Universal scaling laws of keyhole stability and porosity in 3D printing of metals

Identifying scaling laws in metal 3D printing is key to process optimization and materials development. Here the authors report scaling laws to quantify correlation between process parameters, keyhole stability and pore formation by high-speed synchrotron X-ray imaging and multiphysics modeling.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhengtao Gan, Orion L. Kafka, Niranjan Parab, Cang Zhao, Lichao Fang, Olle Heinonen, Tao Sun, Wing Kam Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22704-0