A feasibility study to improve the processability of pure copper produced via laser powder bed fusion process
Abdollah Saboori, Marta Roccetti Campagnoli, Manuela Galati, Flaviana Calignano, Luca Iuliano
download PDFAbstract. Additive Manufacturing (AM) refers to a family of layer-upon-layer building technologies capable of producing geometrically intricate parts in a single step. Today, the processability of many materials through AM is under development. One of the most interesting studies is the production of copper parts via laser-based technologies. Unluckily, mainly due to the high thermal conductivity and reflectivity of copper, its processability through AM processes is particularly challenging. Thus, in this research, a new material-based solution is proposed to improve the processability of copper through laser powder bed fusion. Therefore, a single scan track analysis is performed on pure copper and mixtures of copper/graphite. The outcomes show that adding graphite could increase copper’s laser absorption and processability.
Keywords
Additive Manufacturing, Copper, Processability, Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Single Scan Tracks
Published online 9/5/2023, 9 pages
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Citation: Abdollah Saboori, Marta Roccetti Campagnoli, Manuela Galati, Flaviana Calignano, Luca Iuliano, A feasibility study to improve the processability of pure copper produced via laser powder bed fusion process, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 35, pp 393-401, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902714-47
The article was published as article 47 of the book Italian Manufacturing Association Conference
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