Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 48, Issue 14, 1402012(2021)

Effect of Processing Parameters on Ti6Al4V-10%B4C Composite Material Prepared Using Selective Laser Melting

Xianpeng Gao1,2, Junqiang Xu1,2, Qi Zhou1,2、*, Xusheng Qian1, Zixiong Lin3, and Minglang Zhang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Controlled Arc Intelligent Additive Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, China
  • 3Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361000, China
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    Morphologies of Ti6Al4V and B4C powders. (a) Ti6Al4V; (b) B4C
    Morphology of Ti6Al4V and B4C mixed powder
    Schematic of sample scanning areas
    Surface morphologies and roughness of Ti6Al4V-10%B4C composite material prepared under different laser energy densities. (a)--(f) Surface morphologies; (g) Ra and Rz
    Relative density of Ti6Al4V-10%B4C composite material
    X-ray diffraction patterns. (a) B4C and Ti6Al4V; (b) Ti6Al4V-10%B4C composite material
    Morphologies of Ti6Al4V-10%B4C composite material. (a)(b) Clustered and reticular TiB2-TiC; (c) clustered TiB2-TiC; (d) reticular TiB2-TiC
    Comparison of EBSD results between Ti6Al4V sample and Ti6Al4V-10%B4C composite. (a) Ti6Al4V; (b) Ti6Al4V-10%B4C composite material
    Comparison of microhardness of 6 groups of composite material samples and Ti6Al4V
    • Table 1. Chemical composition of Ti6Al4V titanium alloy powder

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      Table 1. Chemical composition of Ti6Al4V titanium alloy powder

      ElementFeCNHOAlVTi
      Mass fraction/%≤0.30≤0.10≤0.05≤0.015≤0.205.5--6.83.5--4.5Bal.
    • Table 2. SLM process parameters of Ti6Al4V-10%B4C composite material

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      Table 2. SLM process parameters of Ti6Al4V-10%B4C composite material

      Sample numberLaser power /WLaser scanning speed /(mm·s-1)Layer thickness /mmScan track spacing /mmLaser energy density /(J·mm-3)
      11407500.040.0858.33
      21607500.040.0866.67
      31506250.040.0875
      41405000.040.0887.5
      51605000.040.08100
      61604370.040.08114.3
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    Xianpeng Gao, Junqiang Xu, Qi Zhou, Xusheng Qian, Zixiong Lin, Minglang Zhang. Effect of Processing Parameters on Ti6Al4V-10%B4C Composite Material Prepared Using Selective Laser Melting[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2021, 48(14): 1402012

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser manufacturing

    Received: Nov. 18, 2020

    Accepted: Jan. 8, 2021

    Published Online: Jul. 5, 2021

    The Author Email: Qi Zhou (cheezhou@njust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202148.1402012

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