Effects of Powder Characteristics on Selective Laser Melting of 316L Stainless Steel Powder

Abstract:

316L stainless steel parts were manufactured via selective laser melting . This work stu- dies the effects of powder characteristics such as particle size and particle shape composition on the density. It shows that the powder with a broad size distribution and using spherical fine powder can lead to an increase in the density of the loose powder and thus the densification of the laser melted powder. The aerosol powder forms parts of lower oxygen content well, and the density can reach to 90%.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 189-193)
• Pages: 3664-3667
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.189-193.3664
• Online since: February 2011
• Authors: Sheng Zhang, Qing Song Wei, Guang Ke Lin, Xiao Zhao, Yu Sheng Shi
• Keywords: 316L Stainless Steel Powder, Rapid Prototyping (RP), Selective Laser Melting (SLM)

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