Targeting low micro-roughness for 3D printed aluminium mirrors using a hot isostatic press
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| author | Atkins, Carolyn Chahid, Younes Lister, Gregory Tuck, Rhys Kotlewski, Richard Snell, Robert M. Livera, Elaine R. Faour, Mariam Todd, Iain Deffley, Robert Shipley, James Walsh, Tom Gardstam, Johannes Bourgenot, Cyril White, Paul Davies, Spencer Tammas-Williams, Samuel |
| author_facet | Atkins, Carolyn Chahid, Younes Lister, Gregory Tuck, Rhys Kotlewski, Richard Snell, Robert M. Livera, Elaine R. Faour, Mariam Todd, Iain Deffley, Robert Shipley, James Walsh, Tom Gardstam, Johannes Bourgenot, Cyril White, Paul Davies, Spencer Tammas-Williams, Samuel |
| contents | Additive manufacturing (AM; 3D printing) in aluminium using laser powder bed fusion provides a new design space for lightweight mirror production. Printing layer-by-layer enables the use of intricate lattices for mass reduction, as well as organic shapes generated by topology optimisation, resulting in mirrors optimised for function as opposed to subtractive machining. However, porosity, a common AM defect, is present in printed aluminium and it is a result of the printing environment being either too hot or too cold, or gas entrapped bubbles within the aluminium powder. When present in an AM mirror substrates, porosity manifests as pits on the reflective surface, which increases micro-roughness and therefore scattered light. There are different strategies to reduce the impact of porosity: elimination during printing, coating the aluminium print in nickel phosphorous, or to apply a heat and pressure treatment to close the pores, commonly known as a hot isostatic press (HIP).
This paper explores the application of HIP on printed aluminium substrates intended for mirror production using single point diamond turning (SPDT). The objective of the HIP is to reduce porosity whilst targeting a small grain growth within the aluminium, which is important in allowing the SPDT to generate surfaces with low micro-roughness. For this study, three disks, 50 mm diameter by 5 mm, were printed in AlSi10Mg at 0 deg, 45 deg, and 90 deg with respect to the build plate. X-ray computed tomography (XCT) was conducted before and after the HIP cycle to confirm the effectiveness of HIP to close porosity. The disks were SPDT and the micro-roughness evaluated. Mechanical testing and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) was used to quantify the mechanical strength and the grain size after HIP. |
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| spellingShingle | Targeting low micro-roughness for 3D printed aluminium mirrors using a hot isostatic press Atkins, Carolyn Chahid, Younes Lister, Gregory Tuck, Rhys Kotlewski, Richard Snell, Robert M. Livera, Elaine R. Faour, Mariam Todd, Iain Deffley, Robert Shipley, James Walsh, Tom Gardstam, Johannes Bourgenot, Cyril White, Paul Davies, Spencer Tammas-Williams, Samuel Optics Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Additive manufacturing (AM; 3D printing) in aluminium using laser powder bed fusion provides a new design space for lightweight mirror production. Printing layer-by-layer enables the use of intricate lattices for mass reduction, as well as organic shapes generated by topology optimisation, resulting in mirrors optimised for function as opposed to subtractive machining. However, porosity, a common AM defect, is present in printed aluminium and it is a result of the printing environment being either too hot or too cold, or gas entrapped bubbles within the aluminium powder. When present in an AM mirror substrates, porosity manifests as pits on the reflective surface, which increases micro-roughness and therefore scattered light. There are different strategies to reduce the impact of porosity: elimination during printing, coating the aluminium print in nickel phosphorous, or to apply a heat and pressure treatment to close the pores, commonly known as a hot isostatic press (HIP). This paper explores the application of HIP on printed aluminium substrates intended for mirror production using single point diamond turning (SPDT). The objective of the HIP is to reduce porosity whilst targeting a small grain growth within the aluminium, which is important in allowing the SPDT to generate surfaces with low micro-roughness. For this study, three disks, 50 mm diameter by 5 mm, were printed in AlSi10Mg at 0 deg, 45 deg, and 90 deg with respect to the build plate. X-ray computed tomography (XCT) was conducted before and after the HIP cycle to confirm the effectiveness of HIP to close porosity. The disks were SPDT and the micro-roughness evaluated. Mechanical testing and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) was used to quantify the mechanical strength and the grain size after HIP. |
| title | Targeting low micro-roughness for 3D printed aluminium mirrors using a hot isostatic press |
| topic | Optics Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.07405 |