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Development of a Prediction System for 3D Printed 

Part Deformation 
 

Hong-Seok Park 

School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering 

University of Ulsan 

Ulsan, Republic of Korea 

phosk@ulsan.ac.kr 

Van-Thong Hoang 

Faculty of Information Technology 

University of Transport and Communications 

Hanoi, Vietnam  

thonghv@utc.edu.vn 

Ngoc-Hien Tran 

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering 

University of Transport and Communications 

Hanoi, Vietnam 

tranhien.tkm@utc.edu.vn 

Vu-Hung Bui 

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering 

University of Transport and Communications 

Hanoi, Vietnam 

bvhung.tkm@utc.edu.vn 
 

Received: 12 August 2022 | Revised: 26 August 2022 | Accepted: 2 September 2022 

 

Abstract-The Additive Manufacturing (AM) process is applied in 

industrial applications. However, quality issues of the printed 

parts, including part distortion and cracks caused by high 

temperature and fast cooling, result in high residual stress. The 

theoretical calculation equation shows elastic behavior which is 

the linear behavior between strain and stress. However, in 

practice with the additive manufacturing process, strain and 

stress have nonlinear behavior. So, the prediction of the 

deformation of a printed part is inaccurate. The contribution of 

this research is the creation of an Inherent Strain (IS)-based part 

deformation prediction method during the Selective Laser 

Melting (SLM) process. To have the deformation in the design 

stage, we developed software for calculating the IS value and 

predicting the deformation. The difference between the 

calculated results and the experimental results is still there, so, 

we proposed an algorithm and developed an optimization module 

for the system to minimize this difference. In the final optimal 

printing process, the parameters are derived in order for the real 

printing process to have the required quality of the SLM printed 

part. 

Keywords-selective laser melting; predicting deformation; 

inherent strain; heat treatment effect zone 

I. INTRODUCTION  

Layer by layer manufacturing or additive manufacturing 
has been used in many application fields such as aerospace, 
automotive, biomedical, and energy production and 
distribution. The printed parts are made from plastic or metal 
powder materials [1-4]. However, the quality issues of the 
printed parts, including part distortion, as well as the cracks 
caused by high temperature and fast cooling, result in high 
residual stress. This is a challenge that limits the industry 
acceptance of AM. To overcome this challenge, a numerical 
modeling method for predicting the part distortion at the design 
stage plays an important role, which enables design engineers 

to remove failures before carrying out printing as well as to 
determine the optimal printing process parameters to minimize 
part deformation. Currently, with the rapid growth of this 
technology, many AM processes have been applied in 
industrial applications. Selective Laser Melting (SLM) is one 
of these AM processes. SLM is an AM process that directly 
produces parts from metal powder. SLM is a complex thermal-
physical-chemical process of the interaction between a laser 
source and metallic powders [1, 5]. The SLM mechanism is 
shown in Figure 1. The SLM system includes the laser source, 
the optical system, and the deposition system. The optical 
system has the optical mirrors which enable the laser source to 
be directed onto the powder bed surface. The thin powder layer 
is distributed by the deposition system and melted by the laser 
source through the optical system. The deposition system that 
is the scraper or roller system enables the distribution of the 
powder onto the printed area. The printed layer thickness is 
determined by the distance of moving down of the build 
platform. Then, another powder layer is added on the top of the 
printed previous layer. This step is repeated until the entire 3D 
model is completed.  

For printing the metal parts, there are currently many 
different AM processes using different combinations of stock 
material form, material delivery, and heat source. SLM is the 
most attractive method for layer by layer building of metal 
parts due to advantages such as the lack of post-processing. 
However, as the same with other AM processes, the distortion 
and cracks of the printed parts still occur due to the residual 
stress caused by the rapid heating and cooling process [6]. In 
the SLM process, high temperature is required for the melting 
of the metallic powders. Due to high temperature and fast 
cooling, residual stress will be generated in the printed part. 
The large residual stress results in part distortion which is a 
negative effect of the product performance. Part distortion 
caused by the tensile residual stress not only reduces the part 

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geometrical accuracy, but also affects the functional 
performance of the printed parts. To acquire good printed part 
quality, key factors such as powder properties, printing process 
parameters, and SLM machine characteristics must be 
considered.  

 

 
Fig. 1.  Mechanism of the selective laser melting process. 

Currently, the method for keeping the quality of the printed 
part is trial-and-error testing. This method depends on the 
user’s experience and requires larger manufacturing costs, 
while producing waste and scrap [7]. Therefore, it is necessary 
for predicting the part’s quality at the design stage which 
enables to remove failures before carrying out the real printing. 
Many researchers have used the inherent strain method for 
predicting part deformation in welding processes. However, 
some proposals for modifying the conventional IS method have 
been applied to apply this method to AM processes such as the 
SLM process, [8, 9]. Authors in [9] proposed the extraction of 
the IS value from micro-scale thermo-mechanical analysis. 
This IS value was applied to the part-scale model to have the 
part deformation. However, it is challenging to predict the 
residual deformation in the part-scale model [10]. To overcome 
this challenge, a multi-scale modeling approach is proposed in 
[11, 12]. Currently, some commercial tools based on the IS 
method enable the prediction of deformation. However, the 
algorithms to calculate the IS value and how to apply this value 
to the part-scale model are not publicly available [13]. 

This paper presents a new method for predicting the 
deformation of the 3D printed part using the ISs. For carrying 
out this research, a method for calculating the IS value is 
proposed. These IS values are used for calculating the 
deformation. Both simulation and experiments were 
implemented for comparing the IS values and deformations.  

II. MODEL FOR DETERMINING THE IS VALUE 

A. Theoretical Model 

The term of IS was firstly introduced in 1975 for analyzing 
the welding process. It is a general name for the expression of 
non-elastic strains which include the thermal strain �������� , 
phase transfer strain �	��
� , plastic strain �	��
��� , and creep 
strain �����	  [7]. During the SLM process with the heating and 

cooling cycles, the total strain is the sum of the elastic strain ����
��� and IS � ∗, as shown below: 
������ = ����
��� + � ∗    (1) 

The inherent strain is calculated as: 

�∗ = �������� + �	��
��� + �	��
� + �����	     (2) 
Strain and stress are unknown variables. We can determine 

the value of one of these variables by experiments. The 
remaining variable is determined by the equation showing the 
relationship between strain and stress. The commercial tools 
enable engineers to estimate the IS value. However, the 
algorithms for calculating the IS value are not published. 
During the printing process, the material begins at the melting 
temperature via the heating stage and is changed to a lower 
temperature via the cooling stage at a high rate. The material 
of the printed part will receive a compressive force due to the 
thermal change. Thus, the three-dimensional ISs are 
compressive strains, and the equations can be defined as [14]: 

��∗ = − ���� ; ��∗ = −
��
�� ; ��∗ = −

��
��     (3) 

in which Fx, Fy, and Fz are the zone areas where Wx, Wy, and 
Wz respectively are distributed. The total volume Wx of ��∗, the 
total volume Wy of ��∗ , and the total volume Wz of ��∗ in unit 
length are calculated as follows:  

Wx = ξ ∙ qv ; Wy = Wz = K ∙ qv    (4) 

in which qv is the linear energy density (J/mm) [15]: 

�� = ����  "#$%&�'     (5) 
ξ and K (mm/J) are longitudinal and transverse inherent strain 
coefficients, respectively. Figure 2 shows the components of 
the inherent strain εx, εy , and εz with these parameters. 

 

 

Fig. 2.  Inherent strain components. 

The inherent strains in the x, y, and z directions for the first 
layer are calculated as follows: 

��(�)� = − * ∙ ,-�� ; ��(�)� = −
. ∙ ,-

�� ;  ��(�)� = −
. ∙ ,-

��     (6) 

Figure 3 shows the calculation of the IS for n layers. After 
printing the first layer, the IS value is ��(� . If we add the 
second layer via the SLM process mechanism, the first layer is 
re-melted with the new heat treatment effect zone, so the 
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�/0 = ��(� − 1� ��(�     (7) 
When the second layer is added, its IS value is: 

�2 = �/0 + ��(� = 2��(� − 1� ��(�     (8) 
If a third layer is added, the remaining IS value in the 

second layer is: 

�20 = �2 − 1� ��(� = 2��(� − 21� ��(�     (9) 
and the IS value in the third layer is calculated as: 

�4 = �20 + ��(� = 3��(� − 21� ��(�     (10) 
Repeating this SLM process for n layers, we can calculate 

the IS value for the n
th

 layer as follows: 

�( = �()/0 + ��(� = 6��(� − (()/)1� ��(�     (11) 
For whole part, in x, y, and z directions, we have the IS 

value as follows: 

⎩⎪
⎨
⎪⎧�� (( �����) = 6��(�)� −

(()/)1
� ��(�)� 

�� (( �����) = 6��(�)� − (()/)1� ��(�)� 
�� (( �����) = 6��(�)� − (()/)1� ��(�)=

    (12) 

 

 

Fig. 3.  Method for calculating inherent strain for whole part. 

B. Simulation and Experiments 

1) Simulation Results 

The mathematical model of the heat transfer, which we 
used to determine the temperature distribution during the SLM 
process, is [16]: 

>? @A@� + >?u ∇D = ∇(E∇D) + FG    (13) 
where T is the temperature, ρ, С, and k are density, thermal 
capacity, and thermal conductivity factor respectively, u is the 
printing speed. QG is the power distribution given by the 
moving Goldak’s double-ellipsoid heat source model as shown 
in Figure 4 [17], this heat source model from the welding 
process, however, it is also suitable for research on the SLM 
process. QG  is the total of the absorbed laser in front and rear 

of the Goldak heat source model [18]. We used this heat 
transfer model and printing process parameters (as shown in 
Table I) for simulation using Comsol

TM
. We also run tests with 

the same material (316L steel), however, with differences in 
the printing process parameters (300W laser power, 1300mm/s 
laser velocity, and 0.045mm layer thickness). In this case, the 
inherent strain in Z direction is -0.153 [19]. 

 

 

Fig. 4.  Goldak heat source in the finite element model of the AM process. 

The temperature distribution during the SLM process is 
shown in Figure 5. The Heat Treatment Effect Zone (HTEZ) 
surfaces are shown in Figures 6-8. The HTEZ surface in the 
ZX plane as shown in Figure 6 is calculated as follows: 

H� = (I + J) ∙ K − J ∙ L    (14) 
with d = 0.112mm, c = 0.0522mm, e = 0.5255mm, and  
x = 2.429mm, we have Fx = 0.3035mm

2
.  

The HTEZ surface in the XY plane as shown in Figure 7 is 
calculated as follows: 

H� = 2(I + J) ∙ (M + N) − 2M ∙ J − O ∙ 6    (15) 
with a = 0.089mm, b = 0.137 mm, e = 0.5255 mm, f = 0.258,  
n = 3.166, and x = 2.429 mm, we have Fy = 0.425 mm

2
.  

The HTEZ surface in the ZY plane as shown in Figure 8 is 
calculated as: 

H� = 2[(M + N) ∙ K − M ∙ L]    (16) 
with a = 0.089mm, b = 0.137mm, d =0.112mm, and  
c = 0.0522mm, we have FZ = 0.0413 mm

2
. 

 

 
Fig. 5.  Goldak heat source in the finite element model of the AM process. 

 



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TABLE I.  PRINTING PROCESS PARAMETERS [18] 

Name Description Value 

x0 Path center X-Coordinate 0mm 

y0 Path center Y-Coordinate 0mm 

Qheat source Laser power 250W 

p 
Length of the y-semi-axis of 

ellipsoid (mm) 
0.173mm 

c 
Length of the z-semi-axis of 

ellipsoid (mm) 
0.230mm 

af 
Length of the x -semi-axis of 

front ellipsoids (mm) 
0.173mm 

ar 
Length of the x -semi-axis of rear 

ellipsoids (mm) 
0.347mm 

u Laser velocity 1100mm/s 

C Thermal capacity 500×10
-3

J/(g.K) 

λ Thermal conductivity factor 19.4×10
-3 

W/(mm.K) 

Ta Ambient temperature 293K 

h Layer thickness 0.05mm 

ha Hatch distance 0.07mm 

 

 
Fig. 6.  HTEZ surface in in the ZX plane. 

 

Fig. 7.  HTEZ surface in in the XY plane. 

 

Fig. 8.  HTEZ surface in in the ZY plane. 

The inherent strains in the x, y, and z directions for the first 
layer are calculated by applying (6) with ξ =1.57×10

-3
mm

3
/J,  

K =0.58×10
-3

mm
3
/J [14], and qv = 0.2273J/mm for 316L 

stainless steel, Fx = 0.3035mm
2
, Fy = 0.425mm

2
, and  

FZ= 0.0413mm
2
, we have: ��(�)� = −0.00118, ��(�)� = −0.00031 and ��(�)� = −0.003. In comparison with 

the reported IS value for the first layer in the welding process, 
which also considers the influence of the temperature 
distribution to the IS value, the calculated IS value is 
acceptable. In the z direction, where the highest temperature is 
1500

0
C (or 1773

0
K) the inherent strain value is 0.0017 [20]. 

Thus, the IS value for the whole part after 60 printed layers 

(with layer thickness of 0.05mm and printed part height of 
3mm) is calculated as follows: Assuming that the depth (d) that 
affects the inherent strain distribution equals to (1/3) of the 
layer thickness (h), we have the following IS values using (12): 

�� (R���� 	���) = −0.04742, �� (R���� 	���) = −0.0125, �� (R���� 	���) =−0.1286.  
2) Experimental Results 

Experiments on printing a cantilever beam were carried out 
on an SLM machine at the Laboratory of Production 
Engineering, Ulsan University, Republic of Korea (Figure 9). 
The geometrical model of the cantilever beam and the printing 
direction (0, 45°, and 90°) are shown in Figure 10. Specimens 
were printed on the MetalSys 250.  

 

 

Fig. 9.  Experiments on the SLM machine. 

The highest deformation of the cantilever beam at the 
position in the z direction with 0° printing direction after 
cutting the part from the base plate by the Electrical Discharge 
Machining (EDM) machine is 1.45mm as shown in Figure 9 
and Table II. The IS is calculated as follows: 

� = − � )�S�S = −
/4.UV)/2.V

/2.V = −0.116    (17) 
where lo is the part length before cutting by EDM and lt is the 
part length after cutting by EDM. Considering the z direction, 
with the part height before and after cutting being 12.5mm and 
13.95mm, we have εz = −0.116, and the deformation in the z 
direction is 1.45mm. The IS value in the z direction predicted 
by simulation is −0.1286. The difference between simulation 
and experiment is considered acceptable.  

TABLE II.  GEOMETRY MEASUREMENT AFTER CUTTING 

Geometry 
measurement 

Distortion (mm) 

1 2 3 4 5 Average 

Scan pattern (0
o
) 13.93 13.94 13.96 14.02 13.90 13.95 

Scan pattern (90
o
) 13.24 13.19 13.21 13.19 13.12 13.19 

Scan pattern (45
o
) 13.50 13.48 13.50 13.51 13.43 13.484 

 

With the proposed method, the IS value in the z direction is 
εz = −0.1286. From this IS value, with a total part height of  
H = 12.5mm, the deformation (δ) of the printed part in the Z 
direction is 1.608mm, which is calculated by: 

δ = |εz(whole part)|∙H    (18) 

 



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Fig. 10.  Specimens printed by SLM. 

III. ARCHITECTURE OF FUNCTIONALITY MODULES 

A. Module for Calculating the HTEZ Surfaces 

To develop the proposed system, we drive out the 
architecture of functionality modules. Figure 11 shows the 
architecture of the module for calculating HTEZ surfaces. With 
the input parameters such as 3D model of part, layer thickness 
(h), hatch distance (ha), scanning speed (u), and laser power 
(Q), the databases of the system are updated which are printing 
parameter database and part dimension database. In the printing 
parameter database u, Q and the heat source (Goldak model) 
with parameters such as c, b, af, ar, are used for calculating the 
absorbed laser. Other databases are also built which are the 
material properties (thermal capacity, thermal expansion, and 
thermal conductivity factor), and the coefficient for printing 
(lattice parameter, laser interaction time). The thermal capacity 
(C) in material properties database and the absorbed laser are 
used for calculating the temperature distribution through the 
heat transfer equation. From the temperature distribution and 
the material properties and coefficient for printing databases, 
we have the HTEZ parameters (x, e, c, d, a, b, f, n). Then, we 
calculate the HTEZ surfaces (Fx, Fy, Fz). 

 

 

Fig. 11.  Architecture of the module for calculating HTEZ surfaces. 

B. Module for Calculating the IS for One Layer 

Figure 12 shows the architecture of the module for 
calculating the IS value for one layer. With the input 
parameters including the printing process parameters, and the 
HTEZ surfaces, the system allows to calculate the melting 
energy, the laser power, and the linear energy density. Then, 
the linear energy density (qv) and the layer thickness are used 
for calculating the longitudinal, transverse IS coefficients (ξ, 
K). From the qv, ξ, and K, we calculate the IS value for one 
layer using (6).  

 

 

Fig. 12.  Architecture of the module for calculating IS for one layer. 

C. Module for Calculating the IS for the Whole Part 

Figure 13 shows the architecture of the module for 
calculating the IS value for whole part. With the input 
parameters including the IS value for one layer, part dimension, 
and printing parameters, the layer number and the HTEZ depth 
are calculated. Then, these data are used for calculating the IS 
value for the whole part using (12). 

 

 
Fig. 13.  Architecture of the module for calculating the IS for the whole 
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D. Module for Optimizing the Difference Between the 
Simulations and the Experiments  

Figure 14 shows the architecture of the module for 
optimizing the difference between the simulations and the 
experiments. From the simulation and experimental results, the 
system enables to calculate the new IS value in case the 
difference between them in the printed part deformation is 
more than 0.01. 

 

 
Fig. 14.  Architecture of the module for optimizing the difference between 
the simulation and experiment. 

IV. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SYSTEM  

 
Fig. 15.  Architecture of the system for calculating inherent strain. 

To acquire the deformation in the design stage, we 
developed software for calculating the IS and for predicting the 
printed part deformation. The developed system includes 4 
modules: a module for calculating the HTEZ surfaces, a 
module for calculating the IS for one layer, a module for 

calculating the IS of whole part, and a module for optimizing 
the difference between the simulations and the experiments.  

For programming the proposed system, we used C++ 
language in Visual Studio 2019 environment. The system 
architecture is shown in Figure 15 which describes the 
information flow among the modules. Figure 16 shows the 
interface module which shows the integration of modules for 
one complete system. With the input data including printing 
process parameters (such as volumetric energy density, layer 
thickness, hatch distance, scanning speed, and efficiency) and 
the HTEZ surfaces, the developed system allows to calculate 
the IS value for one layer as shown in Figure 17. The 
volumetric energy density value is 40J/mm

3
 [21]. From the 

calculated IS values for one layer and part information (such as 
length, width, and part height), the developed system enables to 
calculate the IS value of the whole part in x, y, z directions as 
shown in Figure 18. 

 

 

Fig. 16.  Screenshot of the system interface with four modules. 

V. CONCLUSION 

The contribution of this research is the creation of an inherent 
strain-based part deformation prediction method during the 
Selective Laser Melting (SLM) process. To determine the 
Inherent Strain (IS) value, a micro-scale model for analyzing the 
temperature distribution was created. The IS value for one layer 
is calculated from the temperature gradient. For calculating the 
IS value for the whole part, the HTEZ is used. Then, the IS value 
is used to determine the part deformation. The proposed 
methodology has been developed and evaluated using 316L 
stainless steel cantilever beams, and both simulated and 
experimental results were obtained. To acquire the deformation 
in the design stage, we developed the IS-based deformation 
prediction software. The functionality of the developed system 
was tested successfully. 

Future research can be conducted with the consideration of 
other factors affecting the printed part quality in order to 
minimize part deformation. In addition, other printing processes 
also should be added to the developed system. 

 



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Fig. 17.  Screenshot of the module for calculating inherent strain for one layer. 

 
Fig. 18.  Screenshot of the module for calculating IS of whole part. 

 



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ACKNOWLEDGMENT 

This research is funded by the University of Transport and 
Communications (UTC) under grant number T2022-CK-12, 
supported by the University of Ulsan. 

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