Technical Problems and Perspectives of Implementing the Selective Laser Melting Method for Producing Structural Components for Aircraft

Abstract

The article touches upon the technical problems and perspectives of implementing the Selective Laser Melting method for producing structural components for aircraft. The possibilities of additive manufacturing technology processes and their advantages in comparison with traditional methods of part formation are shown. Issues of standardization in the field of additive manufacturing, as well as terms and definitions adopted at the present time, are considered. Based on the analysis of literary sources, the necessity of developing selective laser melting methods for the specific steels and alloys used in aircraft production is shown.

Developing processes for manufacturing metal aviation technology components using powder bed fusion methods

“…Success in the development of aviation depends on a reduction in the mass of aircraft structures [1]. The use of monolithic structures instead of prefabricated ones gives, depending on the type of structures, a savings in weight from 5 to 10 % [2].…”