AlSi10Mg/AlN Interface Grain Structure after Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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P, W | V, mm/s | EDV, J/mm3 | RD, % |
---|---|---|---|
200 | 600 | 104.2 | 97.1 |
800 | 78.1 | 98.4 | |
1000 | 62.5 | 98.2 | |
250 | 800 | 97.7 | 97.6 |
1000 | 78.1 | 98.9 | |
1200 | 65.1 | 99.3 | |
300 | 1000 | 93.8 | 97.8 |
1200 | 78.1 | 99.5 | |
1400 | 67.0 | 99.7 | |
350 | 1000 | 109.4 | 97.9 |
1200 | 91.1 | 99.8 | |
1400 | 78.1 | 99.5 |
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Pelevin, I.A.; Ozherelkov, D.Y.; Nalivaiko, A.Y.; Bodyakova, A.I.; Chernyshikhin, S.V.; Zotov, B.O.; Korshunov, A.V.; Gromov, A.A. AlSi10Mg/AlN Interface Grain Structure after Laser Powder Bed Fusion. Metals 2022, 12, 2152. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12122152
Pelevin IA, Ozherelkov DY, Nalivaiko AY, Bodyakova AI, Chernyshikhin SV, Zotov BO, Korshunov AV, Gromov AA. AlSi10Mg/AlN Interface Grain Structure after Laser Powder Bed Fusion. Metals. 2022; 12(12):2152. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12122152
Chicago/Turabian StylePelevin, Ivan A., Dmitriy Yu. Ozherelkov, Anton Yu. Nalivaiko, Anna I. Bodyakova, Stanislav V. Chernyshikhin, Boris O. Zotov, Andrey V. Korshunov, and Alexander A. Gromov. 2022. "AlSi10Mg/AlN Interface Grain Structure after Laser Powder Bed Fusion" Metals 12, no. 12: 2152. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12122152