Macro-Micro Coupled Simulation of SLM Process with Inconel 718 Superalloy

Abstract:

As an increasingly mature additive manufacturing technology for metal materials, Selective Laser Melting (SLM) technology has become a hot topic in many application fields. However, due to the fast-moving velocity and small scale of the laser beam in the SLM process, it is very difficult to directly observe the microstructural changes in the SLM additive manufacturing process. In this study, a macro-micro coupled simulation model of Inconel 718 SLM process was established to study the solidification behavior of the molten pool. The macro temperature field is obtained by the finite difference method based on the birth and death grid algorithm. The local temperature intercepted from the macro temperature field is employed as the input condition for phase field microstructure calculation. Dendrite morphology, intercellular spacing, and microsegregation are simulated under the coupled model. The result shows that the solidification structure of IN718 alloy in the micro molten pool formed by SLM grows in the form of a non-flat interface. The primary dendrite spacing predicted by the simulation is in good agreement with Hunt model at the initial stage of solidification. The solute trapping caused by non-equilibrium solidification makes dendrites dissolve more Nb, resulting in microsegregation.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1072)
• Pages: 67-78
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-6b5b69
• Online since: October 2022
• Authors: Hu Xiang Xia*, Pan Tao, Qiu Shui Feng, Cong Yang, Qing Yan Xu, Hong Biao Dong
• Keywords: Inconel 718, Modeling, Phase Field Model, Simulation, SLM

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