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ARCHIVES OF METALLURGY AND MATERIALS
Volume 61, Issue 3, Pages 945-950Publisher
POLSKA AKAD NAUK, POLISH ACAD SCIENCES, INST METALL & MATER SCI PAS
DOI: 10.1515/amm-2016-0213
Keywords
additive manufacturing; SLM process; surface quality; roughness
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- Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland
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One of the innovative technology of producing the components is Selective Laser Melting (SLM) belongs to additive manufacturing techniques. SLM technology has already been successfully applied in the automotive, aerospace and medical industries. Despite progress in material flexibility and mechanical performances, relatively poor surface finish still presents a significant weakness in the SLM process. The scope of the present article is the study the influence of selective laser melting parameters such as laser power, scanning speed, exposure time and hatch spacing through additive manufacturing as well as the orientation of the model corresponding to the laser beam on the surface characteristic of the components made from Ti-6Al-4V alloy. By using optimized process parameters, a low surface roughness can be obtained. In research, the machine for the selective laser melting of metal powders Renishaw AM 125 device was used. Based on experiment plan, 32 models were produced, which were examined to define the surface roughness and thus represent an influence of process parameters and the orientation on the model surface quality. The article discusses the fundamental factors determining the roughness that gives invaluable knowledge to improve the surface quality of SLM parts.
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