Analysis and design of internal web structure of laser stereolithography patterns for investment casting

Materials and Design

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-109

  Yao, W L ^a   Leu, Ming C ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Investment casting; Rapid prototyping; Rapid tooling; Solid freeform fabrication

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INVESTMENT CASTING; LITHOGRAPHY; RAPID PROTOTYPING; STRAIN GAGES; THERMAL STRESS;

INTERNAL WEB STRUCTURE; RAPID TOOLING; STEREOLITHOGRAPHY;

LAYERED MANUFACTURING;

ANALYSIS; CASTING; DESIGN; FABRICATION; PROTOTYPE;

EID: 0034176842     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0261-3069(99)00061-8     Document Type: Article

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