Numerical simulation of selective laser melting by combining discrete element method and phase-field method
Received:November 23, 2023  Revised:December 15, 2023
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DOI:10.7511/jslx20231123003
KeyWord:selective laser melting  powder spreading  phase-field method  molten pool  microstructure evolution
        
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常珂 南京航空航天大学 航空学院&航空航天结构力学及控制全国重点实验室, 南京
梁晨光 南京航空航天大学 航空学院&航空航天结构力学及控制全国重点实验室, 南京
易敏 南京航空航天大学 航空学院&航空航天结构力学及控制全国重点实验室, 南京
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Abstract:
      Multi-physics coupling is a key characteristic of selective laser melting (SLM),involving complex physical phenomena such as heat transfer,phase transition,molten pool flow,and grain growth,which raise great challenges for quality control.In this paper,we propose a computational framework integrating the discrete element method (DEM) and phase-field method (PFM) to achieve high-fidelity numerical simulation of SLM.Firstly,the powder spreading process is simulated by DEM,and the effect of powder spreading parameters on the quality of the powder-bed layer is discussed.Secondly,a non-isothermal phase-field model including heat-fluid-microstructure coupling is presented,which is verified by the benchmark case of the gas-liquid two-phase flow behavior.In addition,the influence of recoil pressure and Marangoni effect on the molten pool behavior is studied.Finally,the whole process simulation of powder spreading and laser scanning of a single layer is realized,which reproduces the phenomena of molten pool flow,solidification and grain evolution during SLM process.