Material Characterization, Thermal Analysis, and Mechanical Performance of a Laser-Polished Ti Alloy Prepared by Selective Laser Melting
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Surface Topography
3.2. Microstructure Evolution
3.3. Thermal Analysis
3.4. Mechanical Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Specimen | Laser Power (W) | Scanning Velocity (mm/s) | Overlapping Ratio (%) |
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1-X | 70 | 50; 100; 150; 200; 250 | 10 |
2-X | 80 | 50; 100; 150; 200; 250 | 10 |
3-X | 90 | 50; 100; 150; 200; 250 | 10 |
4-X | 100 | 50; 100; 150; 200; 250 | 10 |
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Li, Y.-H.; Wang, B.; Ma, C.-P.; Fang, Z.-H.; Chen, L.-F.; Guan, Y.-C.; Yang, S.-F. Material Characterization, Thermal Analysis, and Mechanical Performance of a Laser-Polished Ti Alloy Prepared by Selective Laser Melting. Metals 2019, 9, 112. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9020112
Li Y-H, Wang B, Ma C-P, Fang Z-H, Chen L-F, Guan Y-C, Yang S-F. Material Characterization, Thermal Analysis, and Mechanical Performance of a Laser-Polished Ti Alloy Prepared by Selective Laser Melting. Metals. 2019; 9(2):112. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9020112
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Yu-Hang, Bing Wang, Cheng-Peng Ma, Zhi-Hao Fang, Long-Fei Chen, Ying-Chun Guan, and Shou-Feng Yang. 2019. "Material Characterization, Thermal Analysis, and Mechanical Performance of a Laser-Polished Ti Alloy Prepared by Selective Laser Melting" Metals 9, no. 2: 112. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9020112