Effect of energy on Ti plate fabrication by vacuum selective laser melting for uniformity of grain size

Grain size homogenization by controlling heat input using modulated pulses in additive manufacturing was verified. A Ti plate was fabricated with a modulated pulsed laser by vacuum selective laser melting. 20-layer fabrication was performed with modulated pulsed laser and continuous wave laser. As a result of cross-sectional observation, it was found that the variation of the grain size was smaller when the modulated pulsed laser was used. These experimental results suggest that it is possible to control the grain size by using a modulated pulsed laser.