Anisotropy of additively manufactured Ti-6-4 lattice structure

Abstract

Selective laser melting (SLM) is an additive manufacturing technique, where several aspects resulting in the anisotropy of properties is combined. This study provides an analysis of selective laser melting of the diamond lattice structure of Ti-6Al-4 in terms of anisotropy of Vickers microhardness depending on the location and direction of indentation. A statistical review of microhardness values is presented.