Dr. Mehdi Safari, Mr. Iman Dehfouli,
Volume 9, Issue 2 (Journal OF Welding Science and Technology 2025)
Abstract
In this study, components made of titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V are produced using the selective laser melting process. Additionally, effects of laser power, laser scanning speed, and the amount of overlap between adjacent layers on the surface roughness of produced parts are investigated using design of experiment method based on response surface methodology. The results indicate that surface roughness of components created by selective laser melting process first decreases with an increase in laser power and then increases with further increases in laser power. Moreover, increasing the laser scanning speed leads to an increase in surface roughness of produced components. Furthermore, as the overlap of adjacent layers increases, the roughness of produced parts initially decreases and then increases. To achieve components with the least surface roughness, optimization of the process input parameters was conducted, revealing that with a laser power of 150 watts, a laser scanning speed of 500 mm/s, and an overlap amount of 67.8 microns, components made from the titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V can be produced with a minimum surface roughness of 1.44 microns using the selective laser melting process.
