About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Additive Manufacturing: Advanced Characterization With Synchrotron, Neutron, and In Situ Laboratory-scale Techniques IV
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| Presentation Title |
Real-Time Observation of Ti-6Al-4V Powder Particle Impact in Laser Directed Energy Deposition |
| Author(s) |
Marwan Haddad, Jun Fan, Rama Diop, Aslan Bafahm Alamdari, Michael Drakopoulos, Wenda Tan, Sarah Wolff |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Marwan Haddad |
| Abstract Scope |
Understanding the particle capture mechanism in the Laser-Directed Energy Deposition (L-DED) process offers a foundation for improving powder catchment efficiency. High-speed synchrotron X-ray imaging at NSLS-II in Brookhaven National Laboratory monitored the impact of individual Ti-6Al-4V powder particles in a L-DED process that are typically obscured under high influx of powder flow. Upon impact, a powder particle can penetrate the surface of the melt pool when the kinetic energy of the particle exceeds the localized liquid metal surface potential energy. However, other factors, such as Marangoni flow, can affect the penetration behavior of a powder particle depending on the point of impact on the surface of the melt pool. Furthermore, a multi-physics model verified how surface tension forces and Marangoni flow influence powder penetration behavior at the melt pool interface. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Additive Manufacturing, Titanium, Modeling and Simulation |