Conversion of RP models to investment castings

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 4-11

  Dickens, P M ^a   Stangroom, R ^a   Greul, M ^b   Holmer, B ^c   Hon, K K B ^d   Hovtun, R ^e   Neumann, R ^f   Noeken, S ^g   Wimpenny, D ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Research Scientist ^*  (Germany)

^c Branch Office Manager at IVF ^*  (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e SINTEF   (Norway)

^f 4D Concepts GmbH ^*  (Germany)

^g Engineering Research   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC LAYERS; RAPID PROTOTYPE MODELS; SURFACE FINISH; BLOCK MOLDS; FUSED DEPOSITION MODELING (FDM); SELECTIVE LASER SINTERNING (SLS); SHELL MOLDS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; FINISHING; FOUNDRIES; INVESTMENT CASTING; METAL CASTING; MODELS; SURFACE TREATMENT; FURNACES; GRANULAR MATERIALS; METALLURGY; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SHELL MOLD CASTING; SINTERING; THERMAL EXPANSION; WAXES;

RAPID PROTOTYPING; INVESTMENT CASTING;

EID: 0029504675     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552549510104401     Document Type: Review

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