THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAM OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20180339360A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-29

    申请号:US15546248

    申请日:2016-12-16

    Inventor: Kazuya GOTO

    Abstract: Excessive evaporation of powder is prevented. A three-dimensional shaping apparatus includes an electron gun that generates an electron beam, at least one deflector that deflects the electron beam one- or two-dimensionally, at least one lens that is provided between the electron gun and the deflector, and that focuses the electron beam, and a controller that controls the deflection direction and scanning speed of the deflector, the deflector scanning and irradiating the predetermined regions. The three-dimensional shaping apparatus further includes a controller that controls the cross-sectional diameter of the electron beam. The process step of melting the powder is divided into two process steps, namely the first melting step and the second melting step in the sequential order of the process steps. In the first melting step, the powder is given the amount of unit-area heat necessary to raise the temperature of the powder from its preheating temperature to its melting point. In the second melting step, the powder is given the amount of unit-area heat equal to or larger than the amount of unit-area heat necessary for the powder to melt by receiving its melting heat. In the second melting step, furthermore, the cross-sectional diameter of the beam is increased so that the powder is given a smaller amount of unit-area amount of unit-area power of the electron beam in the second melting step than in the first melting step.

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