Abstract
Abstract Al2O3/GdAlO3/ZrO2 ternary eutectic ceramics with fine microstructure were directly fabricated from mixed pure ceramic powders by selective laser melting. The specimen forming quality, molten pool morphology and microstructure characteristic were investigated as functions of scanning speed. Solidification defects such as cracks and pores were effectively suppressed when the scanning speed was 12 mm/min. The relative density of the as-solidified eutectic specimens decreased from 98.7% to 95.7% with increasing the scanning speed up to 48 mm/min. The melting in this study was governed by conduction mode, leading to a decrease tendency of both melting width and depth with the increase of the scanning speed. Different from ordinary cognition, the eutectic spacing in top zone of the molten pool first decreased and then increased with increasing the scanning speed from 6 mm/min to 48 mm/min. The transition point appeared at 12 mm/min, where the dominant factor affecting the solidification rate changed from the scanning speed to the value of the angle between microstructure growth direction and laser scanning direction.
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