A Layer-Dependent Analytical Model for Printability Assessment of Additive Manufacturing Copper/Steel Multi-Material Components by Directed Energy Deposition

Micromachines

Haihong Zhu¹  Haifeng Xiao¹  Baopeng Zhang¹  Wenqi Zhang¹  Yun Wang²  Huanqing Yang² 

[1] Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China;XI’AN Space Engine Company Limited, Xi’an 710100, China;

关键词: directed energy deposition;    additive manufacturing;    bimetal;    analytical model;    printability maps;   

DOI  :  10.3390/mi12111394

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Copper/steel bimetal, one of the most popular and typical multi-material components (MMC), processes excellent comprehensive properties with the high strength of steel and the high thermal conductivity of copper alloy. Additive manufacturing (AM) technology is characterized by layer-wise fabrication, and thus is especially suitable for fabricating MMC. However, considering both the great difference in thermophysical properties between copper and steel and the layer-based fabrication character of the AM process, the optimal processing parameters will vary throughout the deposition process. In this paper, we propose an analytical calculation model to predict the layer-dependent processing parameters when fabricating the 07Cr15Ni5 steel on the CuCr substrate at the fixed layer thickness (0.3 mm) and hatching space (0.3 mm). Specifically, the changes in effective thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity with the layer number, as well as the absorption rate and catchment efficiency with the processing parameters are considered. The parameter maps predicted by the model have good agreement with the experimental results. The proposed analytical model provides new guidance to determine the processing windows for novel multi-material components, especially for the multi-materials whose physical properties are significantly different.

【 授权许可】

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