1. Fusion behavior of pure magnesium during selective laser meltingSnehashis Pal, Matjaž Finšgar, Jernej Vajda, Uroš Maver, Tomaž Brajlih, Nenad Gubeljak, Hanuma Reddy Tiyyagura, Igor Drstvenšek, 2025, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: This study examined the melting behavior and flowability of pure magnesium during selective laser melting. The potential to increase product density was also investigated. Various combinations of manufacturing parameters were considered. The laser power was gradually increased in different machine runs, with different scanning speeds for each run to vary the energy density (ED). The laser power ranged from 10 W to 75 W, and the scanning speed ranged from 100 mm/s to 800 mm/s. Lower laser powers resulted in poor melting, while higher laser powers produced better melting, with significant differences even when the ED was the same. High EDs between 3.50 J/mm² and 4.30 J/mm² led to a lack of melting at low laser power and to an unstable melt pool with significant spattering at high laser power. In contrast, moderate EDs in the range of 1.40 J/mm² to 2.90 J/mm² resulted in better density at high laser power. Higher scanning speeds helped to avoid the formation of a dense smog cloud and provided sufficient energy in a short time with the aid of higher laser power. Therefore, increasing both laser power and scanning speed improved melting performance and increased product density. The relative product density ranged from 80 % to 96.5 %. Reducing the layer thickness from 50 µm to 25 µm at a laser power of 40 W resulted in the formation of a well-formed melt pool in some areas and significant melt spattering in others, which led to a deterioration in density. Ključne besede: magnesium, melt pool, laser power, scanning speed, layer thickness, support structure, laser powder bed fusion Objavljeno v DKUM: 09.12.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 5
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2. Fusion behavior of pure magnesium during selective laser meltingSnehashis Pal, Matjaž Finšgar, Jernej Vajda, Uroš Maver, Tomaž Brajlih, Nenad Gubeljak, Hanuma Reddy Tiyyagura, Igor Drstvenšek, 2025, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: This study examined the melting behavior and flowability of pure magnesium during selective laser melting. The potential to increase product density was also investigated. Various combinations of manufacturing parameters were considered. The laser power was gradually increased in different machine runs, with different scanning speeds for each run to vary the energy density (ED). The laser power ranged from 10 W to 75 W, and the scanning speed ranged from 100 mm/s to 800 mm/s. Lower laser powers resulted in poor melting, while higher laser powers produced better melting, with significant differences even when the ED was the same. High EDs between 3.50 J/mm² and 4.30 J/mm² led to a lack of melting at low laser power and to an unstable melt pool with significant spattering at high laser power. In contrast, moderate EDs in the range of 1.40 J/mm² to 2.90 J/mm² resulted in better density at high laser power. Higher scanning speeds helped to avoid the formation of a dense smog cloud and provided sufficient energy in a short time with the aid of higher laser power. Therefore, increasing both laser power and scanning speed improved melting performance and increased product density. The relative product density ranged from 80 % to 96.5 %. Reducing the layer thickness from 50 µm to 25 µm at a laser power of 40 W resulted in the formation of a well-formed melt pool in some areas and significant melt spattering in others, which led to a deterioration in density. Ključne besede: magnesium, melt pool, laser power, scanning speed, layer thickness, support structure, laser powder bed fusion Objavljeno v DKUM: 09.12.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 0 |
3. Predicting relative density of pure magnesium parts produced by laser powder bed fusion using XGBoostKristijan Šket, Snehashis Pal, Janez Gotlih, Mirko Ficko, Igor Drstvenšek, 2025, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: In this work, Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF), an additive manufacturing (AM) process, was optimised to produce pure magnesium components. The focus of the presented work is on the prediction of the relative product density using the machine learning model XGBoost to improve the production process and thus the usability of the material for practical use. Experimental tests with different parameters, laser power, scanning speed and layer thickness, and fixed parameters, track overlapping and hatching distance, were analysed and resulted in relative material densities between 89.29% and 99.975%. The XGBoost model showed high predictive power, achieving an R2 test result of 0.835, a mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.728 and a root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.982. Feature importance analysis showed that the interaction of laser power and scanning speed had the largest influence on the predictions at 35.9%, followed by laser power × layer thickness at 29.0%. The individual contributions were laser power (11.8%), scanning speed (10.7%), scanning speed × layer thickness (9.0%) and layer thickness (3.6%). These results provide a data-based method for LPBF parameter settings that improve manufacturing efficiency and component performance in the aerospace, automotive and biomedical industries and identify optimal parameter regions for a high density, serving as a pre-optimisation stage. Ključne besede: additive manufacturing, machine learning, XG Boost, magnesium, relative density Objavljeno v DKUM: 03.11.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 6
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4. Mechanisms of defect formation in Ti-6Al-4V product during re-melting of layers in selective laser meltingSnehashis Pal, Matjaž Finšgar, Radovan Hudak, Viktoria Rajtukova, Tomaž Brajlih, Nenad Gubeljak, Igor Drstvenšek, 2023, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Knowledge of defect formation mechanisms in the manufacturing process helps improve product quality. In this study, defect formation due to re-melting of each layer in selective laser melting of Ti-6Al-4V demonstrated the physical behavior in the manufacture of metallic parts. The re-melting strategy was based on scanning with low energy density (ED) and increased ED with various combinations of laser processing parameters. The increased EDs and their parameters, namely laser power, scanning speed, and hatch distance, were selected based on the previous research experience by the authors. The concept of selecting a low ED followed by a high ED was to reduce the spattering of the powder material during the process. The low ED caused partial sintering of the powder, while the high ED caused the melting of the material, resulting in different metallurgical properties of the manufactured parts. Densities, pore properties, porosity in the initial layers, surface morphologies, and microstructures in the defective areas of the samples were studied to determine the effects of re-melting. Advantages and disadvantages were found with respect to the range of applications of the products Ključne besede: re-melting, pore properties, defect, surface morphology, Ti-6Al-4V, selective laser melting Objavljeno v DKUM: 14.03.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 3
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5. A holistic approach to cooling system selection and injection molding process optimization based on non-dominated sortingJanez Gotlih, Miran Brezočnik, Snehashis Pal, Igor Drstvenšek, Timi Karner, Tomaž Brajlih, 2022, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: This study applied a holistic approach to the problem of controlling the temperature of critical areas of tools using conformal cooling. The entire injection molding process is evaluated at the tool design stage using four criteria, one from each stage of the process cycle, to produce a tool with effective cooling that enables short cycle times and ensures good product quality. Tool manufacturing time and cost, as well as tool life, are considered in the optimization by introducing a novel tool-efficiency index. The multi-objective optimization is based on numerical simulations. The simulation results show that conformal cooling effectively cools the critical area of the tool and provides the shortest cycle times and the lowest warpage, but this comes with a trade-off in the tool-efficiency index. By using the tool-efficiency index with non-dominated sorting, the number of relevant simulation cases could be reduced to six, which greatly simplifies the decision regarding the choice of cooling system and process parameters. Based on the study, a tool with conformal cooling channels was made, and a coolant inlet temperature of 20 °C and a flow rate of 5 L/min for conformal and 7.5–9.5 L/min for conventional cooling channels were selected for production. The simulation results were validated by experimental measurements. Ključne besede: conformal cooling, injection molding, tooling, additive manufacturing, numerical simulation, non-dominated sorting Objavljeno v DKUM: 05.12.2024; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 9
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6. Metallurgical and geometric properties controlling of additively manufactured products using artificial intelligenceSnehashis Pal, Igor Drstvenšek, 2021, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: This article has presented a technical concept for producing precisely desired Additive
Manufactured (AM) metallic products using Artificial Intelligence (AI). Due to the stochastic
nature of the metallic AM process, which causes a greater variance in product properties
compared to traditional manufacturing processes, significant inaccuracies in metallurgical
properties, as well as geometry, occur. The physics behind these phenomena are related to
the melting process, bonding, cooling rate, shrinkage, support condition, part orientation.
However, by controlling these phenomena, a wide range of product features can be achieved
using the fabricating parameters. A variety of fabricating parameters are involved in the
metal AM process, but an appropriate combination of these parameters for a given material
is required to obtain an accurate and desired product. Zero defect product can be achieved
by controlling these parameters by implementing Knowledge-Based System (KBS). A suitable
combination of manufacturing parameters can be determined using mathematical tools with
AI, considering the manufacturing time and cost. The knowledge required to integrate AM
manufacturing characteristics and constraints into the design and fabricating process is beyond
the capabilities of any single engineer. Concurrent Engineering enables the integration of design
and manufacturing to enable trades based not only on product performance, but also on other
criteria that are not easily evaluated, such as production capability and support. A decision
support system or KBS that can guide manufacturing issues during the preliminary design
process would be an invaluable tool for system designers. The main objective of this paper is to
clearly describe the metal AM manufacturing process problem and show how to develop a KBS
for manufacturing process determination. Ključne besede: metallurgical properties, geometry, additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence, knowledge-based system Objavljeno v DKUM: 25.09.2024; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 9
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7. Finite element analysis of titanium foam in mechanical response for dental applicationSnehashis Pal, Igor Drstvenšek, 2021, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Metals with certain porosity are a new class of materials with extremely low density and a unique combination of excellent mechanical, thermal, electrical, and biocompatible properties. Absorption of impact and shock energy, dust and fluid filtration, construction materials, and most importantly, biocompatible implants are all potential applications for metallic foams. An orthopaedic implant made of metallic foam can provide an open-cell structure that allows for the ingrowth of new bone tissue and the transport of body fluids. Due to its strong biocompatibility and stable fixation between the implant and human bone, titanium foam has recently received much attention as an implant material. Finite element modelling is a suitable method to obtain an efficiently designed implant. Accurate finite element analyses depend on the precision before implementation as well as the functionality of the material properties employed. Since the mechanical performances of titanium foam and solid titanium are different, a constitutive model for porous metal is required. The model of Deshpande and Fleck in the finite element analysis software ABAQUS is used to describe the compressive and flexural deformation properties of titanium foam with 63.5% porosity. The finite element simulation results were compared with the practical mechanical properties obtained by compression testing of the foam. Finally, the material modelling was used to investigate the stress distributions on the dental implant system. Ključne besede: finite element analysis, ABAQUS, titanium foam, sintering, dental implant, material modeling, mechanical properties, bending, compressing Objavljeno v DKUM: 25.09.2024; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 9
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8. Combined effect of build orientation and energy density on density and mechanical properties of selectively laser melted Co-Cr-W-SiSnehashis Pal, Igor Drstvenšek, 2022, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: The selective laser melting (SLM) process for manufacturing metals continues to be
challenging in terms of achieving the maximum metallurgical properties that the process can
provide. There are a variety of manufacturing parameters in the process that have individual
characteristics, and when combined with other variables, the characteristics can be varied.
However, in this study, the two most important manufacturing parameters, namely build direction
and laser power, were considered to investigate their effects on density and tensile properties.
Previously, the best scanning speed, hatch spacing, and layer thickness were determined, which
directly affect the volumetric energy density in the SLM process. In this study, three different
orientations and three different laser powers were selected, namely the X, Y, and Z directions and
55 W, 75 W, and 95 W laser power, respectively. Significant differences in product density were
observed for the samples fabricated in the different orientations and with the different laser
powers. The specimens fabricated in the Z direction always exhibit higher strength and ductility,
which are significantly different from the specimens fabricated in the X and Y directions, while
the laser power was 75 W and 95 W, respectively Ključne besede: cobalt-chromium alloy, orientation, density, tensile strength, ductility, selective laser melting Objavljeno v DKUM: 25.09.2024; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 10
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9. Investigation of the best manufacturing orientation of Co-Cr-W-Si dental prosthetic elements in the selective laser melting processSnehashis Pal, Janez Gotlih, Igor Drstvenšek, 2022, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: It is well known that Selective Laser Melting (SLM) does not provide the same mechanical
properties in all directions of the part. This is due to the microstructural grain orientation and
pore shape in SLM products. Therefore, depending on the direction of the pressure applied to the
SLM product, a different manufacturing orientation is required to achieve the best mechanical
properties. Changing the microstructural grain orientation is difficult through SLM, but a process
to reduce the size and number of the pores can be discovered through different combinations
of manufacturing parameters. In prosthodontics, pressure is usually applied in the vertical
direction, which leads to compression and bending of crowns with bridges. The compressive
load can be easily absorbed in the crowns, but the bending force has a significant effect here.
Therefore, a product with high tensile strength and high ductility is needed to survive longer.
Considering these requirements, this study determined the best parameters for laser processing
by SLM method to reduce porosity and improve mechanical strength and ductility of Co-CrW-Si alloy products. The result is a relative product density of 100% for cubic specimens and a
yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, and elongation at break of the tensile specimens of 900
MPa, 1200 MPa, and 15%, respectively, obtained in specimen build-up in the Z direction with a
laser power of 60 W and a scanning speed of 450 mm/s. Eventually, the best orientation for the
production of dental prosthetic elements using the SLM process was determined. Ključne besede: cobalt-chromium alloy, dental implant, density, tensile strength, ductility, selective laser melting Objavljeno v DKUM: 03.07.2024; Ogledov: 78; Prenosov: 26
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10. Dimensional deviations in Ti-6Al-4V discs produced with different process parameters during selective laser meltingSnehashis Pal, Marijana Milković, Riad Ramadani, Janez Gotlih, Nenad Gubeljak, Radovan Hudak, Igor Drstvenšek, Matjaž Finšgar, Tomaž Brajlih, 2023, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: When manufacturing complicated products where both material and design play a role, especially thin and curved components, it is difcult to maintain accurate dimensions in Selective Laser Melting. Considering these difculties, this article presents the dimensional errors in the fabrication of Ti-6Al-4V discs and their thermomechanics during manufacturing. Various combinations of laser processing parameters were used to fabricate the 2.00 mm thick discs with a diameter of 5.70 mm. It was found that the thickness shortened and the round shape changed to an oval shape for most of the discs. The thickness decreased along the build-up direction from the bottom to the top and formed a taper that increased with increasing energy density (ED). The horizontal diameter of the discs changed slightly, while the vertical diameters changed remarkably with increasing ED. On the other hand, reducing the laser power resulted in a reduction of the roundness error, while it caused a reduction of the thickness. The hatch spacing signifcantly afected the volume of the melt pool and caused a change in the vertical diameter. The central part of the curved surface of the discs became concave and the concavity increased due to the increasing ED. Ključne besede: dimension, Ti-6Al-4V, lase power, scanning speed, hatch spacing, selective laser melting Objavljeno v DKUM: 29.03.2024; Ogledov: 219; Prenosov: 10
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