Abstract

Defects in Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) parts often result from the meso-scale dynamics of the molten alloy near the laser, known as the melt pool. Experimental in-situ monitoring of the three-dimensional melt pool physical fields is challenging, due to the short length and time scales involved in the process. Multi-physics simulation methods can describe the three-dimensional dynamics of the melt pool, but are computationally expensive at the mesh refinement required for accurate predictions of complex effects. Therefore, we develop a generative deep learning model based on the probabilistic diffusion framework to map low-fidelity simulation information to the high-fidelity counterpart. By doing so, we bypass the computational expense of conducting multiple high-fidelity simulations for analysis by upscaling lightweight coarse mesh simulations. We demonstrate the preservation of key metrics of the melting process between the ground truth simulation data and the diffusion model output, such as the temperature field, the melt pool dimensions and the variability of the keyhole vapor cavity. We predict the melt pool depth within 3 μm based on low-fidelity input data 4× coarser than the high-fidelity simulations, reducing analysis time by two orders of magnitude.

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