Application Status and Development Trend of Selective Laser Melting Technology in Internal Combustion Engines
Due to increasingly stringent carbon emissions,high reliability and thermal efficiency requirements,the in-ternal combustion engine industry is still in urgent need of breakthroughs in its technological innovation.Selective laser melting(SLM)is an important field in metal additive manufacturing.With the continuous technology maturity and the continuous raw material and equipment costs reduction,SLM has initially formed an industrial scale.Applying SLM to the internal combustion engine industry can help solve current challenges.This technology can be used in various scenari-os,such as supporting lightweight model trial production based on structural innovation,rapid product development and rapid vulnerable parts replacement based on prototype manufacturing.It should be acknowledged that there may be some problems in the integration of new technologies and traditional industries.In the future,the supporting industry chain should be developed in accordance with the characteristics of additive parts for internal combustion engines.With the con-tinuous accumulation and enrichment of experimental data,it is necessary to establish sound standards and norms,and continue to promote the efficient research and application of SLM in the internal combustion engine industry,thereby in-creasing production capacity and reducing costs.