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Multilayer direct laser metal deposition is a fabrication process in which the parts are fabricated by creating a molten pool into which metal powder particles are injected, and a layer is laid down by moving the pool. Height is added by creating additional layers on top of the first layer. During fabrication, a complex thermal history is experienced in different regions of the build. The thermal history includes the reheating process for previously deposited layers caused by subsequently deposited layers. The objective of this study is to provide insight into the thermal history during the direct laser deposition process. Using the commercial ABAQUS/CAE software, a thermomechanical 3D finite element model was developed. This work presents a 3D heat transfer model that considers the continuous addition of powder particles in the front of a moving laser beam using ABAQUS/CAE software. The model assumes the deposit geometry appropriate to each experimental condition and calculates temperature distribution, cooling rates, and remelted layer depth which can affect the final microstructure. Model simulations were qualitatively compared with experiments results acquired in situ using a K-type thermocouple.
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Amine, T., Newkirk, J.W. & Liou, F. Numerical simulation of the thermal history multiple laser deposited layers. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 73, 1625–1631 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-014-5961-x
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