The role of side-branching in microstructure development in laser powder-bed fusion

Understanding metal component microstructure during 3D printing remains a challenge. Here, the authors use local thermal parameters and the solidification microstructure to better understand how the printed microstructure varies with the laser scan strategy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Minh-Son Pham, Bogdan Dovgyy, Paul A. Hooper, Christopher M. Gourlay, Alessandro Piglione
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14453-3