Investigating the Correlation between Selective Laser Melting Parameters and Structural Defects in a VKNA-4UR-Type Nickel Alloy

We investigated the correlation between selective laser melting modes and subsequent defects in a VKNA-4UR-type nickel alloy. We developed regression models that describe sufficiently well how laser power, scanning speed and the distance between laser paths affect porosity and crack formation tendencies in the resulting alloy. We determined which processing modes produce the lowest number of defects possible

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