Investigation on process stability and repeatability of flow properties and topography of PBF-LB/M manufactured channels
摘要
Since the early 2000 s Additive Manufacturing (AM) started to transform from an R& D and prototyping technology to an industrial application to be used in serial production. Especially in the aerospace and turbine industry, AM processes, such as laser based powder bed fusion of metals (PBF-LB/M) were established for flow-sensitive parts. One of the most important aspects of serial production is repeatability. In this paper, the repeatability of circular channels with a focus on flow and topography properties is investigated. A variance analysis was conducted on an EOS M400-4 multi-laser PBF-LB/M machine with the nickel-based super alloy Haynes 282. Flow samples were systematically placed in different positions across the build area. Different channel orientations relative to the build direction and laser center were investigated. A