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TY - JOUR
T1 - Thermoelectric magnetohydrodynamic control of melt pool flow during laser directed energy deposition additive manufacturing
AU - Fan, Xianqiang
AU - Fleming, Tristan G.
AU - Rees, David T.
AU - Huang, Yuze
AU - Marussi, Sebastian
AU - Leung, Chu Lun Alex
AU - Atwood, Robert C.
AU - Kao, Andrew
AU - Lee, Peter D.
PY - 2023/6/5
Y1 - 2023/6/5
N2 - Melt flow is critical to build quality during additive manufacturing (AM). When an external magnetic field is applied, it causes forces that alter the flow through the thermoelectric magnetohydrodynamic (TEMHD) effect, potentially altering the final microstructure. However, the extent of TEMHD forces and their underlying mechanisms, remain unclear. We trace the flow of tungsten particles using in situ high-speed synchrotron X-ray radiography and ex situ tomography to reveal the structure of TEMHD-induced flow during directed energy deposition AM (DED-AM). When no magnetic field is imposed, Marangoni convection dominates the flow, leading to a relatively even particle distribution. With a magnetic field parallel to the scan direction, TEMHD flow is induced, circulating in the cross-sectional plane, causing particle segregation to the bottom and side of the pool. Further, a downward magnetic field causes horizontal circulation, segregating particles to the other side. Our results demonstrate that TEMHD can disrupt melt pool flow during DED-AM.
AB - Melt flow is critical to build quality during additive manufacturing (AM). When an external magnetic field is applied, it causes forces that alter the flow through the thermoelectric magnetohydrodynamic (TEMHD) effect, potentially altering the final microstructure. However, the extent of TEMHD forces and their underlying mechanisms, remain unclear. We trace the flow of tungsten particles using in situ high-speed synchrotron X-ray radiography and ex situ tomography to reveal the structure of TEMHD-induced flow during directed energy deposition AM (DED-AM). When no magnetic field is imposed, Marangoni convection dominates the flow, leading to a relatively even particle distribution. With a magnetic field parallel to the scan direction, TEMHD flow is induced, circulating in the cross-sectional plane, causing particle segregation to the bottom and side of the pool. Further, a downward magnetic field causes horizontal circulation, segregating particles to the other side. Our results demonstrate that TEMHD can disrupt melt pool flow during DED-AM.
KW - Additive manufacturing
KW - Melt flow control
KW - Thermoelectric magnetohydrodynamic
KW - Magnetic Fields
KW - Tungsten tracer
U2 - 10.1016/j.addma.2023.103587
DO - 10.1016/j.addma.2023.103587
M3 - Journal article
VL - 71
JO - Additive Manufacturing
JF - Additive Manufacturing
SN - 2214-8604
M1 - 103587
ER -