Effect of Laser Shock Peening on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Ti6Al4V Alloy
摘要
Titanium alloys are of increasing importance in aerospace, automotive, marine and biomedical applications due to the combination of high specific strength, superior corrosion behavior, and outstanding bio-affinity. LPBF is a leading-edge rapid prototyping technology through layer-by-layer manufacturing and converting a CAD model into physical parts with powders. LPBF employs a high-energy laser to melt metal powder in a selected area quickly, and contains a quick cooling and solidification process, so as to obtain supersaturated solid solution in a non-equilibrium state as well as uniform and fine metallographic structures.