Overview of finite elements simulation of temperature profile to estimate properties of materials 3D-printed by laser powder-bed fusion

Jean Willy Habimana, Li Xinwei, Hao Tan Yong, Chen Zhe, Cagirici Mehmet, Borayek Ramadan, Herng Tun Seng, Aaron Ong Chun Yee, Li Chaojiang, Ding Jun^†

(a)–(c) Illustration of RT, RTE and diffuse mode respectively, (d) total absorption approximated by ray tracing vis-à-vis the position of the beam and (e) total absorption obtained by experiment, RT and 1D-RTE in a deep powder bed.