Selective laser melting of aluminium alloy (review)

Dynin N.V., Ivanova A.O., Khasikov D.V., Oglodkov M.S.
UDC
621.745.55:669.715
DOI
10.18577/2307-6046-2017-0-8-2-2
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Dynin N.V., Ivanova A.O., Khasikov D.V., Oglodkov M.S. Selective laser melting of aluminium alloy (review) // Proceedings of VIAM. 2017. No. 8. DOI: 10.18577/2307-6046-2017-0-8-2-2. URL: https://test.viam.ru/en/journal/2017/8/2
Keywords
selective laser melting, aluminium alloys, additive manufacturing.
Abstract

The article presents a review of studies of different research teams on the technology of selective laser melting of aluminum alloys. The review considers features of aluminum alloys, including the presence of stable oxide films, high reflectivity, thermal conductivity and low fluidity of the powder composition, influencing the fusion process and obtains high-quality structure. The presented results on the influence of different parameters and the chemical composition of materials to their characteristics. Brief description of the main systems of alloying of aluminum alloys used for the manufacturing samples and prototypes using additive technologies.

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