The invention discloses an
electric arc additive manufacturing method universal for ZM series
magnesium alloys, which comprises the following steps of: 1, carrying out high-precision digital modeling, carrying out refined model
subdivision according to geometrical characteristics of a workpiece, and carrying out targeted path planning according to a
subdivision result; 2, preheating the
magnesium alloy substrate, and introducing
inert protective gas; 3, fixing the ZM-series
magnesium alloy coiled wire in wire feeding equipment; fourthly,
electric arc additive manufacturing parameters are input; 5,
electric arc additive manufacturing; and sixthly,
air cooling is conducted till the
room temperature is reached, and the ZM-series
magnesium alloy workpiece is obtained. The novel ZM
magnesium alloy preparation method, namely the electric arc additive manufacturing method universal for the ZM
magnesium alloy, is provided by considering the defects that the ZM magnesium
alloy usually has many
casting defects, low strength and the like, and according to the method, a magnesium alloy base plate is treated, and electric arc additive manufacturing parameters are controlled; the ZM-series magnesium alloy is prevented from common
casting defects such as looseness and shrinkage cavities, the
microstructure is fine and uniform, and the good
mechanical property is achieved.