The invention discloses a
metal laser selective melting forming double-
piston controllable preheating
powder cylinder capable of respectively working in two states of single
piston and double pistons. When the
powder cylinder works in the state of single
piston, firstly, a large piston basal plate in a forming cylinder is leveled; and then, the periphery of a cylinder body is heated by using a cylinder body heating ring, and a piston heating plate is used for heating a piston cover plate to realize indirect heating of a forming cylinder and
metal powder in a powder feeding cylinder. When the powder cylinder works in the state of double pistons, firstly, a small piston basal plate is leveled; and then, powder in a small piston forming cylinder and a small piston powder feeding cylinder is uniformly heated by using the cylinder body heating ring and the piston heating plate. The powder cylinder adopts an integrated double-piston design; a small piston can be replaced and disassembled to realize the
laser forming of
metal components with different sizes; powder is saved; and meanwhile, the powder cylinder can be heated in all directions, so that the controllable powder preheating is realized, the powder heating is uniform, the
temperature gradient is improved, and the deformation and the split of the components are reduced.