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Author Matsumoto-M; Shiomi-M; Osakada-K; Abe-F; Division of Mechanical Science School of Engineering Science Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
Source International-Journal-of-Machine-Tools-and-Manufacture. v 42 n 1 January 2002, p 61-67
Abstract A method for calculating the distribution of temperature and stress within a single metallic layer formed on the powder bed in rapid prototyping with the selective laser melting method is proposed. The solidified layer is assumed to be subjected to plane-stress deformation and the two-dimensional finite element methods for heat conduction and elastic deformation are combined. In the simulation, the finite element mesh is constructed on the surface of the powder bed. The heat caused by laser irradiation is given to the elements under the laser beam. Shrinkage due to solidification is assumed to result in only the change of the layer thickness. In the elastic finite element simulation, the Young's modulus of the solidified part is expressed as a function of temperature. To simplify the calculation, the whole area is treated to be continuous, and the powder bed and the molten part are assumed to have a very small Young's modulus. The heat conduction and the elastic finite element calculations are car ried out alternately. The obtained results of deformation and tensile stress distribution show the possibility and places of cracking of the layer during forming. 13 Refs. (Auth abstract) XX