded AlSi10Mg alloy. (a) Surface inclusion defects; (b) surface damage slip accompanied by inclusion defects; (c) near-surface hole defects
    Microscopic morphology of the fatigue crack extension zone of the SLM-molded AlSi10Mg alloy. (a) Radial streak; (b) fatigue glow pattern
    Fatigue fracture morphology of the SLM-molded AlSi10Mg alloy. (a) Junction of the fatigue crack extension zone and the transient fracture zone; (b) (c) toughness fossa morphology and tear prism morphology of the transient fracture zone
    Microscopic morphology of the transient fracture zone of the SLM-molded AlSi10Mg alloy notched specimens. (a) Slip band; (b) tough fossa morphology; (c) torn lamellae
    • Table 1. Chemical composition of the AlSi10Mg powder

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      Table 1. Chemical composition of the AlSi10Mg powder

      OSiMgTiNiMnFeZnSnAl
      0.019.710.520.520.020.0020.130.0030.01Remainder
    • Table 2. Fatigue specimen molding parameters

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      Table 2. Fatigue specimen molding parameters

      ParameterLaser power /WScanning speed /(mm/s)Hatch spacin /mmLayer thickness /µmSpot diameter /mm
      Value40016000.16400.1
    • Table 3. Fatigue sources and experimental conditions for different specimens

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      Table 3. Fatigue sources and experimental conditions for different specimens

      OrientationMaximum stresses /MPaNumber of cycles /104

      Source of fatigue

      presumed cause

      Number of fatigue sourcesSource area locationSource area size /μm
      X/Y2802.0Inclusions3Surface40
      X/Y2404.6Inclusions1Surface40
      X/Y20020.5Superficial damage1Surface40
      X/Y180135.7Hole1Surface15
      X/Y18034.6Inclusions1Surface20
      X/Y17621.1Inclusions1Surface40
      X/Y168149.8Holes with unmelted particles1Surface40
      X/Y16855.7Inclusions and superficial damage1Surface40
      Z2801.6Inclusions and superficial damage3Surface25
      Z2603.6Inclusions3Surface40
      Z2405.8Inclusions and holes3Surface and near-surface at 100 m40
      Z20012.5Inclusions and superficial damage2Surface40
      Z17636.4Superficial damage1Surface20
      Z16828.8Superficial damage1Surface50
      Z16829.7Inclusions and superficial damage1Surface40
      Z16026.6Inclusions and superficial damage1Surface20
      Z15254.0Hole1Surface40
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    Li Ma, Yu Pan, Yingying Lin, Bingqing Chen, Taiqi Yan, Yu Wu, Zijun Zhao. Effect of Notched Stress Concentration on the Fatigue Properties of Laser-Selective Zone-Melted AlSi10Mg[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(15): 1514004

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Oct. 17, 2024

    Accepted: Jan. 2, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 15, 2025

    The Author Email: Bingqing Chen (hwtkjcbq1984@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP242130

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP242130

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