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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Influence of Base Plate Preheating on Laser Powder Bed Fusion-Processed EN AW-7075 Aluminium Alloy.

Nejc Velikajne, Jožef Medved, Črtomir Donik, Irena Paulin

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Nejc VelikajneInstitute of Metals and Technology, Lepi pot 11, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0009-0008-6781-2659
Jožef MedvedFaculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva cesta 12, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0001-7453-0272
Črtomir DonikInstitute of Metals and Technology, Lepi pot 11, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0001-6531-8771
Irena PaulinInstitute of Metals and Technology, Lepi pot 11, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Funding

ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency project No. L2-3164 and core funding No. P2-0132
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The influence of base plate temperature (25, 100, 200, and 400 °C) on the laser powder bed fusion processing of EN AW 7075 was systematically investigated using microstructural characterisation (LM, SEM, EBSD, GROD), chemical analysis, hardness testing, and thermal simulations across a broad range of process parameters. Moderate preheating at 100 °C and 200 °C showed no significant reduction in crack density or changes in grain morphology compared to processing without preheating. At the highest studied temperature-400 °C-a transition to columnar crack networks was observed, accompanied by modified grain orientation, pronounced stress relaxation, and reduced hardness. Independent of preheating temperature, consistent evaporation of Zn (~1 wt.%) and Mg (~0.3 wt.%) occurred during processing. Thermal simulations qualitatively supported the experimental observations, indicating increased thermal retention and displacement with increasing preheating temperature. The results demonstrate that base plate preheating alone is insufficient to suppress hot cracking in EN AW 7075 and may promote alternative crack-growth mechanisms at elevated temperatures, highlighting the need for alternative alloy or process design strategies.

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base plate preheatcracksEN AW 7075laser powder bed fusion (LPBF)solidification rate

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PMCPMC12985958

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