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), (d) and (g) Simulated molten pool tracks along the scanning lines for 316L SS. (b), (e) and (h) Simulated molten pool tracks along the scanning lines for 1 wt% alumina. (c), (f) and (i) The corresponding experimental results for 1 wt% alumina. (j) High magnification SEM images of cellular dendrites. (k) Dendrite size trend comparison of experiment and simulation.