Title
Thermal and dimensional characteristics of vapor-plasma plume and layer deposition in laser-aided rapid manufacturing
Abbreviated Journal Title
High Temp. Mater. Process
Keywords
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Abstract
Three-dimensional structures of copper, Ti-6Al-4V, aluminum, and stainless steel 304 were fabricated by melting the powders of these materials with a CO2 laser beam. A vapor-plasma plume is generated at the top of the melt layer. The emission spectra of the plume were recorded using an optical multichannel analyzer, and the plume temperatures are determined to be in the range of 4920 K to 6720 K. A one-dimensional model is developed to calculate the plume temperature, process parameters and melt pool characteristics. The model accounts for the transmission of the laser beam through the plume, energy transfer in the molten phase and the Stefan conditions at the solid-liquid and liquid-vapor interfaces. The surface temperature at the molten surface is found to exceed the normal boiling temperature causing the pressure to be higher than one atmospheric pressure. The calculated plume temperatures are in good agreement with the values obtained from the spectral data. Also, the model predictions for remelt layer depth, deposition height and plasma height compare well with experimental data.
Journal Title
High Temperature Material Processes
Volume
4
Issue/Number
2
Publication Date
1-1-2000
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
161
Last Page
199
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1093-3611
Recommended Citation
"Thermal and dimensional characteristics of vapor-plasma plume and layer deposition in laser-aided rapid manufacturing" (2000). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 2631.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/2631