Journal
RAPID PROTOTYPING JOURNAL
Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 213-222Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/RPJ-03-2019-0065
Keywords
Melting; Finite element analysis; Residual stress; Aerospace industry; Selective laser melting; Thermal diffusivity
Funding
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) [RGPIN-2016-06268]
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Purpose Residual stresses are induced during selective laser melting (SLM) because of rapid melting, solidification and build plate removal. This paper aims to examine the thermal cycle, residual stresses and part distortions for selected aerospace materials (i.e. Ti-6Al-4V, stainless steel 316L and Invar 36) using a thermo-mechanical finite element model. The numerical results are validated and compared to experimental data. Design/methodology/approach The model predicts the residual stress and part distortion after build plate removal. The residual stress field is validated using X-ray diffraction method and the part distortion is validated using dimensional measurements. Findings The trends found in the numerical results agree with those found experimentally. Invar 36 had the lowest tensile residual stresses because of its lowest coefficient of thermal expansion. The residual stresses of stainless steel 316L were lower than those of Ti-6Al-4V because of its high thermal diffusivity. Originality/value The paper explains the influence of the coefficient of thermal expansion and thermal diffusivity on the induced thermal stresses using experimental and numerical results. The methodology can be used to predict the part distortions and residual stresses in complex designs of any of the three materials under optimal SLM process parameters.
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