Influence of Selective Laser Melting Process Parameters on Porosity of TiAl6V4 Alloy Fabricated by 200W CO₂ Laser

Abstract:

In this research TiAl6V4 titanium base alloy was used for Selective Laser Melting (SLM). This alloy is widely used in aerospace and medical industries. To determine the influence of SLM process parameters on TiAl6V4 10x10x5 mm specimens were fabricated using different SLM process parameters. The porosity of fabricated specimens was determined by microscopy analysis of cross-sections and by the Archimedes method.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 265)
• Pages: 470-474
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.265.470
• Online since: September 2017
• Authors: R.M. Baitimerov*, L.V. Radionova, Evgeniy V. Safonov
• Keywords: Porosity, Powder metallurgy, Selective Laser Melting, TiAl6V4, Titanium Alloy

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