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The effect of laser remelting on the surface chemistry of Ti6al4V components fabricated by selective laser melting
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posted on 2016-02-25, 13:24 authored by Jayasheelan Vaithilingam, Ruth Goodridge, Richard J.M. Hague, Steven ChristieSteven Christie, Steve EdmondsonSurface remelting/skin scanning of components is generally performed during the selective laser melting (SLM) process to improve the surface quality of a part. However, the chemical effects of surface remelting are not well understood. In this study, cuboidal parts fabricated with and without laser remelting were characterised using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), surface profilometry and X-ray photoelectron spectrophotometry (XPS). The SEM images showed a low-amplitude undulating pattern was observed on both surfaces. The surface chemistries of the surface remelted/skin scanned (SK) and non-surface remelted/non-skin scanned (NSK) samples were observed to significantly differ in their elemental composition. The thickness of the surface oxide layer of the SK surface was double that of the NSK surface. Also, the contribution of the major alloying elements, including titanium and aluminium, on the surface oxide layer varied for both NSK and SK surfaces. The surface chemistry of the NSK and SK surface was significantly different to a conventionally forged (CF) Ti6Al4V surface. The rate of decrease of oxide with depth was in the order of CF > NSK > SK. Although surface remelting is useful in rendering improved surface quality, its impact on surface chemistry should be carefully considered.
Funding
This work was supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council(EPSRC; UK) under grant EP/I033335/2.
History
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- Science
Department
- Chemistry
Published in
Journal of Materials Processing TechnologyVolume
232Pages
1 - 8Citation
VAITHILINGAM, J. ... et al, 2016. The effect of laser remelting on the surface chemistry of Ti6al4V components fabricated by selective laser melting. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 232, pp. 1 - 8.Publisher
Elsevier / © The AuthorsVersion
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2016Notes
This is an open access article published by Elsevier under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).ISSN
0924-0136Publisher version
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