Laser directed energy deposition(DED)involves complex physical processes,and the trial and error examinations are time consuming and cost expensive.The research paradigm can be reshaped using advanced phenomenological...Laser directed energy deposition(DED)involves complex physical processes,and the trial and error examinations are time consuming and cost expensive.The research paradigm can be reshaped using advanced phenomenological models via computing the spatiotemporal variations of the build features.In this work,multi-layer and multi-track laser DED of Ti-6 Al-4 V were systematically explored on multiple scales including the 1D track,the 2D layer and the 3D full build considering the complex transport of energy,mass,and momentum in the moving freeform molten pool.The results showed that convex,nearflat,and wavy builds were generated using gradually larger hatch spacings.The profiles of individual tracks and layers were extracted through the unique advantages of the model.The individual tracks exhibited various patterns and rotated with specific inclinations to form distinct layer profiles.The net increments of the deposit generated upon the printing of a new track during the continuous deposition process showed that the smaller hatch spacing caused higher overlap rate of horizontally adjacent tracks but lower remelting rate of vertically adjacent tracks in neighboring layers.The 3D numerical model was validated with corresponding experiments for various process conditions.The scientific findings can provide useful insights for further researches of DED.展开更多
基金The National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2017YFB1103000)The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51805267)+1 种基金The Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20180483)the fund of the State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing in NWPU(No.SKLSP201830)。
文摘Laser directed energy deposition(DED)involves complex physical processes,and the trial and error examinations are time consuming and cost expensive.The research paradigm can be reshaped using advanced phenomenological models via computing the spatiotemporal variations of the build features.In this work,multi-layer and multi-track laser DED of Ti-6 Al-4 V were systematically explored on multiple scales including the 1D track,the 2D layer and the 3D full build considering the complex transport of energy,mass,and momentum in the moving freeform molten pool.The results showed that convex,nearflat,and wavy builds were generated using gradually larger hatch spacings.The profiles of individual tracks and layers were extracted through the unique advantages of the model.The individual tracks exhibited various patterns and rotated with specific inclinations to form distinct layer profiles.The net increments of the deposit generated upon the printing of a new track during the continuous deposition process showed that the smaller hatch spacing caused higher overlap rate of horizontally adjacent tracks but lower remelting rate of vertically adjacent tracks in neighboring layers.The 3D numerical model was validated with corresponding experiments for various process conditions.The scientific findings can provide useful insights for further researches of DED.
