Research Article

Cellular Scanning Strategy for Selective Laser Melting: Capturing Thermal Trends with a Low-Fidelity, Pseudo-Analytical Model

Table 1

Parameters for model validation.

Density4200 kg/m3
Specific heat821 J/(kg-K)
Thermal conductivity27 W/(m-K)
Solidus temperature1600°C
Liquidus temperature1650°C
Boiling temperature3201°C
Laser power120 Watt
Laser beam diameter70  m
Laser power distribution profileGaussian
Scanning speed800 mm/s
Environment temperature2°C (275 K)