The laser forming of metallic components using particulate materials

JOM

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 51-54

  Keicher, D M ^a,b   Smugeresky, John E ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b OPTOMEC INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e TMS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; COMPOSITION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; DEPOSITION; LASER APPLICATIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POWDER METALS; PROCESS CONTROL;

DIRECT FABRICATION TECHNOLOGY; LASER AIDED DIRECT METAL DEPOSITION; METALLIC COMPONENTS; MICROPROBE ANALYSIS; STEREOLITHOGRAPHY;

METAL FORMING;

EID: 0031140233     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02914686     Document Type: Article

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