Effects of L-PBF Scanning Strategy and Sloping Angle on the Process Properties of TC11 Titanium Alloy

• Published in: Metals (Basel ) Vol. 13; no. 5; p. 983
• Main Authors: Lu, Xuben, Shu, Chang, Zheng, Zhiyu, Shu, Xuedao, Chen, Siyuan, Essa, Khamis, Li, Zixuan, Xu, Haijie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.05.2023
• Subjects: Additive manufacturing; forming angle; forming quality; Hardness; Lasers; Morphology; Particle size; Phase transitions; Powder beds; Powders; Research methodology; Scanning; scanning strategy; Specialty metals industry; Surface properties; Surface roughness; TC11 titanium alloy; Technical services; Temperature; Titanium; Titanium alloys; Titanium base alloys
• ISSN: 2075-4701; 2075-4701
• DOI: 10.3390/met13050983

TC11 titanium alloy is widely used in aerospace. To investigate the production of TC11 titanium alloy parts of high quality and performance, this paper adopts the Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) technique to prepare TC11 alloy specimens. We analyze in detail the effects of scanning strategy and forming angle on the forming quality and performance of TC11 alloy through a combination of theory and experiment. The results show that the upper surface quality of the strip-scanned molded parts is the highest, and the upper surface quality is better than that of the side surface under different scanning strategies. The fusion channel lap and surface adhesion powder were the main factors affecting the surface roughness. With increases in the forming angle, the surface roughness of the overhanging surface gradually decreases and the hardness gradually increases. The surface quality and hardness of the specimen are optimal when the forming angle is 90°. The research results provide the theoretical basis and technical support for L-PBF forming of TC11 titanium alloy parts.