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Predictive Model For Thermal And Stress Field In Selective Laser Melting Process -- Part I, Lan Li, Lei Yan, Wenyuan Cui, Yitao Chen, Tan Pan, Xinchang Zhang, Aaron Flood, Frank W. Liou
Predictive Model For Thermal And Stress Field In Selective Laser Melting Process -- Part I, Lan Li, Lei Yan, Wenyuan Cui, Yitao Chen, Tan Pan, Xinchang Zhang, Aaron Flood, Frank W. Liou
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
During the part forming in laser powder bed fusion process, thermal distortion is one big problem due to the thermal stress which is caused by the high cooling rate and temperature gradient. Therefore, it is important to know the effect of process parameters on thermal and stress evolution in the melt zone. In this paper, a 3D finite element model for Selective Laser Melting (SLM) process based on sequentially coupled thermo-mechanical field analysis was developed for accurately predicting thermal history and surface features, like distortion and residual stress. Temperature dependent material properties for performed material 304L stainless steel are incorporated …
Predictive Model For Thermal And Stress Field In Selective Laser Melting Process -- Part Ii, Lan Li, Lei Yan, Yitao Chen, Tan Pan, Xinchang Zhang, Wenyuan Cui, Aaron Flood, Frank W. Liou
Predictive Model For Thermal And Stress Field In Selective Laser Melting Process -- Part Ii, Lan Li, Lei Yan, Yitao Chen, Tan Pan, Xinchang Zhang, Wenyuan Cui, Aaron Flood, Frank W. Liou
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is used to predict the transient thermal cycle and optimize process parameters to analyze these effects on deformation and residual stresses. However, the process of predicting the thermal history in this process with the FEA method is usually time-consuming, especially for large-scale parts. In this paper, an effective predictive model of part deformation and residual stress was developed for accurately predicting deformation and residual stresses in large-scale parts. An equivalent body heat flux proposed from the single layer laser scan model was imported as the thermal load to the layer by layer model. The hatched layer …