The in-situ contour strategy during Laser-Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) process remains one of the most promising solutions to improve the poor surface quality of the parts. On the other hand, it is well established that contour step affects the formation of sub-surface defects. The aim of this work is to assess the entity of sub-surface defects during the Laser-Powder Bed Fusion of Inconel 718 samples for which different contour processing conditions are considered. Cubic samples with 10 mm side were produced through L-PBF using a Concept Laser Cusing M2 L-PBF machine. The samples were printed with fixed bulk laser parameters, adopting a layer thickness of 30 µm and a chessboard laser scanning strategy. The in-situ contour conditions were changed in terms of laser scanning speed and hatch zone border. Afterwards, the samples were analyzed in terms of surface roughness (Sa) and sub-surface density through confocal microscopy. The results revealed that the surface roughness was the most affected output as a function of the varied process parameters, including the sample position on the building platform, with values ranging from 13 to 32 µm. On the other hand, the sub-surface density was always higher than 99%.

Laser-Powder Bed Fusion of Inconel 718 Alloy: Effect of the Contour Strategy on Surface Quality and Sub-Surface Density

Napolitano F.;
2022

Abstract

The in-situ contour strategy during Laser-Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) process remains one of the most promising solutions to improve the poor surface quality of the parts. On the other hand, it is well established that contour step affects the formation of sub-surface defects. The aim of this work is to assess the entity of sub-surface defects during the Laser-Powder Bed Fusion of Inconel 718 samples for which different contour processing conditions are considered. Cubic samples with 10 mm side were produced through L-PBF using a Concept Laser Cusing M2 L-PBF machine. The samples were printed with fixed bulk laser parameters, adopting a layer thickness of 30 µm and a chessboard laser scanning strategy. The in-situ contour conditions were changed in terms of laser scanning speed and hatch zone border. Afterwards, the samples were analyzed in terms of surface roughness (Sa) and sub-surface density through confocal microscopy. The results revealed that the surface roughness was the most affected output as a function of the varied process parameters, including the sample position on the building platform, with values ranging from 13 to 32 µm. On the other hand, the sub-surface density was always higher than 99%.
2022
Istituto per i Polimeri, Compositi e Biomateriali - IPCB
density
Inconel 718
Laser-Powder Bed Fusion
surface roughness
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