The invention discloses a treatment method for improving the performance of a 3D printing
metal workpiece. The treatment method comprises the following steps of sequentially carrying out primary
cryogenic treatment and primary
tempering treatment; carrying out secondary
cryogenic treatment and secondary
tempering treatment on a
metal for 3D printing. The 3D printing
metal workpiece treated by the treatment method disclosed by the invention has the micro-structural characteristic that when the 3D printing metal workpiece is subjected to
cryogenic treatment, due to ultra-low temperature effect, the internal
microstructure of the metal workpiece is shrunk, the gap is reduced, and thus the density of the product is increased; meanwhile, under cryogenic treatment conditions, ultrafine carbides are precipitated, the fine dispersed carbides can hinder the movement of
dislocation in the plastic deformation of the material, and thus the
wear resistance of the metal workpiece is enhanced; the lattice of
martensite is promoted to be changed at an ultra-low temperature environment, the internal microstress of the metal workpiece is reduced, and the
microstructure is strengthened, so that the
hardness,
impact toughness and
wear resistance of the metal workpiece are significantly increased, and the
microstructure and overall performances of the metal workpiece are finally improved, thereby enhancing the mechanical properties of the 3D printing metal workpiece.