Journal
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Volume 32, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.addma.2020.101080
Keywords
Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF); Laser beam melting (LBM); Selective laser melting (SLM); Dwell-time; Thermography
Funding
- BAM within the focus area Materials
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Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) is the most prominent additive manufacturing (AM) technology for metal part production. Among the high number of factors influencing part quality and mechanical properties, the inter layer time (ILT) between iterative melting of volume elements in subsequent layers is almost completely unappreciated in the relevant literature on L-PBF. This study investigates the effect of ILT with respect to build height and under distinct levels of volumetric energy density (VED) using the example of 316L stainless steel. Insitu thermography is used to gather information on cooling conditions during the process, which is followed by an extensive metallographic analysis. Significant effects of ILT and build height on heat accumulation, sub-grain sizes, melt pool geometries and hardness are presented. Furthermore, the rise of defect densities can be attributed to a mutual interplay of build height and ILT. Hence, ILT has been identified as a crucial factor for L-PBF of real part components especially for those with small cross sections.
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