Anstract Selective Laser Melting (SLM) is one of additive manufacturing techniques which enable to build a complex structure model layer by layer with 3D CAD software. However, a higher research cost makes it hardly carry out by a traditional methodology, the best way to solve the problem is using simulation software. This paper aims to find an optimal processing parameters combination for a specimen with the smallest distortion and lowest residual stress through Simufact Additive (SA) software. Simulation results under an optimal processing parameters, which led to a smallest value of distortion and residual stress, was the combination of scan power with 300W, scan speed with 1.3m/s, scan interval with one spot diameter (0.12mm) and heat treatment holding time with 4h. In addition, the calculation results provide a novel study method to verify the influence of different processing parameters on Inconel 718 alloys fabricated by SLM.
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