Author Affiliations
1Institute for Laser Engineering, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China2Beijing Engineering Research Center of 3D Printing for Digital Medical Health, Beijing , 100124, Chinashow less
Fig. 1. Description of physical model and stress condition of human skeleton element
Fig. 2. Establishment of topology optimization model
Fig. 3. Topology optimization cells with different porosity. (a) Porosity 60%; (b) porosity 70%; (c) porosity 80%
Fig. 4. Cell models created by Solidworks. (a) Porosity 60%; (b) porosity 70%; (c) porosity 80%
Fig. 5. Unit porous structure with different porosity. (a) Porosity 60%; (b) porosity 70%; (c) porosity 80%
Fig. 6. Porous structure samples. (a) 6-60 sample; (b) 6-70 sample; (c) 6-80 sample
Fig. 7. Stress-strain curves of porous structure specimen
Fig. 8. Compression deformation process of porous structures with different porosity (ε is compression deformation)
Fig. 9. Stress distribution of porous structure with different porosity. (a) Porosity 60%; (b) porosity 70%;(c)porosity 80%
Fig. 10. Stress distribution in porous structure. (a) Porosity 60%; (b) porosity 70%; (c) porosity 80%
Fig. 11. Experimental and simulated compressive stress-strain curves of porous structure with different porosity. (a) Porosity 60%; (b) porosity 70%; (c) porosity 80%
Fig. 12. Compressive strength and compression modulus of porous structure
Element | Al | V | O | N | C | H | Fe | Ti |
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TC4 powder | 6.49 | 4.29 | 0.074 | 0.01 | 0.008 | 0.0033 | 0.18 | Bal. | ASTM F136-12 standard | 5.5‒6.5 | 3.5‒4.5 | <0.13 | <0.05 | <0.08 | <0.012 | <0.25 | Bal. |
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Table 1. Comparison of chemical composition (mass fraction) of TC4 powder with ASTM F136-12 standard
Forming structure | Laser power /W | Scanning speed/(mm·s-1) | Scanning interval /mm | Powder layer thickness /μm |
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Supporting structure | 100 | 600 | 0.10 | 60 | Physical part | 170 | 1250 | 0.10 | 30 |
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Table 2. Forming process parameters of TC4 porous structure