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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Influence of the AlSi7Mg0.6 Aluminium Alloy Powder Reuse on the Quality and Mechanical Properties of LPBF Samples.

Irina Smolina, Konrad Gruber, Andrzej Pawlak, Grzegorz Ziółkowski, Emilia Grochowska, Daniela Schob, Karol Kobiela, Robert Roszak, Matthias Ziegenhorn, Tomasz Kurzynowski

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  1. Understanding the Reusability of Ti6Al4V Powder in Laser Powder Bed Fusion.Engineering science in additive manufacturing · 2025
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Irina SmolinaCentre for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (CAMT-FPC), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, ul. Łukasiewicza 5, 50-371 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8837-2911
Konrad GruberCentre for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (CAMT-FPC), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, ul. Łukasiewicza 5, 50-371 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1357-2473
Andrzej PawlakCentre for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (CAMT-FPC), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, ul. Łukasiewicza 5, 50-371 Wroclaw, Poland.
Grzegorz ZiółkowskiCentre for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (CAMT-FPC), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, ul. Łukasiewicza 5, 50-371 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-9031-1528
Emilia GrochowskaCentre for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (CAMT-FPC), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, ul. Łukasiewicza 5, 50-371 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5293-8912
Daniela SchobChair of Engineering Mechanics and Machine Dynamics, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Universitätsplatz 1, 01968 Senftenberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7686-3468
Karol KobielaCentre for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (CAMT-FPC), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, ul. Łukasiewicza 5, 50-371 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0001-3736
Robert RoszakChair of Engineering Mechanics and Machine Dynamics, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Universitätsplatz 1, 01968 Senftenberg, Germany.
Matthias ZiegenhornChair of Engineering Mechanics and Machine Dynamics, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Universitätsplatz 1, 01968 Senftenberg, Germany.
Tomasz KurzynowskiCentre for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (CAMT-FPC), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, ul. Łukasiewicza 5, 50-371 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0047-3986

Funding

BTU Graduate Research School This work was supported by BTU Graduate Research School (BTU Flagship Fellowship Pro-gramme).
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Abstract

Additive manufacturing (AM) is dynamically developing and finding applications in different industries. The quality of input material is a part of the process and of the final product quality. That is why understanding the influence of powder reuse on the properties of bulk specimens is crucial for ensuring the repeatable AM process chain. The presented study investigated the possibility of continuous reuse of AlSi7Mg0.6 powder in the laser powder bed fusion process (LPBF). To date, there is no study of AlSi7Mg0.6 powder reuse in the LPBF process to be found in the literature. This study aims to respond to this gap. The five batches of AlSi7Mg0.6 powder and five bulk LPBF samples series were characterised using different techniques. The following characteristics of powders were analysed: the powder size distribution (PSD), the morphology (scanning electron microscopy-SEM), the flowability (rotating drum analysis), and laser light absorption (spectrophotometry). Bulk samples were characterised for microstructure (SEM), chemical composition (X-ray fluorescence spectrometry-XRF), porosity (computed tomography-CT) and mechanical properties (tensile, hardness). The powder was reused in subsequent processes without adding (recycling/rejuvenation) virgin powder (collective ageing powder reuse strategy). All tested powders (powders P0-P4) and bulk samples (series S0-S3) show repeatable properties, with changes observed within error limits. Samples manufactured within the fifth reuse cycle (series S4) showed some mean value changes of measured characteristics indicating initial degradation. However, these changes also mostly fit within error limits. Therefore, the collective ageing powder reuse strategy is considered to give repeatable LPBF process results and is recommended for the AlSi7Mg0.6 alloy within at least five consecutive LPBF processes.

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additive manufacturingaluminium alloymechanical propertiesporositypowder reuse

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PMID35888484
PMCPMC9318767

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