of the impact of these variations on the number of defects and fatigue performance for
additive manufacturing Ti–6Al–4 V components. This study shows that the in situ powder
bed density may vary up to 2–3% by varying the location on the build plate, recoater
type/speed, and layer thickness when the standard gas-atomized Ti–6Al–4 V powders are
used. These variations result in considerable changes in the number of lack of fusion …