Author Affiliations
1School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China2School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China3State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, Shanghai 200240, Chinashow less
Fig. 1. AM TC4 titanium alloy sample and scanning mode of laser polishing. (a) Sample of AM TC4 titanium alloy; (b) scanning mode of laser polishing
Fig. 2. Comparison of polarization curves of initial and laser polished surfaces
Fig. 3. Profiles of laser polished surfaces in different directions. (a) In x direction; (b) in y direction
Fig. 4. Picture of laser polished surface
Fig. 5. Microstructures of titanium alloy before and after laser polishing. (a) Initial surface; (b) polished surface
Fig. 6. XRD spectra of titanium alloy before and after laser polishing
Fig. 7. Grains of titanium alloy before and after laser polishing. (a) Initial surface; (b) polished surface
Fig. 8. Grain sizes of titanium alloy before and after laser polishing. (a) Initial surface; (b) polished surface
Element | Al | V | Fe | C | O | N | H | Ti |
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Mass fraction /% | 5.5-6.5 | 3.5-4.5 | 0-0.25 | 0-0.08 | 0-0.13 | 0-0.05 | 0-0.12 | Balance |
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Table 1. Chemical composition of TC4 titanium alloy
Parameter | Laserpower /W | Scanning speed /(mm·s-1) | Hatchingspace /μm |
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Value | 150 | 10 | 150 |
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Table 2. Experimental parameters of laser polishing
Sample | Self-corrosionpotential /V | Self-corrosion currentdensity /(μA·cm-2) |
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Initial TC4 | -0.398 | 3.132 | Polished TC4 | -0.155 | 8.612 |
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Table 3. Self-corrosion potential and self-corrosion current density of initial and laser polished surfaces
Sample | Ra(x) /μm | (x) /μm | Ra(y) /μm | (y) /μm | /μm |
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Initial TC4 | 12.34 | 12.44 | 12.53 | 12.44 | 11.96 | 12.28 | 12.31 | 12.18 | 12.3 | Polished TC4 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.84 | 0.76 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 0.9 |
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Table 4. Surface roughness of titanium alloy before and after laser polishing
Sample | Residual stress(x) /MPa | Residualstress (y) /MPa |
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Polished TC4 | 132.9±68 | 145.1±117.7 | Initial TC4 | -981.5±66.9 | -826.5±135.2 |
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Table 5. Test results of residual stress of initial and laser polished surfaces