Selective laser melting of stainless steel 316L with low porosity and high build rates

• Main Authors: Sun, Zhongji, Tan, Xipeng, Tor, Shu Beng, Yeong, Wai Yee
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Transmission electron microscopy; Microhardness; Additive manufacturing; Selective laser melting; Stainless steel 316L
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80615; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40594
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The present study employs fast scanning speeds to fabricate high-density stainless steel 316L (SS316L) parts via selective laser melting (SLM). It aims to improve the production rate while maintaining a low porosity for the SLM-built parts. Density values of > 99% were recorded for all the fabric...