Fig. 1. 316L stainless steel powder. (a) Morphology; (b) particle size distribution
Fig. 2. Formation process of SLM block
Fig. 3. Tensile specimen. (a) Geometric size; (b) finished product
Fig. 4. Surface morphologies of samples under different scanning speeds and hatch spaces. (a) 500 mm·s-1; (b) 750 mm·s-1; (c) 1000 mm·s-1; (d) 1250 mm·s-1
Fig. 5. Densities of samples under different scanning speeds. (a) 500 mm·s-1; (b) 750 mm·s-1; (c) 1000 mm·s-1; (d) 1250 mm·s-1
Fig. 6. Cross-sectional morphologies of samples under different scanning speeds when hatch space is 110 μm. (a) 500 mm·s-1; (b) 750 mm·s-1 ; (c) 1000 mm·s-1 ; (d) 1250 mm·s-1
Fig. 7. Sample forming defects. (a) Spatter phenomenon; (b) spatter defect; (c) big blow hole; (d) unmelted defect; (e) balling phenomenon; (f) balling defect; (g) small blow hole; (h) crack
Fig. 8. Formation process of spatter and pore
Fig. 9. Formation process of balling and pore
Fig. 10. Formation process of blow hole. (a) Low speed big blow hole; (b) high speed small blow hole
Fig. 11. Microstructures of samples under different scanning speeds. (a) 750 mm·s-1; (b) 500 mm·s-1; (c) 750 mm·s-1
Fig. 12. Tensile properties of samples under different hatch spaces when scanning speed is 750 mm·s-1
Cr | Ni | Mo | Mn | Si | P | C | S | Fe |
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16-18 | 10-14 | 2-3 | ≤2 | ≤1 | ≤0.045 | ≤0.03 | ≤0.03 | Bal. |
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Table 1. Chemical compositions of 316L stainless steel powder (mass fraction, %)
Scanning speed /(mm·s-1) | Defectratio /% |
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Spatter | Air bladder | Crack | Unmelted defect | Balling |
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500 | 0.1069 | 0.0972 | 0.0097 | 0.0122 | 0.0170 | 750 | 0.0175 | 0.0105 | 0.0014 | 0.0030 | 0.0026 | 1000 | 0.0114 | 0.0130 | 0.0082 | 0.0734 | 0.0571 | 1250 | 0.0171 | 0.0329 | 0.0071 | 0.7145 | 0.6573 |
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Table 2. Defect ratios under different scanning speeds