The invention discloses high-strength stainless steel
powder for SLM, a preparation method and a printing process thereof, belongs to the field of
metal materials for additive manufacturing, relates to the high-strength stainless steel
powder for SLM, the preparation method and the printing process thereof, and solves the problems that the gas content, especially the
oxygen content, in existing vacuum gas atomization
powder is too high; and the requirements for high strength and high
plasticity and
toughness of the SLM printed stainless steel part cannot be met. The high-strength stainless steel powder for SLM comprises the following chemical components in percentage by
mass: less than or equal to 0.04% of C, less than or equal to 0.05% of Si, less than or equal to 0.05% of Mn, 12.5-13.5% of Cr, 7.5-8.5% of Ni, 2.0-2.5% of Mo, 1.0-1.15% of Al, 0.02-0.08% of Ce, less than or equal to 0.005% of P, less than or equal to 0.002% of S, less than or equal to 0.030% of O, less than or equal to 0.003% of N and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities. The particle size range is 15-53 [mu] m. The density of the final SLM printed part reaches 99.8% or above, the tensile strength is larger than or equal to 1400 MPa, the yield strength is larger than or equal to 1360 MPa, the
ductility is larger than or equal to 13%, the
percentage reduction of area is larger than or equal to 57%, the U-shaped
impact energy is larger than or equal to 100 J, and the use requirements for high strength and high
plasticity and
toughness of the 3D printed stainless steel part are met.