On the use of EBSD analysis to investigate the microstructure of gold samples built by selective laser melting

• Published in: Gold Bulletin (ISSN: 2190-7579), vol. 44, num. 2, p. 113-118
• Publication date: 2011

In the selective laser melting process, the scanning strategies have a deep impact on the final microstructures. In this paper, we point out the benefits of using EBSD techniques to characterize the scanning strategies on 18-carat gold samples. For a given scanning strategy, different microstructures and orientation can be achieved, due to the change of the thermal gradients. The results are compared with numerical simulations.

Keywords: Selective laser melting process ; Ebsd ; Scanning strategy ; Thermal gradients ; Numerical simulations ; Powders

Reference

• EPFL-ARTICLE-168225
• doi:10.1007/s13404-011-0017-6
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