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. 2020 Oct 14;13(20):4564. doi: 10.3390/ma13204564

Figure 21.

Figure 21

Schematic illustration of keyhole pore formation in aluminum alloys during SLM [92,132]: (a) formation of key hole due to excessive energy, (b) flow of liquid weld metal, (c,d) partial flow of the liquid metal to the keyhole pore, and (e) formation of a power within the keyhole pore. Copyright 2017. Adapted with permission from Elsevier Science Ltd. under the license number—4803720213102 (Figure 1 [132]), dated 7 April 2020.