• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Investigation of aging processes of Ti-6Al-4V powder material in laser melting
  • Contributor: Seyda, Vanessa [Author]; Kaufmann, Niko [Author]; Emmelmann, Claus [Author]
  • Corporation: Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg ; Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Institut für Laser- und Anlagensystemtechnik
  • Published: 2012
  • Published in: Physics procedia ; 39(2012), Seite 425-431
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1016%2Fj.phpro.2012.10.057; 10.15480/882.1947
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  • Keywords: laser melting ; Ti-6Al-4V powder ; particle size distribution ; bulk material properties
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  • Description: Laser melting of titanium material, e.g. Ti-6Al-4V, offers great potential in manufacturing automotive components, lightweight structures and medical implants. In order to achieve required mechanical properties of laser melted components quality of powder materials is essential. Unmelted powder is recycled and reused in a subsequent process. Due to repeated recycling it is suggested that powder material changes. In this paper aging processes of Ti-6Al-4V powder are studied. It was observed that powder particles coarsen and flowability increases. Comparing examined powder characteristics to bulk material properties it was noticed that there are significant effects of aged powder on laser melted components.
  • Access State: Open Access