Titanium alloy powder preparation for selective laser sintering

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 97-106

  Engel, B ^a   Bourell, D L ^b  

^a IBM   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Lasers; Pre treatment; Sintering; Titanium

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; HEAT TREATMENT; HYDROGEN; IMPURITIES; LASERS; POROSITY; SINTERING; WETTING;

ADSORBING GASES; FABRICATION PROCESS; FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; PRETREATMENT;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0010895542     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540010323574     Document Type: Article

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