• Laser Solutions
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.1-5
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• 2015

A 3D printer based on laser powder deposition (LPD), also known as DED (direct energy deposition), has been developed for fabricating metal parts. The printer uses a ytterbium fiber laser (1070nm, 1kW) and is equipped with an Ar purge chamber, a three-dimensional translation stage and a powder feeding system composed of a powder chamber and delivery nozzles. To demonstrate the performance of the printer, a tapered cylinder of 320mm in height has been fabricated successfully using Ti-6Al-4V powders. The process parameters including the laser output power, the scan speed, and the powder feeding rate have been optimized. A 3D printed test specimen shows mechanical properties (yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, and elongation) exceeding the criteria to employed in a variety of Ti alloy applications.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.308-308
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• 2004

쾌속조형기술은 설계형상의 확인, 시작품의 제작, 금속 및 세라믹 부품에의 응용, 동시공학, 의료, 마이크로 머신 둥 제조업 전반에 걸쳐서 많은 응용이 이루어지고 있다 여러 가지의 기술들이 개발되고 이를 응용한 장비들이 생산되어 보급됨으로써 이러한 적용분야들은 점차 확대되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 분말을 소결, 적층하여 원하는 형상을 만들어내는 SLS(Selective Laser Sintering) 장비를 개발하는데 있어서 레이저 경로의 제어를 통한 분말을 소결시키는 부분인 레이저 주사 시스템(laser scanning system)을 개발하고자 한다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.161-161
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• 2014

열플라즈마는 주로 아크 방전에 의해 발생시킨 전자, 이온, 중성입자(원자 및 분자)로 구성된 부분 이온화된 기체로, 국소열평형상태를 유지하여 구성입자가 모두 수천에서 수만도에 이르는 같은 온도를 갖는 고속의 제트 화염 형태를 이루고 있다. 이렇게 고온, 고열용량, 고속, 다량의 활성입자를 갖는 열플라즈마의 특성을 이용하여, 종래 기술에서는 얻을 수 없는 다양하고 효율적인 산업적 이용이 활발히 진행되고 있다. 용사코팅은 노즐 출구를 통해서 외부로 방출되는 열 플라즈마 화염을 이용하는 것으로 이 화염의 와류 특성으로 인하여 외기의 가스가 화염내부로 침투하는 특성을 가진다. 이러한 현상은 열원의 냉각효과 외에도 외기를 구성하는 기체 분자의 내부 유입을 의미하는 것으로 대기 상태에서 공정이 이루어진다면 열원 내로 유입되는 대기 내의 산소가 모재 표면과 반응하여 산화가 진행된다. 이러한 산화과정은 용사 코팅의 품질을 저하시키는 요인이 되므로, W, Ti 등과 같은 반응성이 높은 재료의 코팅은 산화과정을 방지하기 위하여 진공에서 코팅을 하여야만 한다. 진공 플라즈마용사코팅은 진공 또는 저압의 불활성 분위기 중에서 열플라즈마 화염에 용사재료를 투입하여 플라즈마 화염 내부에서 순간적으로 이를 용융시킨 후 고속으로 분출, 모재에 적층시키는 코팅공정이다. 이때 분말상의 용사재료를 고속으로 화염 중심에 투입하여 최대 에너지 전달이 이루어지도록 하는 것이 적층효율 및 코팅품질을 향상에 필수적이다. 하지만 플라즈마 화염 내부를 고속으로 이동하는 입자의 온도와 속도 및 궤적을 측정하여 제어하는 것은 매우 어렵기 때문에, 통상 형성된 코팅의 구조와 두께로부터 경험적으로 파라미터를 결정하는 것이 일반적이다. 본 연구에서는 초고속 레이저 카메라와 이미지 분석용 소프트웨어를 이용하여 플라즈마 화염내의 비행입자 궤적을 추적하고, 이를 통해 분말 이송가스의 유량이 코팅 효율 및 미세구조에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 플라즈마 화염은 중심부가 가장 높은 온도와 속도를 가지고 있기 때문에, 분말 이송가스의 유량이 적을 경우 투입된 분말은 단지 플라즈마 화염의 상부 경계면을 지나는 궤적을 갖게된다. 이로 인해 분말의 용융이 충분히 이루어지지 않아 적층 효율이 낮고 미용융 입자 및 기공이 많은 미세구조를 보였다. 이송가스 유량을 증가시키게 되면, 분말의 궤적은 플라즈마 화염의 중심부를 지나게 되어 적층 효율이 증가하고 미세구조 또한 개선되었다. 하지만 이송가스 유량이 지나치게 클 경우, 투입된 분말 입자는 플라즈마 화염을 조기에 관통하게 되어 비행궤적은 온도와 속도가 낮은 영역에 형성되었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.50 no.4
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• pp.223-231
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• 2022

Residual stress that can occur during the metal additive manufacturing process is an important factor that must be properly controlled for the precise production of metal parts through 3D printing. Therefore, in this study, the factors affecting these residual stresses were investigated using an experimental method. For the experiment, a specimen was manufactured through an additive manufacturing process, and the amount of deformation was measured by cutting it. By appropriately calibrating the measured data using methods such as curve fitting, it was possible to quantitatively analyze the effect of process parameters and metal powder reuse on deformation due to residual stress. From this result, it was confirmed that the factor that has the greatest influence on the magnitude of deformation due to residual stress in the metal additive manufacturing process is whether the metal powder is reused. In addition, it was confirmed that process parameters such as laser pattern and laser scan angle can also affect the deformation.

• Laser Solutions
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.21-29
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• 2000

For the direct metal shape processing the powder feed device which is different from the widely used in rapid prototyping. is developed, The three dimensional object is shaped with the melting metal powder. The developed research has applied to rapid prototyping in ultraprecision for MEMS and medical science fields required of rapid manufacture of complex shape. The goal of this study make 3D model which has precision accuracy. Powder spreading apparatus has been more improved because that the control of powder spread is very important in layer manufacturing. It consists of the vibration motor, nozzle and tube which supplies various metal powder. This apparatus could control the spreading velocity that could control powder spreading thickness. Laser on/off switch was adapted because laser scanning velocity must be preserved constantly to prevent heat transformation of laser overheating. The error between sintered thickness md experimental one occurred by shrinkage in sintering melting process. The problem of heat transformation was solved by On/Off switching system.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.19 no.10
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• pp.346-351
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• 2018

Metal three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies are mainly classified as powder bed fusion (PBF) and direct energy deposition (DED) methods according to the method of application of a laser beam to metallic powder. The DED method can be used to fabricate fine and hard 3D metallic structures by applying a strong laser beam to a thin layer of metallic powder. The PBF method involves slicing 3D graphics to be a certain height, laminating metal powders, and making a 3D structure using a laser. While the DED method has advantages such as laser cladding and metallic welding, it causes problems with low density when 3D shapes are created. The PBF method was introduced to address the structural density issues in the DED method and makes it easier to produce relatively dense 3D structures. In this paper, thin lines were produced by using PBF 3D printers with stainless-steel powder of roughly $30{\mu}m$ in diameter with a galvano scanner and fiber-transferred Nd:YAG laser beam. Experiments were carried out to find the optimal conditions for the width of a line depending on the processing times, laser power, spot size, and scan speed. The optimal conditions were two scanning processes in one line structure with a laser power of 30 W, spot size of $28.7{\mu}m$, and scan speed of 200 mm/s. With these conditions, a minimum width of about $85.3{\mu}m$ was obtained.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.12
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• pp.115-119
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• 2020

Selective Laser Melting (SLM) technology is state-of-the-art additive manufacturing process technology that produces a three-dimensional structure by irradiating a laser on a fine metal powder to perform the fusion of a specific area and repeat this process. Owing to the characteristics of the additive manufacturing process, the melting phenomenon of the metal material by the laser has directionality depending on the process conditions, such as the irradiation direction of the laser and the build-up direction. For this reason, the composition of the metal material in the structure exhibits non-uniform characteristics. In this study, aluminum (AlSi10Mg) specimens were manufactured by applying SLM technology, and the material composition characteristics of the specimen were analyzed. The specimens were manufactured as cylinders by the build-up orientation of 0°, 45°, and 90°. The surface morphology of the specimen plane was analyzed optically. TEM analysis was performed on the core and the interface of the melting-pool inside the specimen generated by laser irradiation. The analysis results confirmed that there was a difference between the nano cell structure of the core and the interface of the melting-pool, and that the composition ratio of Si appeared higher at the interface than at the core of the cell.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.21 no.7
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• pp.10-20
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• 2022

Recently, metal additive manufacturing (AM) is being investigated as a new manufacturing technology. In metal AM, powder bed fusion (PBF) is a promising technology that can be used to manufacture small and complex metallic components by selectively fusing each powder layer using an energy source such as laser or an electron beam. PBF includes selective laser melting (SLM) and electron beam melting (EBM). SLM uses high power-density laser to melt and fuse metal powders. EBM is similar to SLM but melts metals using an electron beam. When these processes are applied, the mechanical properties and microstructures change due to the many parameters involved. Therefore, this study is conducted to investigate the effects of the parameters on the mechanical properties and microstructures such that the processes can be performed more economically and efficiently.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.217-221
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• 2018

Selective laser melting (SLM) technique is one of the additive manufacturing processes, in which functional, complex parts can be directly manufactured by selective melting layers of powder. SLM technique has received great attention due to offering a facile part-manufacturing route and utilizing a hard-to-manufacturing material (e.g. Ti6Al4V). The SLM process allows the accurate fabrication of near-net shaped parts and the significant reduction in the consumption of raw materials when compared to the traditional manufacturing processes such as casting and/or forging. In this study, we focus the high-speed additive manufacturing of Ti6Al4V parts in the aspect of manufacturing time, controlling various process parameters.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.288-293
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• 2023

To optimize the process parameters of laser powder bed fusion process to fabricate the high density STS316L alloy, the effect of laser power, scanning speed and hatching distance on the relative density was studied. Tensile properties of additively manufactured STS316L alloy using optimized parameters was also evaluated according to the build direction. As a result of additive manufacturing process under the energy density of 55.6 J/mm³, 83.3 J/mm³ and 111.1 J/mm³, high density STS316L specimens was suitably fabricated when the energy density, power and scan speed were 83.3 J/mm³, 225 W and 1000 mm/s, respectively. The yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, and elongation of STS316L specimens in direction perpendicular to the build direction, show the most competitive values. Anisotropic shape of the pores and the lack of fusion defects probably caused strain localization which result in deterioration of tensile properties.