Metal rapid prototyping via a laser generating/ selective sintering process

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-9

  Kathuria, Y P ^a  

^a Laser X Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Laser cladding generating; Microfabrication; Rapid prototyping; Sintering

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003033890     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405001517397     Document Type: Article

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