Additive manufacturing is a promising modern direction that allows quickly and with high accuracy layer-by-layer manufacture of complex-shaped products using a computer model from almost any metal powders. This work is devoted to the study of the influence of specimen orientation during 3-D printing and heat treatment modes on the mechanical properties of specimens made of Inconel 718 heat-resistant nickel alloy manufactured using SLM technology. In the study of the position of the specimen during printing, it was found that the strength indicators are slightly higher for vertical specimens (up to 9%), and the plasticity is lower on average by 20%. After standard heat treatment, which consists of two stages (quenching and aging) with cooling in quiet air, the strength values of vertically and horizontally constructed specimens are very close (the difference is up to 3%).The plasticity values for the horizontal position of the specimen when printing are 10% and 30% higher. According to macrogeometry, the specimens under study have cup fracture; according to microfractors, it was established that the fracture mechanism is viscous and quasi-brittle. In the initial state, which is formed by 3-D printing, there were signs of viscous fracture: the crack propagates mainly by separating the metal in planes that do not coincide with the crystallographic planes of the sections, mainly the fracture surface in the form of pits - microdepressions on the fracture surface. representing the exposed surfaces of the microvoids formed during the plastic flow of the metal. In the study of the metal of the test specimens in the polished state, it was found that specimens No. 1-5 had high integrity (low porosity), a small amount of oxide inclusions was observed. The study found that the presence of defects in the form of micropores did not lead to a significant reduction in the mechanical properties of the test samples.

Selective laser melting is one of the modern methods of manufacturing parts in the production of machine-building equipment, a special place is occupied by complex technological processes used in the manufacture of high-load units of pneumatic-hydraulic system from heat-resistant alloys. The studies were performed on samples made of powder material AISI 316L stainless steel martensite class. Tests to determine the mechanical properties were performed in accordance with ISO 6892 on an INSTRON test machine. The control of the surface roughness was performed using a BioBase device. From microstructural analysis and testing the method of registration of macrolocalization fields of the working zone samples, it was found that the destruction began from the surface of the samples from the microconcentrators due to different roughness.

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We consider the improvement is considered of the modes of selective laser melting technology based on the design model to reduce the level of residual stresses and prevent deviations in the geometry of the part. Simulation results are presented on a universal voxel structure and a simplified object to predict metal behavior depending on the specific energy density in the region of the boundaries of a metal part made of Inconel 718. An experiment was carried out to study the influence of different strategies and process modes on the curvature of parts as a result of the effect of residual stresses in order to minimize them. Printing was carried out on a 3-D printer "Alfa-150" (LLC "ALT Ukraine") at constant power (P, W) and distance between tracks (d, mm) in each zone (up-skin, down-skin, in - skin) with a change in the speed (V, mm / s) of the laser beam movement, as well as a different pattern of sample growth by 3-D printing with 67 degrees rotation of each new layer relative to the previous one. To identify defects and deviations from the original model to the solid (sample), metallographic analysis was performed using optical microscopy (Carl Zeiss AXIOVERT 200M). It was found that the simulation of printing processes, performed on the Magics platform by breaking the model into a voxel structure, allows an analytical assessment of stresses and strains. Analysis of the appearance of the prototypes showed that the best down-skin indicators are formed at a power of 80 W and a specific energy density (40 ... 38 J / mm3). By using the 67 degrees staggered printing strategy at the optimum specific energy density, it is possible to minimize the residual internal stresses leading to distortion of the product. In the future, the results can be supplemented by studies of the effect of residual stresses of compressive forces when exposed to a laser beam at constant applied power. Using a computational model that allows calculating the residual stresses during the deposition of the next layer, depending on the speed of the laser, the power and the distance between the applied tracks, it is possible to obtain high-precision parts with specified properties. The adaptation of the model, which allows us to obtain a quantitative estimate of the residual thermal stresses depending on the speed of movement and the laser power for the Inconel 718 heat-resistant alloy, has been carried out. Optimal modes have been determined to minimize these stresses and reduce the curvature of the part.

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