The effect of rescanning strategy on residual stress and deformation of laser-based powder bed fusion of 316L stainless steel thin-walled parts

Purpose Laser-based powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a new method for forming thin-walled parts, but large cooling rates and temperature gradients can lead to large residual stresses and deformations in the part. This study aims to reduce the residual stress and deformation of thin-walled parts by a spec...

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Published in:Rapid prototyping journal 2023-05, Vol.29 (5), p.1044-1060
Main Authors: Wang, Minting, Cao, Renjie, Chang, HuiChao, Liang, Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Annealing
Cooling rate
Deformation
Deformation effects
Energy
Finite element method
Heat transfer
Laser applications
Lasers
Manufacturing
Multilayers
Powder beds
Rapid prototyping
Residual stress
Simulation
Stainless steel
Stainless steels
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Summary:Purpose Laser-based powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a new method for forming thin-walled parts, but large cooling rates and temperature gradients can lead to large residual stresses and deformations in the part. This study aims to reduce the residual stress and deformation of thin-walled parts by a specific laser rescanning strategy. Design/methodology/approach A three-dimensional transient finite element model is established to numerically simulate the LPBF forming process of multilayer and multitrack thin-walled parts. By changing the defocus amount, the laser in situ annealing process is designed, and the optimal rescanning parameters are obtained, which are verified by experiments. Findings The results show that the annealing effect is related to the average surface temperature and scan time. When the laser power is 30 W and the scanning speed is 20 mm/s, the overall residual stress and deformation of the thin-walled parts are the smallest, and the in situ annealing effect is the best. When the annealing frequency is reduced to once every three layers, the total annealing time can be reduced by more than 60%. Originality/value The research results can help better understand the influence mechanism of laser in situ annealing process on residual stress and deformation in LPBF and provide guidance for reducing residual stress and deformation of LPBF thin-walled parts.
ISSN:1355-2546
1758-7670
1355-2546
DOI:10.1108/RPJ-04-2022-0131