This work presents high speed thermographic measurements of the melt pool length during single track laser scans on nickel alloy 625 substrates. Scans are made using a commercial laser powder bed fusion machine while measurements of the radiation from the surface are made using a high speed (1800 frames per second) infrared camera. The melt pool length measurement is based on the detection of the liquidus-solidus transition that is evident in the temperature profile. Seven different combinations of programmed laser power (49 W to 195 W) and scan speed (200 mm/s to 800 mm/s) are investigated and numerous replications using a variety of scan lengths (4 mm to 12 mm) are performed. Results show that the melt pool length reaches steady state within 2 mm of the start of each scan. Melt pool length increases with laser power, but its relationship with scan speed is less obvious because there is no significant difference between cases performed at the highest laser power of 195 W. Although keyholing appears to affect the anticipated trends in melt pool length, further research is required.
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ASME 2017 12th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference collocated with the JSME/ASME 2017 6th International Conference on Materials and Processing
June 4–8, 2017
Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Manufacturing Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-5073-2
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Measurement of the Melt Pool Length During Single Scan Tracks in a Commercial Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process
J. C. Heigel,
J. C. Heigel
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
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B. M. Lane
B. M. Lane
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
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J. C. Heigel
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
B. M. Lane
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Paper No:
MSEC2017-2942, V002T01A045; 8 pages
Published Online:
July 24, 2017
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Heigel, JC, & Lane, BM. "Measurement of the Melt Pool Length During Single Scan Tracks in a Commercial Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process." Proceedings of the ASME 2017 12th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference collocated with the JSME/ASME 2017 6th International Conference on Materials and Processing. Volume 2: Additive Manufacturing; Materials. Los Angeles, California, USA. June 4–8, 2017. V002T01A045. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/MSEC2017-2942
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