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Effect of Laser Power and Table Scan Speed on Properties of Free Form Fabrication of Metallic Components Using Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LensTM)


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1 Light Alloys Casting Group, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad, India
2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
     

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In this article a freeform fabrication process based on laser melting of metal powders called Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENSTM) is discussed. Paper describes general features of the process and results of the experiments carried out to deposit stainless steel (SS316) test coupons. Finally the deposits have been characterized for their surface quality, hardness, tensile properties and microstructure, and efforts made to correlate them with specific power of the laser.

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Laser Melting, Layer Manufacturing, LENS Technology, Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Tooling.
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  • Effect of Laser Power and Table Scan Speed on Properties of Free Form Fabrication of Metallic Components Using Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LensTM)

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Authors

A. Venkata Ramana
Light Alloys Casting Group, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad, India
Vijaya Singh
Light Alloys Casting Group, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad, India
Sriram Venkatesh
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

Abstract


In this article a freeform fabrication process based on laser melting of metal powders called Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENSTM) is discussed. Paper describes general features of the process and results of the experiments carried out to deposit stainless steel (SS316) test coupons. Finally the deposits have been characterized for their surface quality, hardness, tensile properties and microstructure, and efforts made to correlate them with specific power of the laser.

Keywords


Laser Melting, Layer Manufacturing, LENS Technology, Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Tooling.