Manufacturability analysis of extremely fine porous structures for selective laser melting process of Ti6Al4V alloy

Purpose The manufacturability of extremely fine porous structures in the SLM process has rarely been investigated, leading to unpredicted manufacturing results and preventing steady medical or industrial application. The research objective is to find out the process limitation and key processing parameters for printing fine porous structures so as to give reference for design and manufacturing planning. Design/methodology/approach In metallic AM...