The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an automobile
brake caliper based on a
selective laser melting additive
manufacturing technology. The method divides a three-dimensional digital model into structural areas, formulates an SLM process parameter strategy for the structural areas, and the SLM process parameter strategy includes adjusting
laser power, scanning speed, scanning spacing, and
powder layer thickness. According to the three-dimensional digital model of the
brake caliper and the SLM process parameter strategy, additive
powder is laid in a
powder bed of an SLM device, a high-
power density laser beam is used to scan the surface of the
powder bed layer by layer, powder particles are selectively melted,
laser energy density input is controlled, the thermophysical properties of the powder material are matched,
microstructure evolution is controlled, and a gradient distribution of mechanical properties and
thermal conductivity is obtained. After a layer is melted and solidified, the
powder bed is lowered by a
layer thickness, a new powder layer is spread, and the above process is repeated until the additive manufacturing of the
brake caliper is completed. The method has the effects of lightweight, high structural strength, and good heat dissipation.