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In situ observation and reduction of hot-cracks in laser additive manufacturing
- Source :
- Communications Materials, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2024.
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Abstract
- Abstract Cracking during Laser Additive Manufacturing is a problem for many higher-strength aluminium alloys, including AA6061. Here, we used a pulsed laser with ramp-down power modulation to improve the cracking resistance by about 50% compared to the use of a rectangular pulsed laser. Using synchrotron in situ X-ray imaging at 100,000 images s −1, ground truth data was obtained about changes in melt pool geometry, solidification rate, and thermal gradients were calculated. An analytical hot cracking model was developed to show that these changes lead to a decreased hot tear susceptibility. Therefore, laser pulse modulation can be an effective tool to reduce crack susceptibility of alloys. More fundamentally, the results demonstrate that modifying thermal conditions provides a pathway to crack elimination in LAM and the model established in our study sets the foundation for further complex laser manipulation in modifying the printability and resulting mechanical properties of hard-to-process alloys in Laser Additive Manufacturing.
- Subjects :
- Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 26624443
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Communications Materials
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.17b68c60c84341e887ed559c2618f004
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-024-00522-3