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Effect of individual printing parameters on residual stress and tribological behaviour of 316L stainless steel fabricated with laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF)

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Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) technology is characterized by localized heat and repeated thermal cycles which result in distinct microstructures and induce residual stresses. Another crucial performance metric is tribological behaviour. In this study, the individual and combined influence of laser power, scanning speed and hatch spacing on the tribological behaviour and induced thermal stresses are explored. Using an X-ray diffraction technique, the residual stress was shown to have a direct correlation with the laser power and an inverse correlation with the hatch spacing. Also, residual stresses on the top planes (top residual stress, TRS) were relatively higher than stresses on the lateral surfaces (lateral residual stress, LRS). For the tribological performance, it was established that increase in power and reduction in the hatch spacing resulted in better tribological behaviour. However, the wear performance deteriorates when laser power reaches 250 W when using a hatch spacing of 80–100 µm.

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This investigation is funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Ali Eliasu, Solomon Hanson Duntu, Kenneth Sesi Hukpati, Joseph Agyapong, Francis Tetteh, Aleksander Czekanski & Solomon Boakye-Yiadom

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Mark Yao Amegadzie

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All authors were involved in the detailed analysis and discussions presented in this paper. A. Eliasu, S. H. Duntu, K. S. Hukpati1, M. Y. Amegadzie, J. Agyapong, F. Tetteh drafted the manuscript which was reviewed and edited by A. Czekanski and S. Boakye-Yiadom.

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Eliasu, A., Duntu, S.H., Hukpati, K.S. et al. Effect of individual printing parameters on residual stress and tribological behaviour of 316L stainless steel fabricated with laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF). Int J Adv Manuf Technol 119, 7041–7061 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-08489-y

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