Effect of Scanning Speed on Internal Defects and Mechanical Properties ofTi-6Al-4V Alloy Processed by Selective Laser Melting

Ti-6Al-4V alloy was prepared by selective laser melting (SLM) technique, and the effect of laser scanning speed (705, 805, 905, 1 005, 1 105 mm·s^-1) on internal defects, microstructure and mechanical properties of the alloy was studied. The results show that the pore defects and the porosity of Ti-6Al-4V alloy formed by SLM increased with the scanning speed. The alloy microstructure was composed of needle-like α' martensite, and the scanning speed had little effect on the microstructure morphology. With the increase of laser scanning speed, the tensile strength, yield strength and microhardness of the alloy decreased, and the elongation did not change much. The tensile fracture form of the alloy was ductile fracture, and there were deeper tensile cracks and more unmelted particles and spheroidization in the fracture at higher scanning speed.