Abstract
The microstructure and mechanical properties of 316L stainless steel samples manufactured by dual-laser selective laser melting technology, were investigated in compare with that of the single-laser scanning samples. It was found that the porosity of the dual-laser overlap samples was lower than that of single laser forming samples due to the different laser energy density absorbed by the powders. Furthermore, it was found that the crystal structure and crystal orientation of both zones were similar. From the TEM observation, it was noted that the number density of nano-oxides in the overlap zone was higher than that in the single laser forming zone. This reason was suggested as the difference of the oxygen content inside the melt pool during the forming process. The strength and microhardness of the single-laser samples was lower than that of the dual-laser overlap samples, but the elongation was higher. By analyzing the strengthening mechanism, it was revealed that Orowan strengthening was the main reason for the difference. These results could guide the large-size component manufactured using the muti-laser selective laser melting technology.
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