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Study on track width of various curvature angles in laser powder bed fusion deposition

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Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) process is used for fabricating complex geometries of metallic parts ranging from macro to micro size. Fabrication of a part with various curvature angles is always a great challenge due to variation in the deposition of material at the curvature. The process parameters of contour exposure of the printing part play an important role in geometrical accuracy. Hence, In this study, the contour of various curvatures (\(30^\circ\), \(60^\circ\), \(90^\circ\), & \(120^\circ\)) is analyzed for various laser power and scanning speed. It is found that track width at the curvature is increased from 17 % to 160 % on decreasing the angle between tracks from \(120^\circ\) to \(30^\circ\) compared to the width at the track. The variation in width at curvature and track is occurred due to an increase in supplied energy because of deceleration and acceleration of the laser source at the curvature. Further, the width at the curvature gets wider during the subsequent layer deposition and increases with linear energy density due to remelting and spreading at the curvatures.

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The authors are thankful to Central Facility for Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (CFMM) for the support received in using the laser powder bed fusion machine facility at IIT Palakkad. The authors would like to thank the Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF) for the support during the use of SEM.

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Simson, D., Subbu, S.K. Study on track width of various curvature angles in laser powder bed fusion deposition. Prog Addit Manuf 9, 231–236 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40964-023-00444-5

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