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Materials and Manufacturing Processes Volume 30, 2015 - Issue 11
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Fabrication and Characterization of AISI 420 Stainless Steel Using Selective Laser Melting

Xiao ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China
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Qingsong WeiState Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Bo SongState Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Ying LiuState Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China
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Xiwang LuoState Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China
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Shifeng WenState Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China
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Yusheng ShiState Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China
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Pages 1283-1289 | Received 31 Jul 2014, Accepted 17 Feb 2015, Published online: 22 May 2015
 
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Abstract

Selective laser melting (SLM) offers great possibilities to fabricate metal tools with a complex geometry, but there are limitations regarding some materials. This work focuses on the fabrication of AISI 420 stainless steel using SLM for the application of plastic injection mold. The melt characteristic of the powders was firstly concluded, and then the microstructure, phase composition, and hardness were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Rockwell hardness test, respectively. The results showed that cellular microstructure was observed along the direction of the maximum heat flow. The proportion of the phases varies with the change of SLM processing parameters, which directly affects on the hardness of the parts. The relative density over 99% was obtained and the highest hardness presents 50.7 HRC, which meets the requirement of plastic injection molding application.

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