The Marangoni Convection Effect on Melt Pool Formation during Selective Laser Melting Process

Abstract:

In order to predict the effect of the Marangoni convection and the morphology of melted stainless steel powder, during the selective laser melting (SLM) process, a transient three-dimensional numerical model is developed at the mesoscale. The evolution of the temperature and velocity fields’ is then studied. The initial powder bed distribution is obtained by the discrete element method (DEM) calculation, and the temperature distribution and the molten pool shape deformation are calculated and analyzed by the Ansys-Fluent commercial code. The molten pool shape is obtained by considering the influence of Marangoni convection on the internal flow behavior. The recoil force was not considered in our calculation. As main results, a slight deviation between the position of the maximum temperature of the molten pool and the center of the laser spot is observed. The direction of the heat diffusion is more likely to be horizontal and the flow centrifugal, which causes the melt track to be wide. Finally, the Marangoni convection is the main driver of the flow.

• Periodical: Defect and Diffusion Forum (Volume 412)
• Pages: 107-114
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/DDF.412.107
• Online since: November 2021
• Authors: Samia Aggoune*, Farida Hamadi, Karim Kheloufi, Toufik Tamsaout, El-Hachemi Amara, Kada Boughrara, Cherifa Abid
• Keywords: Convection, Fusion, Interface, Marangoni, Metal, Powder, Selective Laser Melting, Solidification

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