The study of microstructure evolution in additive manufacturing of metals would be aided by knowing the thermal history. Since temperature measurements beneath the surface are difficult, estimates are obtained from computational thermo-mechanical models calibrated against traces left in the sample revealed after etching, such as the trace of the melt pool boundary. Here we examine the question of how reliable thermal histories computed from a model that reproduces the melt pool trace are. To this end, we perform experiments in which one of two different laser beams moves with constant velocity and power over a substrate of 17-4PH SS or Ti-6Al-4V, with low enough power to avoid generating a keyhole. We find that thermal histories appear to be reliably computed provided that (a) the power density distribution of the laser beam over the substrate is well characterized, and (b) convective heat transport effects are accounted for. Poor control of the laser beam leads to potentially multiple three-dimensional melt pool shapes compatible with the melt pool trace, and therefore to multiple potential thermal histories. Ignoring convective effects leads to results that are inconsistent with experiments, even for the mild melt pools here.
Shu, Yi, et al. "A critical look at the prediction of the temperature field around a laser-induced melt pool on metallic substrates." Scientific Reports, vol. 11, no. 1, Jun. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91039-z
Shu, Yi, Galles, Daniel, Tertuliano, Ottman A., McWilliams, Brandon A., Yang, Nancy Y. C., Cai, Wei, & Lew, Adrian J. (2021). A critical look at the prediction of the temperature field around a laser-induced melt pool on metallic substrates. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91039-z
Shu, Yi, Galles, Daniel, Tertuliano, Ottman A., et al., "A critical look at the prediction of the temperature field around a laser-induced melt pool on metallic substrates," Scientific Reports 11, no. 1 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91039-z
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author = {Shu, Yi and Galles, Daniel and Tertuliano, Ottman A. and McWilliams, Brandon A. and Yang, Nancy Y. C. and Cai, Wei and Lew, Adrian J.},
title = {A critical look at the prediction of the temperature field around a laser-induced melt pool on metallic substrates},
annote = {The study of microstructure evolution in additive manufacturing of metals would be aided by knowing the thermal history. Since temperature measurements beneath the surface are difficult, estimates are obtained from computational thermo-mechanical models calibrated against traces left in the sample revealed after etching, such as the trace of the melt pool boundary. Here we examine the question of how reliable thermal histories computed from a model that reproduces the melt pool trace are. To this end, we perform experiments in which one of two different laser beams moves with constant velocity and power over a substrate of 17-4PH SS or Ti-6Al-4V, with low enough power to avoid generating a keyhole. We find that thermal histories appear to be reliably computed provided that (a) the power density distribution of the laser beam over the substrate is well characterized, and (b) convective heat transport effects are accounted for. Poor control of the laser beam leads to potentially multiple three-dimensional melt pool shapes compatible with the melt pool trace, and therefore to multiple potential thermal histories. Ignoring convective effects leads to results that are inconsistent with experiments, even for the mild melt pools here.},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-021-91039-z},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1798147},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
issn = {ISSN 2045-2322},
number = {1},
volume = {11},
place = {United States},
publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
year = {2021},
month = {06}}
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